July 13, 2017
The theory in American politics at the moment appears to be ‘if you say it enough it’ll become true’. For weeks now the Democrats have been desperate to suggest President Trump is some sort of Russian spy, who beat Hillary Clinton because of foreign interference.
Democ...
May 9, 2017
The first week of the Battle of Brexit has ended with Theresa May on top and President Jean-Claude Juncker drowning his sorrows in Geneva. Not bad for the first few days of what we expect to be a two year battle to death.
Just over a week ago, Juncker leaked details of...
May 2, 2017
The European Union has committed suicide in the shape of a press leak in a German newspaper over Brexit. The details of last Wednesday’s dinner between President Jean-Claude Juncker and Theresa May exposed why Brussels will be the ultimate loser from Britain’s departur...
April 28, 2017
On April 27, 2017, British security forces thwarted a second terrorist attack on the Palace of Westminster by sending in armed police. The attempted attack was virtually identical to the one that cost PC Keith Palmer his life last month—except this time armed police in...
April 25, 2017
Today Sir Kier Starmer, the Labour Party’s Brexit spokesman, laid out his plans for Britain’s future if his party wins the election on June 8. His policy was similar to that of the Liberal Democrats, and indeed most of the House of Lords.
It can be roughly summarized as...
April 24, 2017
Listening to Theresa May speak outside Downing Street on April 18, the public could be forgiven for believing that the reason for the general election was to bring clarity to the Brexit negotiations. The timing of May’s u-turn on going to the voters tells a different s...
April 20, 2017
The Leader of the British Liberal Democrat Party, Tim Farron, has claimed that the upcoming general election is a chance to “change the direction” of the government to avoid Britain fully leaving the European Union. Farron has already pledged a second referendum on the...
April 18, 2017
The murder of an unarmed police officer in Parliament last month has sparked a debate about why British cops don’t routinely carry guns. Shockingly, the main reason police are unarmed is because the officers refuse to carry guns. They have a sensible reason for not wan...
April 18, 2017
It is fair to say that today’s call by Theresa May for a British General Election has caused some confusion, not least because most voters were blissfully unaware that she could unilaterally cut short the parliamentary term. Add into the mix that London is about to emb...
April 12, 2017
The special relationship between Britain and America is incredibly strong; we share a common language, a shared history, and have been allies in most—but not all—wars. However, there is one thing that most definitely divides us: cricket.
Even the most avid sports fan fr...
