As part of her trip to Delhi, Theresa May has told the press that she will not be making things easier for Indians to get into the UK. “The figures show that we issue more work visas to India than I think US, Australia and China put together. Nine out of 10 visa applications from […]
Why is Julian Assange echoing Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric verbatim?
On the eve of the American presidential election, Julian Assange has conducted an interview with Jonathan Pilger in which he not only attacks Hillary Clinton, but does so sounding a lot like an intellectualised version of Donald Trump. The worst Trumpism he has repeated is that the up coming election will somehow be rigged in […]
Stop the War’s stance on Russia’s behaviour in Syria is the lowest of the low
Stop the War have managed to make Boris Johnson a sudden beacon of virtue – not easily done. They have also forced me to take his side on something, which makes me rather grumpy. On Tuesday, Boris Johnson announced in the House of Commons that he would like to encourage people to protest outside of […]
Why the latest recordings really could be the end of Trump being elected president
Many pundits in the UK are wondering why the latest scandal to have hit Donald Trump’s presidential campaign seems to have created such problems for him when previous horrible things he has said have had so little impact. Sure the “grab her pussy” stuff is vile, but no worse than a myriad of other choice Trump […]
ASLEF leader compares Hilary Benn to Hitler – and that’s not even this worst thing about his speech
Today marks the end of TUC congress. To explain what that is in layman’s terms, it is an annual conference where people interested in trade unions come together to discuss trade union type stuff. This year’s event is in Brighton. I’d like to highlight a segment from the congress speech of Tosh McDonald, the president […]
The Right usually makes no sense when it talks about Brexit – and this is why
When one examines the Conservative Party’s internecine divisions and all out obsessions regarding the European Union down through the years, it is worth noting that a great deal of them make no sense. Lest you think this is going to be some Remainer diatribe, allow me to elaborate. Some Brexit positions on the Right at […]
Why did Owen Smith say that?
I get the routine. Everyone out there who is any way moderate should back Owen Smith over Corbyn. Just look the other way when Smith says something silly; when he comes across as “Corbyn if Corbyn had any respect for parliamentary democracy whatsoever” and nothing more; but there is a line in the sand and […]
A look at Trump’s seven point foreign policy plan tells you a lot about a possible future
Donald Trump has announced his foreign policy plans. It boils down to seven points; let us look at them before going any further: withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership. appoint the toughest and smartest trade negotiators to fight on behalf of American workers. direct the Secretary of Commerce to identify every violation of […]
Things have got this bad: I look back on George W Bush with a hint of nostalgia
I often rail against nostalgia. I think it claims too much space on the Left and the far-right (this is one of the reasons the centre-right are in power) and stops new ideas from coming forward. But none of us are immune to its charms. Something reminded me of the 43rd American president yesterday – […]
What’s happening at the Democratic convention in the US should be instructive for the British Left
At the Democratic convention in Philadelphia, which began yesterday and runs until Thursday, Bernie Sanders was roundly booed by many of his own supporters as he urged them to get behind Hilary. “I’m proud to stand with her”, he said. There have already been other notable scenes of Sanders supporters shouting their disapproval in the hall. […]