The politicians brought down by Twitter: Emily Thornberry’s Rochester nightmare, Diane Abbott’s divide and rule and Miliband’s Bob Holness disaster November 21, 2014 After a storm on Twitter which was then picked up by the mainstream press, Islington MP Emily Thornberry resigned from the shadow cabinet last night. While pounding the pavements of Rochester and Strood, the Labour MP tweeted a picture of a white van parked in the driveway of a house displaying several England flags with the [...]
Ukip speaks out on Islington MP Emily Thornberry’s Rochester Twitter gaffe November 20, 2014 Labour MP for Islington Emily Thornberry has taken a beating on Twitter over a tweet she sent during the Rochester and Strood by-election campaign. Political commentators, Eric Pickles and even a fellow Labour MP have weighed in to criticise Thornberry's ill-judged tweet, which showed a house with several St George's cross flags and a white [...]
Has Emily Thornberry finished Labour in Rochester and Strood with one tweet? November 20, 2014 Labour MP for Islington Emily Thornberry is taking a fair bit of flack on Twitter after posting a picture from the by-election campaign in Rochester and Strood. Thornberry tweeted a picture of a house with several England flags and a white van parked in the driveway with the caption "Image from #Rochester". Image from #Rochester [...]
Two thirds of Ukip voters want to turn the clock back 30 years and are pessimistic about the future November 20, 2014 We knew Ukip voters were against the cosy Westminster establishment, but many may have questioned the claims of Ukip's opponents that it wants to wind the clock back to some bygone era of British greatness. But the results of the latest YouGov poll may suggest exactly that. The survey ,conducted for the Times, showed 68 [...]
Watch: Rochester and Strood by-election fight gets dirty – from Tory attack ads to Ukip’s NHS fightback November 20, 2014 As voters in Rochester and Strood finally head to the polls to decide the fate of Ukip defector Mark Reckless, the local electorate will soon be spared the endless stream of leaflets and political door knockers. If the polls are right, Reckless is on course for a comfortable win, and the Tories are in for [...]
Who are the two Conservative MPs set to defect to Ukip after the Rochester and Strood by-election? November 20, 2014 Two Conservative MPs are set to jump ship if Ukip win today's by-election in Rochester and Strood, according to Mark Reckless. He said: During the campaign, I have spoken with two Conservative MPs about the possibility of their moving over, and I think they will want to see what the result is before making any [...]
TTIP receives sterling defence from EU trade commissioner November 19, 2014 Europe's trade commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom gave a vigorous defence of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) yesterday. The speech took its title from the iconic American western "the Good, the Bad and the Ugly" staring the legendary Clint Eastwood. Malmstrom mused that the film itself was an excellent example of transatlantic co-operation, with a [...]
Julien Blanc to be barred from the UK after petition gathers over 150,000 signatures against pick-up artist November 19, 2014 "Dating coach" Julien Blanc will very likely be prevented from entering the UK by the Home Office, according to Sky News sources. Blanc had been due to tour the UK to give several of his notorious dating seminars, which critics claim are misogynistic. Blanc's company Real Social Dynamics describes itself as "the world's largest dating coaching [...]
Uber New York executive allegedly “tracked BuzzFeed journalist using God View tool” November 19, 2014 Troubles are mounting for taxi app company Uber after it confirmed it will investigate one its New York executives for allegedly tracking a Buzzfeed journalist without her permission. If true, the tracking would be in violation of Uber's own privacy policy, released on Tuesday. Earlier this month, BuzzFeed reporter Johana Bhuiyan travelled to interview Uber's [...]
After banning high powered vacuums, Brussels takes aim at big screen TVs November 19, 2014 Just a few months after Brussels' decision to ban high-powered vacuum cleaners, the EU has come up with another bright energy-saving idea. This time, the target of the EU's drive for energy efficiency is big-screen TVs. New TV standards which could come into effect as soon as June 2016 would cap the amount of energy [...]
