EU referendum: President Barack Obama’s trade comments rubbished by Leave campaigners April 24, 2016 President Barack Obama’s claim that it could take the UK up to a decade to negotiate a trade deal with the US if it votes to leave the EU has come under fire by Leave campaigners. The US’s head of state said that it could "be five years from now, 10 years from now before [...]
EU referendum odds: Call it the Obama effect? Odds have moved against Brexit again April 24, 2016 The odds of Britain voting to leave Europe in the upcoming referendum have changed again, putting the prospect of leaving at one of its lowest points yet, according to one bookie. "The remain odds are shortening by the day. Brexit campaigners have been dealt several blows recently and that's been reflected by punters' cash," said Ladbrokes' Jessica [...]
EU referendum: Hillary Clinton follows Barack Obama’s lead on Brexit April 24, 2016 No sooner than the President of the United States of America has had his say on Brexit, than a Presidential hopeful puts in their two cents in the hotly debated matter. Hillary Clinton has jumped on the Barack Obama bandwagon and said she values a "strong United Kingdom in a strong EU". On a visit [...]
The President of the United States Barack Obama discussed Brexit and inequality with Jeremy Corbyn and congratulated him on becoming Labour leader April 23, 2016 Barack Obama has had a busy morning. After waking up to wall-to-wall coverage of his comments on EU referendum, he hopped up on stage with some of London's finest for a ten minute rendition of Hamlet in an otherwise empty Shakespeare's Globe. Then he held a town hall meeting where British youngsters grilled him on [...]
US Presidential Election 2016: Donald Trump calls Hillary Clinton “crooked” and insists he can act like a president April 23, 2016 Donald Trump has been at it again in his latest bombastic media appearance, as he blasted Hillary Clinton for being “crooked” and said she sets a bad example for other women. But don’t worry everybody, the Donald is just playing the fool to get attention – he can become a regular politician anytime he wants, according to [...]
Barack Obama to meet Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, be quizzed by young Londoners and catch some Shakespeare in UK visit April 23, 2016 Barack Obama will meet the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, hold a town hall style meeting with young Britons and visit Shakespeare's Globe in the second full day of his visit to the United Kingdom. The President of the United States caused uproar among Leave campaigners yesterday when he not only issued a passionate plea for Britain to [...]
EU referendum odds: Remain more likely after President Barack Obama’s EU intervention, according to bookies April 22, 2016 President Barack Obama's visit to shore up support for the EU has become incredibly divisive. But aside from whether or not Obama is right to speak up or acting hypocritically, the real question is will he be successful in urging Britons to vote for continued EU membership? Downing Street clearly think he's going to have [...]
Listen: Legendary entrepreneur Jim Mellon thinks the Eurozone’s common currency will be forced to disband within years April 22, 2016 By now, everyone has just heard a lot about the minutae of what will or won't happen if the UK leaves the European Union. A little currency weakness here, a little more exporting there – for many, the two sides are essentially arguing over trivia. But then there's entrepreneur Jim Mellon, who has warned that the [...]
Scottish parliamentary election looks bleak for Labour as Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP dominates April 22, 2016 There's not much hope for Scottish Labour in the upcoming parliamentary election, according to a new poll. The penultimate poll by Survation ahead of the vote found that the election continues to look bleak for Labour, with Kezia Dugdale down one per cent since the last poll. Labour now has 18 per cent of support, while [...]
EU referendum: Vote Leave’s claim £350m a week is given to Brussels slammed by the UK Statistics Authority April 22, 2016 Vote Leave, the designated Out campaigning machine, frequently says that the UK gives £350m to Brussels. Michael Gove and Boris Johnson are among those who use the statistic to make a point about how the UK loses out from membership of the EU. But that statistic has now been slammed by the UK's statistic watchdog [...]
