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Stories of the week 15th September

The appalling and disastrous implications of No Deal were revealed this week when Parliament forced the Conservative government to reveal details of operation Yellowhammer. Even then the Government refused to release full details and tried yet again to spin and lie their way around the topic. Food shortages, medical shortages and civil unrest are just some of the things to look forward to from the Conservative’s negotiating strategy.

In response, the Rebel Alliance of opposition parties are considering all options including a second referendum which would leave the Tory party high and dry without a leg to stand on.

As Boris Johnson continued his kamikaze European exit strategy, a Northern Ireland poll revealed that people would rather re-unite with Ireland than remain in the Union. Nicola Sturgeon plans for a new Independence vote for Scotland after the forthcoming general election and now there is a growing move for independence in Wales.

Johnson and the Conservatives in a stark display of putting careers and party politics before national interests are determined that the UK should suffer in order to keep their voters happy. What a noble group of people.

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As the press reported, from Birmingham to Berlin, crowds came out to protest against Johnson’s anti-democratic prorogation of Parliament. These ‘Stop the Coup’ protests took place around the UK and in international cities around the world. At the moment Parliament was being prorogued, opposition MPs tried to keep Speaker John Bercow in his seat so the closure couldn’t take place. MPs joined together to sing Jerusalem, Bread of Heaven and Flower of Scotland – all battle hymns of the Union.

Legal challenges against Johnson proroguing Parliament were launched in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The action in Scotland found Johnson’s move was illegal with many Judicial experts claiming he should resign immediately.

In more bad news for Johnson, he was accused of being a ‘Pound Shop Dictator’ and ‘no better than a bank robber’ after Johnson threated to ignore Parliament’s Brexit Act instructing the Prime Minister to seek an extension.

Having expelled 21 rebels, the Tories suffered more losses as MPs defected from Johnson’s disastrous and insidious strategy. It has become increasingly clear that No Deal is an ideology rather than any practical course of action.

Nigel Farage and the Brexit Party are seeking a pact with the Conservative who have so far denied they have any interest in creating any kind of agreement. This of course means that the pact between the two political parties will eventually happen.

Stories of the week 7 July

Brexit

This week revealed yet more ways the Brexit fantasy dream is turning into a real nightmare. In devastating news for the UK’s future trade, Canada refused to roll over the same deal they have with the EU for the UK. After years of negotiations, the Canadians refused to budge putting all future trade deals up for grabs in terms of conditions.

Local Councils in the UK are set for more misery after an £8bn EU fund for local growth will disappear in 2020.

There were several warnings this week from the likes of Theresa May and Liam Fox that the Union would not survive No Deal Brexit. Despite a poll of Conservative Party members finding that they prefer Brexit to keeping the Union if the choice had to be made. A sentiment supported by Nigel Farage.

Women are set to head-up EU institutions for the first time including Ursula Von Der Leyen who called Brexit ‘a burst bubble of hollow promises’.

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The Conservative Party Leadership contest took a dangerous and worrying turn this week when it was revealed that Party Members are about to elect a Prime Minister who is not trusted by UK secuirity services. State secrets and sensitive material were routinely kept from Boris Johnson because he can’t be trusted with keeping them.

Boris Johnson also launched a bizarre proposal to review sugar tax. Despite facing a backlash from medical professionals and other politicians, Johnson’s move wasn’t so strange when it was linked to paving the way for US high sugar food imports and the fact that his advisors have financial links to high-sugar drink brands.

Both Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt were ridiculed for their No Deal Brexit threats with Philip Hammond claiming it would cost £90bn whilst other MPs are plotting to make sure Parliament can prevent it.

Nigel Farage and the Brexit Party became even more of a national embarrassment this week as they childishly turned their backs on the EU anthem at the opening of the EU Parliament in Brussels. The Press were far from impressed.

World

The heart-breaking protests in Hong Kong continue as China starts to clamp down hard on any unrest. Despairing Hong Kong freedom fighters are taking their own lives in the ultimate sacrifice for personal freedoms. The world is doing little but watch.

Donald Trump faced a severe backlash for militarising the traditional US 4^th of July celebrations through adding military vehicles and troops to the White House Parade. All the heads of the US armed forces were absent as a sign of protest as President Trump proudly proclaimed that the 1775 Revolutionary army took over airports.

Austerity

Five former chiefs of Scotland Yard announced this week that Government cuts had reduced policing to dangerously unsafe levels resulting in a feeling of lawlessness across the UK. Make no mistake, they said, the blame for this lies firmly with the Conservative Party.

Environment

This week scientists claimed that the answer to the Climate Emergency is right in front of our eyes. Planting 1 trillion trees would capture enough carbon to make a difference. Greta Thunberg thanked OPEC for saying Climate Activists provided the greatest threat to oil and Prince Charles along with Chris Packham are planning an environmental summit.

