BY JAMIE FOSTER Theresa May’s speech in Florence set out her government’s approach to Brexit in some detail. The message appears to be that the can is to be kicked down the road. A transitional arrangement that will last for an undetermined amount of time, believed to be two years, will see the UK remain in the single market, continue to pay into the EU … Continue reading Florence Failure
BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN I read with stupefaction last week that a new organisation is being launched by a group of Corbyn’s Labour MPs – called Catholics for Labour. Some fellow called Mike Kane, who is apparently the shadow schools minister and an MP, will be the organiser of the group which will be formally established at Labour’s party conference later this month. So, why the … Continue reading Was Jesus a Tory?
BY JOHN ISMAEL My Dear Dennis, For many years now I have been singing your praises. As a Tory, this has not been easy for me. I mentioned your exemplary attendance record in Parliament. Your having actually worked in a proper job before entering parliament. I have referenced your sterling efforts locally for your constituents – those many Bolsoverians you have helped in person. … Continue reading Dear Dennis
CSM EDITORIAL There is unquestionably fear about Jacob Rees-Mogg coming from Britain’s political left. After a Good Morning Britain interview yesterday during which Rees-Mogg clarified his Catholic beliefs – that abortion is wrong, as is gay marriage – the Left were up in arms, sensing that this interview was the end of Moggmentum. Twitter was soon ablaze with the usual suspects, thinking that Rees-Mogg had done … Continue reading Mogg Jumps Farron Fence
BY JAMIE FOSTER On 3 September Lord Adonis tweeted something truly shocking. He said he was writing to Lord Hall, the Director General of the BBC, to ask that Andrew Neil be fired from the BBC because of his pro Brexit stance. To anyone who takes political reporting seriously Andrew Neil is in a class of his own. He asks the tough questions in a … Continue reading Neil Before Adonis
BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN Yesterday’s McStrike outside McDonald’s Headquarters and at various branches of the fast-food restaurant were declared as the first ever in the UK by McDonald’s workers. This is not true – there were employee sit-down strikes in the 80’s and 90’s and most of those who “striked” yesterday were protesters holding aloft Labour Party banners. Some of the protesters present were obviously first-timers … Continue reading The McStrike Stunt
BY JAMIE FOSTER Labour has decided that it is the party of soft Brexit following an article by Keir Starmer in the Observer. Starmer stated that Labour would continue to abide by free movement rules, accept the ECJ as the arbiter of trade disputes and continue to pay into the EU budget for a transitional period. He even opined that the UK could remain part … Continue reading Labour’s Gone Soft
BY JAMIE FOSTER Credit where credit is due, James O’Brien has finally said something that is worthy of praise. On his LBC show he came out against Corbyn’s epic hypocrisy in failing to condemn the actions of the government of Venezuela despite tweeting that if one remains neutral in the face of oppression one comes out on the side of the oppressor. O’Brien is a … Continue reading Credit Where Credit Is Due
BY MANDY BALDWIN Let’s get this straight: Sarah Champion, who spearheaded the enquiry into the mass-rape of children in Rotherham, has resigned her position as Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, because some people who favour lies over little girls threw a hissy-fit. I read some of the outraged comments by Labour supporters on the subject and their main beef was that she … Continue reading Not So Champion
