Theresa May
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Economist magazine calls for soldier MPs to lead UK By Julie Hyland
The New Statesman tells us: “Perhaps the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq will help to produce a new type of one-nation politics that can bring Britain back together after the shocks of the financial crisis and Brexit” Continue reading
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Lost in a Brexit Maze: a Baffled Political Class Dreads the Prospect of Jeremy Corbyn By Alexander MERCOURIS
It is fair to say that Theresa May’s Brexit plan ( two years in the making and details still to be worked out), which proposes a relationship between Britain and the EU similar to those agreed by Ukraine and Moldova, satisfies no-one. Continue reading
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Brexit crisis intensifies as “Remain” Tories reject bogus compromise on parliament having “meaningful vote” By Chris Marsden
May is beholden to her hard-Brexit wing, led by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson , and Jacob-Rees Mogg. But even a small rebellion by Remain Tories would endanger her minority government reliant on the votes of 10 Democratic Unionist Party MPs. Therefore, the first day of voting on Tuesday concerning 15 amendments to the Withdrawal Bill… Continue reading
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UK: Tories seek to defuse anger over Grenfell fire ahead of official public inquiry By Robert Stevens
The 156-page report, published more than 11 months after last June’s fire that killed at least 72 people, was denounced by the Grenfell families and other campaigners. Continue reading
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Behind Theresa May’s ‘Humanitarian Hysterics’: The Ideology of Empire and Conquest By Colin Todhunter
18 April 2018 — CounterCurrents Until the 17th century, India was the richest country in the world and had controlled a third of global wealth. Political unity and military security helped evolve a uniform economic system, increased trade and enhanced agricultural productivity. Once the British had colonised India and left, it was a basket case. Continue reading
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Disgusting Conflict of Interest: Theresa May’s Husband’s Investment Firm Made a “Financial Killing” from the Bombing of Syria By Tom D. Rogers
Whilst it is pretty obvious that almost all married couples act as informal advisors to each other in some capacity, Tyrie’s admission that the Prime Minister’s husband has such a great influence over his wife’s decisions is made all the more worrying by the fact that Mr May – who is a Senior Executive at… Continue reading
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Disgusting Conflict of Interest: Theresa May’s Husband’s Investment Firm Made a “Financial Killing” from the Bombing of Syria By Tom D. Rogers
Whilst it is pretty obvious that almost all married couples act as informal advisors to each other in some capacity, Tyrie’s admission that the Prime Minister’s husband has such a great influence over his wife’s decisions is made all the more worrying by the fact that Mr May – who is a Senior Executive at… Continue reading
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Oppose the Great Repeal Bill!
7 September 2017 — 38 Degrees Theresa May wants new powers, so she can change UK laws behind closed doors after Brexit. [1] It’d mean swapping murky backroom deals in Brussels for more of the same in Westminster. Tomorrow her plan will be debated by our MPs for the first time. [2] Some of Theresa Continue reading
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MAYfly, Brexit, the Economy and the SWP
Theresa May claimed that she called the election having been inspired to do so while on a walk. This fairy tale, like the election, lies in ruins. As the Tory hierarchy fall out and individuals try to duck blame, the ugly truth is dribbling out of fiery arguments between those who saw the advantages of… Continue reading
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Democratize This By Michal Rozworski
4 June 2017 — Jacobin Labour’s plans to pursue democratic models of ownership are the most radical aspect of Corbyn’s program. So much about the 2017 Labour election campaign has been heartening: the energy, the conviction, the full-throated embrace of remaking government in the service of the many. Continue reading
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Video: UK Election Polls: Can Corbyn Win?
Opinion polls for the June 8 UK General Election indicate an increasingly tight race between Labour and Conservatives, but most still give Conservative Theresa May an advantage, despite May’s weaknesses as Prime Minister, says Real Media’s Thomas Barlow Continue reading
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Should I vote for Corbyn? I mean Labour? By William Bowles
And after all the bad things I’ve said about Corbyn (here, here and here) you would think asking the question was redundant, but is it? Should I vote for Corbyn/Labour Party or perhaps abstain? What is at stake here, aside from Corbyn’s political future (and perhaps the future of the Labour Party itself)? Continue reading
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Video: Theresa May Blames ‘Tolerance of Extremism,’ But UK Gov’t Policies Help Extremists
In the aftermath of recent terror attacks, British Prime Minister Theresa May says the British people have “far too much tolerance of extremism.” But award-winning investigative journalist Nafeez Ahmed says British government policies benefit extremists and endanger civilians Continue reading
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UK Elections: Corbyn or May? Selected Articles
5 June 2017 — Global Research The general election in the UK is due on Thursday, June 8. Apparently, a series of “terrorist” attacks garnered attention not just domestically but more so internationally. Are these purported “terrorist” attacks part of a bigger political agenda? Read the insightful articles below to gain perspective. “We are now days away from one Continue reading
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Media Lens: ‘The BBC Has Betrayed Its Own Rules Of Impartiality’: Yemen, Saudi Arabia And The General Election
Theresa May’s support for the Saudi regime, have gone essentially unexamined by the BBC. And yet, when BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg responded to Corbyn’s manifesto launch, her subtle use of insidious language betrayed an inherent bias against Corbyn and his policies on foreign affairs. She wrote: ‘rather than scramble to cover up his past… Continue reading
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Video: Theresa May in Election Jitters Caught Lying About Tory Plans to Cut The National Health Service
2 June 2017 — TRNN Kam Sandhu of Real Media says there is evidence that Tories plan to sell off assets to service NHS; this is the first sign of distress and it will lead to privatization Kam Sandhu is a journalist and the co-founder of the UK-based Real Media. (inc. transcript.) Continue reading
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Video: UK Election Polls Tighten to Three Points Between May and Corbyn
Tom Barlow, co-founder of Real Media, talks about how Britain’s June 8 general election race is tightening between Labour and Tories and how the mainstream British media is losing credibility in the process (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Terror in Britain: What Did the Prime Minister Know? By John Pilger
The unsayable in Britain’s general election campaign is this. The causes of the Manchester atrocity, in which 22 mostly young people were murdered by a jihadist, are being suppressed to protect the secrets of British foreign policy. Critical questions – such as why the security service MI5 maintained terrorist “assets” in Manchester and why the… Continue reading
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Video: LiarLiar!
The song ‘Liar Liar’ hit No.1 in the download charts this week and looks set to be high up in the official charts this Friday. BBC Radio One has said “…our editorial guidelines require us to remain impartial and the UK is currently in an election period so we will not be playing the song” Continue reading
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Tell INEOS not to frack the UK!
Petrochemical giant INEOS is planning to flood the UK with fracking wells. And this week we learnt how the government plans to bribe people with cash payments to allow fracking in their community. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 