Politics

LABOUR LEADER Jeremy Corbyn wrote to Tory Prime Minister Theresa May after she had sent UK aircraft to bomb Syria in retaliation for President Assad’s alleged use of chemical weapons against the Syrian population in Douma. Corbyn set out his ...

UKIP MEMBERS have managed to elect another Leader – but they will have to gear up for yet another election contest in a few months. Gerard Batten has won the members’ ballot – but he’s already announced that he will ...

AS THERESA MAY risked UK and Syrian lives with a military attack on targets in Syria last night, opposition came from many UK sources. Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn gave a quick and concise response, saying, “Bombs won’t save lives or bring about ...

THE LAST TIME Parliament discussed whether to bomb Syria, it voted against taking action. Nonetheless, when offered the chance to put UK and Syrian lives at risk last night, Prime Minister Theresa May joined in. Today May said that she ...

THREE FACTORS have combined to suggest that the UK economy is growing more slowly than the Government had hoped. •First came the news that UK manufacturing output fell by 0.2% in February. This had not been expected, and it is ...

“THE END OF the World is Nigh” warned the old poster: has Donald Trump put one up in the White House? He seems hell bent on turning an already fraught dispute into a military conflict which could destroy the world even ...

THERE WILL BE A crackdown on estate and managing agents and reform of the housing sales process says the Government – announcing cosmetic reforms that fall far short of tackling the housing crisis. The package of measures has been announced ...

A TOWER HAMLETS candidate was attacked and seriously injured yesterday, 6th April, while out campaigning ahead of the Council elections on 3rd May. Abdullah Al Mamun is a candidate for the ASPIRE party, standing in St Katharine’s & Wapping ward. ...

ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS, April becomes not just the month that begins with April Fool’s Day, but carries on as April Fool’s Month. We’ve already seen the traditional seasonal attacks on Jeremy Corbyn – now here come the allegations of ...

MAY has spoken out – well, written out, in the Daily Telegraph – that the gender pay gap must be closed to tackle “burning injustice” in society and because “equality for women is a right”. Her criticisms are either hypocritical or remarkably ...