Adieu People’s Vote

BY ALEXIA JAMES Such a tragedy that the People’s Vote campaign is disintegrating before our eyes. Is it possible to think of a more noble and democratic campaign in the history of these islands? A campaign that attracted such an array of political stardust? Is that the end of those wonderful marches? No more splendid placards or exaggerated crowd statistics?  I do fear for Supergirl’s … Continue reading Adieu People’s Vote

Adieu Watson Chicken Soup

Ingredients: 55g/2oz butter 2 onions, sliced 2 sticks celery, finely chopped 2 carrots, finely diced 25g/2oz plain flour 1.2 litres/2 pints chicken stock 450g/1lb big fat cooked chicken, skinned and shredded 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley salt and freshly ground black pepper Instructions Melt the butter in a large saucepan over a medium heat and gently fry the onions, celery and carrots until they start … Continue reading Adieu Watson Chicken Soup

Watson’s Political Demise Draws Nigh

BY JAMIE FOSTER Tom Watson will face calls to step down as Labour Deputy Leader following the publication of a new report into the activities of fantasist Carl Beech. Beech made claims about a VIP paedophile gang linked to high profile politicians including Lord Brittan, Sir Edward Heath, Lord Bramwell and the heads of MI5 and MI6. His claims led to a wasted £2.5M police … Continue reading Watson’s Political Demise Draws Nigh

Hit & Run Watson

CSM EDITORIAL On Friday the fantasist Carl Beech was sentenced to 18 years in prison for 12 counts of perverting the course of justice, one of fraud, and for several child sexual offences. Mr Justice Goss said Beech “repeatedly and maliciously told lies to the police” and showed “no remorse”. The Metropolitan Police spent £2m looking into Beech’s allegations in an operation known as Midland. … Continue reading Hit & Run Watson

Watson’s Antisemitism Hypocrisy

CSM EDITORIAL Tom Watson’s play for the leadership of the Labour Party has been obvious for many years now. This week’s bashing of Jeremy Corbyn and his acolytes by Watson is nothing new. Watson correctly declared that “only sunlight can disinfect Labour of anti-Semitism now” and he critiqued Labour’s handling of its spiralling antisemitism crisis. Watson slammed Labour and its General Secretary Jennie Formby, a close … Continue reading Watson’s Antisemitism Hypocrisy

Waning Watson

BY JAMIE FOSTER With the hashtag #sacktomwatson flying around the web and Corbynites up in arms at his apparent treachery towards Jeremy Corbyn, under-pressure Tom Watson MP, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (for now), put out a speech over Twitter that shows the desperate nature of his Brexit position: Great video & speech today by @tom_watson pic.twitter.com/CAp9nbKRxC — Andrew Adonis (@Andrew_Adonis) June 17, 2019 … Continue reading Waning Watson

Watson’s Silence Gets Louder

BY JANET G Publicly, Tom Watson, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and MP for West Bromwich East, has been supportive of other MPs who have suffered from anti-Semitism within the party and on social media. He has openly discussed individual cases and he’s been vocal about asking for bans from the Labour Party for anti-Semitic perpetrators. So, why Watson’s apparent silence on the anti-Semitic … Continue reading Watson’s Silence Gets Louder

Cough Up, Pipsqueak

BY JOHN ISMAEL Imagine a career politician with little to zero experience of the real world outside of the Labour Party. Imagine that career politician having the gall to represent the weak against the strong. Imagine a constituency full of ethnic minorities and struggling families having this third-class career politician foisted upon them as their MP. Now imagine how they feel when that MP deludes … Continue reading Cough Up, Pipsqueak

Labour’s Pound Shop Machiavelli

BY JOHN ISMAEL Eight years ago, this week, Smeargate hit the headlines and Gordon Brown’s Labour Government became engulfed in crisis after a key aide resigned and the Tories threatened legal action over explosive leaked emails discussing how to smear senior Conservatives, including David Cameron’s wife, Samantha, with rumours about their private lives. Damian McBride, one of Brown’s closest advisers, quit over his exchange with … Continue reading Labour’s Pound Shop Machiavelli