Month: December 2018 News
Stories of the week 2 December
This week had some potentially explosive news in more ways than one.
First off the block, Russia seized Ukrainian ships in what Ukraine considered to be a precursor to all-out war. In preparation , Ukraine implemented martial law in certain regions.
The migrant caravan arrived at US Border at long last amid reports of appalling conditions. The situation became extreme when US Border officials fired tear gas into crowds of women and children.
The repercussions of the appalling Khashoggi murder continued to rumble around the world this week. President Trump changed his mind to support the Saudi regime while edgy world leaders at the G20 meeting came face-to-face with the Crown Prince.
Brexit had a frenzy of stories from a lot of different angles this week.
The terrifying picture of a No-Deal Brexit once again was framed this week by the Press and the usual disclaimers of ‘Project Fear’ followed. No-Deal was seen as being worse than the 1930s crash.
The Government went against the will of Parliament and refused to publish the full legal advice surrounding the Brexit Deal in a direct attack on democracy.
Despite denying the people a vote, Theresa May is happy to talk the people about her deal even though they are powerless to do anything to change it. The TV debate has all sides wanting to be represented but it seems the very artificial debate will now just be May and Corbyn.
Follow this link for some fascinating reading as you can see what all sides of the press think of the Brexit deal and reveal exactly where they stand.
On what promises to be a very miserable Christmas for many, the use of foodbanks is unhappily set to break recently broken records.
Out of desperation and need, a group of mothers is taking the Government to court over their broken Universal Credit system. The claim is that the system infringes their human rights and ability to work,
In bad news for the planet, after his own administration delivered an apocalyptic report on climate change Donald Trump refused to believe it much to the world’s surprise.
NASA’s InSight probe reached the end of its journey this week and managed to survive a seven-minute violently turbulent descent onto the surface of Mars. The InSight probe will dig down into the red planet in a search for signs of life.