Stories of the week 9th June

Politics

The state visit of Donald Trump took place this week against the usual background of hypocrisy, fake news, demonstrations and controversy. But according to the President himself, ‘the Queen had never enjoyed herself so much’ as she did during his visit. Whilst Conservative Party Leadership hopefuls queued up to meet Trump along with Trump’s ‘good friend’ Nigel Farage, other politicians including Jeremy Corbyn and Sadiq Khan who came in for a barrage of tweets from the US leader, joined protestors to condemn the visit..

Fears for the influx of chlorinated chicken and other horrendous imports from the US as part of any post-Brexit trade deal were heightened this week. Both Trump and the US UK ambassador made statements on how the NHS was up for grabs in terms of any future trade negotiations. The uproar was immense and the subject was dropped. For now.

The Brexit Party was in the news this week for two big stories. Much to the ire of Brexiter press, the Brexit Party lost the Peterborough election and the chance of getting the first Brexit Party MP into Westminster. Labour won the election with the Brexit Party coming second and the Conservatives a humiliating third.

Brexit Party leader, Nigel Farage refused to appear before a European commission investigating why he had not declared almost half a million pounds given to him by long-time supporter Arron Banks, himself under investigation for electoral crimes.

Brexit

In more disastrous Brexit news, Ford announced this week that it was closing its Welsh engine plant with a loss of 1700 jobs. Adding to the concerns, Ford also said that a No-Deal Brexit would put a further 6,000 jobs on the line.

With UK economic data weakening all the time because of Brexit, growing sections of the Press asked have we learnt nothing from D-Day and the forces that are keeping Europe united are stronger than those trying to tear it apart. A message Brexiters just want to ignore.

Environment

In a shocking and chilling report this week, Humanity could end by 2050 from ecological collapse, disease pandemics, lethal heatwaves and even the threat of nuclear war. The case for more Extinction Rebellion on a global scale could not be stronger.

But there has been some climate good news this week. The Greta effect is making children push their parents to be greener. Theresa May has promised zero emissions in the UK by 2050 as public concern over environmental issues reaches a record high, although this can be rolled back by future PMs. The Danes rejected populism in their elections to focus on the climate emergency.

Stories of the week 19 May

Brexit

As the pressure mounts on Theresa May and the days are counting down until departure, she is determined to bring her deal back for another Commons vote one last time. There seems even less chance of it passing this time unless some miraculous additional offer or change of approach materialises. If the vote, as expected, fails one more time then many pundits suggest there will only be two choices left, Revoke or No Deal.

Meanwhile, a Remain tactical voting site remainvoter.com launches to show Remain voters which Remain party to vote for in their area to make sure their vote really counts. Angela Merkel this week encouraged the EU to unite and stand up against the tyranny of Russia, China and the US.

This week Nigel Farage showed his true leadership credentials by fleeing the scene of a Road traffic Accident. Police asked McDonalds to stop selling milkshakes during a Farage rally in Edinburgh. It was also revealed that Arron Banks had given Farage £450,000 and MPs are considering investigating a Brexit party fake members scam and dark money pouring into the party. Meanwhile the trial of Boris Johnson for misleading the public over the referendum continues. Another reminder of the illegal Leave campaign during the referendum.

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Labour announced this week that is was going to renationalise the National Grid as part of its green new deal to cut both emissions and utility bills.

Divisions in the Conservative party continue to plague the country. Reportedly, a tearful Theresa May had to agree to a schedule for her departure. The leadership race is on with all the usual suspects and even some new contenders putting themselves forward for the title.

Austerity

It was revealed this week that 1 in 4 northerners are paid less than the minimum wage as yet more appalling stories of teachers feeding school children emerged. Some Press reported that child poverty has become the new ‘normal’ with an estimated 500,000 more children trapped in poverty since 2010.

Middle East

The relationship between the US and Iran is delicately balanced on a knife-edge this week. Supposedly encouraged by Bolton, Donald Trump has upped the war of words with Iran and has sent more ships and troops into the area. Iran has told its militias throughout the region to prepare for a proxy war.

Environment

The whole world faced yet another wake-up call this week with the news that more than 20 million babies are born underweight each year. This is a clear indication of health problems to come and a measurement of how healthy our environment actually is.

The plastic crisis continues with more than 414 million pieces of plastic waste found on remote Indian Ocean islands.

Stories of the week

Brexit

Reports this week claimed that dozens of millionaires, many of whom supported the referendum, are leaving the UK because of Brexit. Rats and sinking ships come to mind. Speaking of which, a crowdfunded campaign to launch a prosecution against Boris Johnson for lying about the £350m per week payments to the NHS on the side of the bus? Remember that bus? It looks like it’s coming back for Boris.

