General election 2019: Labour pledges to electrify England’s 35,000 buses by 2030 December 6, 2019 Labour will on Saturday unveil a plan to electrify the country’s entire bus fleet by 2030 and bring “bus services into the future”. The initiative would be funded by the party’s green transformation fund, should Labour get into power following next week’s general election. Read more: Labour and Tories are sweeping immigration under the rug [...]
Michael Gove gives out No 10 phone number when quizzed on Andrew Neil interview December 6, 2019 Michael Gove has given out the direct phone number to No 10 Downing Street after being pressed on when the Prime Minister would be doing an interview with Andrew Neil. The Duchy of Lancaster was asked to put a figure on the chances that Boris Johnson would accept the invitation to be interviewed on BBC [...]
Labour and the Tories are sweeping immigration under the rug this election December 6, 2019 This election season is slogan heavy. “Get Brexit done.” “For the many, not the few.” While necessarily vague, this year’s party mottos have done a decent job of getting to the heart of their offers. The Conservatives aren’t dallying on the UK’s exit from the European Union. The Labour Party is offering more taxes and [...]
Elon Musk defamation trial: Diver refuses to apologise to Tesla founder December 5, 2019 Vernon Unsworth, the British cave diver suing Tesla founder Elon Musk for calling him a “pedo guy” on Twitter, refused to apologise to the billionaire businessman and said his criticism of Musk was not a personal attack. In the third day of the defamation trial, Unsworth said he would not say sorry for an interview [...]
Sajid Javid Brexit without trade deal ‘unlikely’ as he blames Labour for UK homelessness December 5, 2019 Chancellor Sajid Javid has insisted Britain is unlikely to leave the EU without a trade deal in place at the end of next year, but declined to rule the possibility out. The Tories are seeking to agree a free trade deal with the bloc by the end of 2020. Read more: John McDonnell: A Labour [...]
Thai cave rescuer brands Elon Musk’s ‘pedo guy’ tweet a life sentence December 5, 2019 Vernon Unsworth, the diver seeking damages from Elon Musk, has described the effect of the billionaire’s “pedo guy” tweet as “a life sentence without parole.” Speaking in court in Los Angeles, Unsworth laid out in detail the effect he believes the comment has had on his life. Read more: Elon Musk defamation trial: Tesla founder [...]
Elon Musk defamation trial: Tesla founder says ‘pedo guy’ tweet was ‘off the cuff’ December 4, 2019 Elon Musk insisted that his “pedo guy” Twitter comment directed a British diver involved with the rescue of 12 boys from a cave in Thailand was “off the cuff” as he wrapped up two days of testimony at his defamation trial today. The billionaire businessman apologised again to Vernon Unsworth, the diver who is seeking [...]
Our divided country can’t even agree on who our enemies are December 4, 2019 Aristotle wrote that “a common danger unites even the bitterest enemies”. So what hope of unity is there for a nation where the very perceptions of danger become contested? Ahead of this week’s Nato meeting, the British Foreign Policy Group conducted a public opinion survey with pollsters at Opinium, exploring perceptions of the most pressing [...]
For richer or for poorer? The economic case for marriage is worth remembering December 4, 2019 An important piece of social news emerged last week. According to the Office for National Statistics, the divorce rate in 2018 fell to its lowest level for nearly 50 years. The overall trend is clear and well-established. The divorce rate rose steadily from the late 1950s, with sharp rises immediately following the Divorce Act of [...]
Nato summit 2019: World leaders appear to mock Donald Trump at Buckingham Palace reception December 4, 2019 Footage from last night’s reception at Buckingham Palace for the Nato summit appears to show world heads of state mocking Donald Trump. The coverage shows a conversation between Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian premier Justin Trudeau and Princess Anne. Read more: Nato summit 2019: Trump-Macron tensions mar 70th anniversary of alliance When Johnson [...]
