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Thursday was a great day for Britain and a great day for democracy. Over 17 million people (a clear majority of those who voted) defied the warnings of the entire British establishment, foreign governments and international institutions like the IMF, to vote out of the failing EU. The response to this fantastic exercise in democracy … Continue reading This is democracy folks, I’m sorry you don’t like it
This is my first post in a while. The referendum campaign has been dismal on both sides, and you could be forgiven for being totally put off politics for life. I was surprised to learn recently that pollsters are predicting a turnout lower than last year’s General Election, which is rather depressing to me as … Continue reading Making sure you can vote at the EU Referendum
So today, the Republican Party wheeled out their defeated 2012 candidate Mitt Romney to denounce Donald Trump. This was the latest in a series of events that are eerily similar to events that took place last summer during the Labour leadership party contest.
Michael Gove announced this weekend that he would campaign to leave the EU. To accompany this announcement, he wrote a 1,500 word article giving his reasons for his decisions. Whatever you think of Michael Gove, his piece is very well written. In two paragraphs he distills the key reason why I think most people should vote to … Continue reading The only thing that matters on the EU question
Today David Cameron announced – to the surprise of no one – that the EU Referendum will be held on 23rd June. He further stunned the world by announcing he would be campaigning to remain in the EU. This followed months of painstaking negotiations over some trifling ‘reforms’ he had cobbled together. This was concluded last … Continue reading Is “reforming the EU from within” realistic?
The Labour Party is a joke at the moment. The Corbyn side seems to be trying to steal the Green Party’s manifesto at the moment with it’s talk of basic income guarantees and “Democracy Days“. Meanwhile, the rest of the Parliamentary Labour Party seems focused on ensuring it performs terribly in the May elections, with a … Continue reading What should Labour be talking about?
Donald Trump’s presidential bid is still being treated with a mixture of scorn and fear over here, while in the States he is currently winning the Republican race for their nomination, while liberal American looks on in terror and the Republican establishment still can’t quite believe their eyes. I have grown mildly addicted to the … Continue reading Is there anything worse than a President Trump?
I wrote this post yesterday about the recent news about a tax deal reached between HMRC and Google. In the comments a reader alerted me to an interview on Channel 4 News with Labour’s Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell. He’s almost very good in it. As seems usual these days, no Government Minister was willing to … Continue reading Labour’s John McDonnell on Google and tax avoidance
In the last few days, HMRC reached a deal with Google who agreed to pay £130m in corporation tax to cover the last 10 years. George Osborne called announced this on Twitter, saying: Good to see #Google paying more tax on past profits. We want successful businesses in UK – but they should pay their … Continue reading The blind alley that is tax avoidance
People say Jeremy Corbyn is a weak leader, but which shows stronger leadership? This? Or this? Govnt must apologise to junior doctors & negotiate a fair deal that gets our #NHS working again #JuniorDoctorsStrike pic.twitter.com/wJpxjK6Ze7 — Jeremy Corbyn MP (@jeremycorbyn) January 12, 2016 I know which I prefer.