Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party isn’t fit for opposition, let alone government November 24, 2017 As Westminster digested Wednesday’s budget, shadow chancellor John McDonnell was asked nine times how much Labour’s own plans for extra borrowing would cost. Nine times, he refused to answer, calling the BBC’s questions “a trite form of journalism”. Other excuses included the lines “we are talking about it paying for itself” and, when pushed on [...]
Enough of Brexit, time for a Tory vision of modern Britain June 11, 2019 Theresa May’s premiership is almost over – but there is just time for one last undignified squabble. The Prime Minister reportedly hopes to spend a few billion on her key domestic priorities, in an attempt to add some black ink to the sea of red in her political ledger. But Philip Hammond is insisting on [...]
Theresa May limps on as Jeremy Corbyn swaggers through Prime Minister’s Questionscorbyn November 2, 2017 Jeremy Corbyn may have a certain swagger these days but he hasn’t lost his capacity to surprise Westminster-watchers. The Labour leader has been getting the better of Theresa May at Prime Minister’s Questions lately, and with the wind in his sails he could have done so again yesterday. He has the Tories on the ropes [...]
Sterling falls as investor fears of a general election grow after Theresa May’s second Commons defeat in 24 hours January 10, 2019 Sterling has dropped against the euro and the dollar this morning after Theresa May suffered another bruising Commons defeat ramping up investor fears of a general election. The pound fell to a weekly low against the euro of €1.105 before recovering slightly and also slid 0.2 per cent against the dollar. It comes after a [...]
We must not forget the value of the US special relationship June 7, 2019 75 years ago, Allied forces mounted Operation Overlord. The largest military operation ever attempted began the process of freeing the European continent from the jackboot of Nazi tyranny. So familiar are we with the general story of D-Day that it is easy to forget some of the extraordinary details. By June 1944, more than two [...]
Nissan confirms it will move X-Trail production plans from Sunderland to Japan February 3, 2019 Carmaker Nissan has confirmed it is ditching plans to build its new fleet of SUVs in Sunderland in favour of producing them at a Japanese plant amid continued uncertainty around Brexit. In 2016 Nissan announced it would produce its next generation SUV, the X-Trail, in Sunderland to sell to the European market. The carmaker confirmed [...]
The socialism delusion ensures the survival of this toxic ideology April 17, 2019 Soscialism was declared dead after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the eastern bloc states in the early 1990s. Now, it is experiencing a renaissance in many western countries. Jeremy Corbyn proudly describes himself as a socialist. John McDonnell embraces Marxism as being, as he put it at a 200th birthday celebration for Karl [...]
UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says it’s “no wonder” bankers are running scared from the UK November 28, 2017 Jeremy Corbyn has said it is “no wonder” that bankers are running scared from the UK. The comments from the Labour leader came after a report from Morgan Stanley that warned a government led by Corbyn would be worse than a so-called “hard” Brexit. Read more: John McDonnell slammed for refusing to cost Labour’s nationalisation [...]
Sterling rises as traders buy into soft Brexit noises January 23, 2019 Traders banked on the likelihood of a ‘no deal’ Brexit diminishing as sterling leapt to a two month high against the dollar on Wednesday The pound peaked at 1.3079 against the US currency as noises from both Westminster and Davos suggested a softer Brexit was likely. In London, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn held a meeting with [...]
Tony Blair: Moderates may have lost the Labour party forever September 7, 2018 Tony Blair has revealed that he doubts whether the Labour party can be "taken back by moderates" following on from a period of "profound change" under leader Jeremy Corbyn. Speaking on the BBC podcast Political Thinking With Nick Robinson, the former prime minister said that Labour is now “a different type of Labour party” than the one he [...]