Cross-Party talks appear to be coming to an end with no compromise or agreement in sight. This puts the potential for a second referendum or people’s vote right back on the table which is the option becoming increasingly favoured by the public.

Politics

Threats and abuse of MPs is reaching record and unacceptable levels in a clear indication of what Brexit has dome to public order and public decency in the UK.

As polls show the Brexit Party going ahead of the Conservatives in the forthcoming European elections, party leader Nigel Farage decided to stick to his Leaver values and left the site of a road traffic accident. Nothing like showing your true leadership credentials by ‘legging it’ from an accident scene before the police arrive.

Society

In shocking news for the UK, a Dutch court has refused extradition of an accused drug dealer to the UK because of the inhuman conditions in UK prisons. The cuts to funding and privatisation conditions have become intolerable and now UK prisons are considered unsafe and inhumane.

Environment

Almost every country in the world apart from the US has signed up and agreed to reduce plastic pollution. Scientists are looking at ways to reflect sunlight away from earth to reduce heat. Labour are also considering de-listing major polluting organisations from the FTSE 100 as part of their New Green Deal as toxic air pollution in the UK doubles the threat of lung disease and is currently affecting nearly 3m children.

Science

This week saw a major and historic breakthrough in the fight against the growing threat of antibiotic resistant superbugs and the lack of any real investment in the next generation of antibiotic drugs. In a world first, a teenage girl in the UK was the first person to have a deadly superbug infection successfully treated with a genetically modified virus treatment. An amazing breakthrough offering hope to humanity.

Stories of the week 28 April

Brexit

Cross-party talks continued this week surrounded by a mutual blame game. Jeremy Corbyn accused the Government of not budging an inch on their red-lines and no sight of compromise in sight. Theresa May, on the other hand, accused Labour of simply trying to destroy the Conservatives. Something they seem to be doing well enough by themselves.

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The big news this week was a serious leak in the Cabinet. Details of a secret meeting regarding the giant Chinese telecoms company Huawei’s role in the roll-out of 5G. Security forces were investigating how the leak took place. Ministers were accused first then they blamed civil servants.

Nigel Farage is back. The Brexit Party is set to benefit at the European Elections at the cost of the Conservatives. Some local Conservative activists are refusing to even canvass in the upcoming euro elections. The Brexit Party have nothing but constructive plans for being a real thorn in the side of the European Parliament. It’s a real Hua-dunnit, one headline read.

Donald Trump is due to make a UK state visit to commemorate the 75^th anniversary of D-Day. The police bill for his three day visit is expected to be more than £18m. It is likely the President will address US troops rather than angry MPs who still want him banned from Parliament. The Press are divided broadly along the same split as Brexit. Nothing surprising there.

World

ISIS claimed responsibility for carrying out bombings of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. In the atrocities, nearly 300 men, women and children were killed.

Austerity

In extremely disturbing news, food parcels from the food bank network reached a new record high in the last year. In even more proof of the cruelty and failure of Universal Credit, 1.7 food parcels were distributed over the past 12 months.

Environment

Humans are putting almost 1 million species into risk of extinction as a new report states that far from being reduced, de-forestation is on the increase.

Greta Thunberg addressed UK politicians and condemned the UK’s policy on fossil fuels. Extinction Rebellion continued their protests to save ourselves from ourselves and a new Banksy was revealed. A little girl holding the Extinction Rebellion logo.

‘Skint’ Nigel Farage’s company assets grew almost £400k last year

Stories of the Week 27 January

Society

In more shocking proof of the incredible global inequality we find ourselves in, figures released this week show that 26 people – think about that number for a moment – that number of people wouldn’t even half fill a single decker bus but they have the same wealth as 3.8 billion people. That’s right, 3.8 billion people. That’s a lot of buses. The Press wonder how long this inequality can and will continue.

Brexit

If Brexit was a motorway, the carriageways in both directions would be littered with pile ups but still no delays.

Theresa May’s deal is seemingly even further away from parliamentary approval and there are reports of her withdrawing the Human Rights Act. Germany would like the UK to think again.

Airbus, Ford and Sony are among a host of companies either pushing the exit button or threatening to leave with a NO-Deal Brexit. Some Leavers are actually leaving too with Brexit hero Dyson becoming Brexit zero after jumping ship to Singapore.

Theresa May attempted to fix the tricky back stop issue by trying to rewrite the Good Friday Agreement. In other worrying reports there are 700 MI5 Officers in Belfast and Ireland has pointed out the potential for uniformed guards on a hard border.

Now at long last after the pile ups come the consequences. All sides of the Press and all sides of Brexit are coming to an uneasy agreement that Article 50 will need to be extended. Now there’s a surprise.