DEBATE: After this week’s incident with Nigel Farage, is ‘milkshaking’ an acceptable form of protest? May 22, 2019 After this week’s incident with Nigel Farage, is ‘milkshaking’ an acceptable form of protest? Eleanor Penny, writer and editor at Novara Media, says YES. The milkshake protest meme began when group of far-right goons harangued a Muslim teenager, who defended himself with a milkshake. They pounced on him and beat him up. This public intimidation [...]
The extremist Green party is trying to overthrow capitalism May 22, 2019 The Green Party is doing well. It gained nearly 200 council seats in the recent local elections and is hoping for a strong showing in the European ones this week. Publicity over school children going “on strike” to protest about climate change has helped. With politicians competing to fawn over the truants, the Green Party [...]
How to cope with the confusion around social care costs May 22, 2019 Distracted by the ongoing Brexit crisis, the government appears to have shoved the not-so-small issue of social care to one side. With a growing elderly population (by 2046, a quarter of the UK population will be aged 65 or over), and proportionately fewer taxpayers able to prop them up, the rising cost of social care [...]
London’s status as headquarter hub threatened by immigration rules, report warns May 22, 2019 London’s status as a leading global destination for multinational headquarters could be under threat from new immigration laws and Brexit chaos, a new report has warned. Research carried out by think tank Centre for London showed the capital is the top-ranked destination globally for foreign direct investment into headquarters, attracting 591 projects between 2003 and [...]
Theresa May loses support for her Brexit deal after offering vote on second referendum May 21, 2019 Theresa May’s latest gamble to win support for her beleaguered Brexit deal has spectacularly backfired in a humiliating blow for the Prime Minister. May revealed Brexit legislation set to be put before MPs would contain a vote on whether to hold a second referendum in a bid to win over Labour support for her deal. But [...]
Nigel Farage attacks Electoral Commission as ‘full of Remainers’ after review of his party’s funding May 21, 2019 Nigel Farage has launched a blistering attack on the elections watchdog after it began a review into his new party’s finances. Farage, leader of the Brexit Party, claimed the Electoral Commission is “absolutely full of Remainers” and is part of an “establishment” attack on his new outfit. On Monday, former Prime Minster Gordon Brown called for an [...]
Theresa May: MPs will get a vote on whether to hold a second Brexit referendum May 21, 2019 Theresa May has promised MPs a vote on whether to hold another referendum if they back her Withdrawal Agreement Bill in two weeks' time. The Prime Minister has said MPs who are looking for a second referendum on a Brexit deal first need a deal to put to the public and the necessary legislation – [...]
Ex-European Commission president says UK financial services should be higher on Brexit agenda May 21, 2019 The UK’s financial services sector should be much higher on the agenda of Britain’s Brexit negotiators, the chairman of Goldman Sachs and former president of the European Commission said today. Read more: Helena Morrissey casts vote for Brexit party in upcoming Euro-election “I'm relatively surprised by the fact that until now in the discussion of [...]
Property transactions dip in April as political uncertainty weighs on buyers May 21, 2019 Property transactions slipped slightly in April as political uncertainty hampered a traditional spring surge. Read more: How London house prices in every borough have performed in 2019 Residential property transactions fell 0.3 per cent month-on-month in April, but were up 0.8 per cent on last year, according to the latest figures from HMRC. The dip [...]
Theresa May to set out ‘new’ Brexit deal in speech this afternoon May 21, 2019 Theresa May will unveil a “new” Brexit deal on Tuesday afternoon in a public plea for MPs to support her plan for leaving the EU. The Prime Minister will use a speech at 4pm to set out what will be in the Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB), set to be voted on by MPs in two weeks time. [...]