The comedian and self-styled revolutionary Russell Brand has been giving an award from the Plain English Campaign (PEC)… for being incomprehensible. The ‘Foot In Mouth’ award celebrates the public figure who is hardest to understand due to their sloppy English.
It’s often forgotten that in the years before her remarkable landslides, Margaret Thatcher was regularly rated one of the most unpopular Prime Ministers ever. But what she lacked in cuddly appeal, she made up for by being the person most
Britain’s “worst-designed and most damaging” tax is to reformed in plans set-out by the Chancellor in today’s Autumn Statement. Stamp Duty on residential property purchases will no longer increase in “slabs”, and from midnight tonight buyers will only pay the
The Liberal Democrats are at risk of becoming the UK’s sixth political party as the Greens release new figures showing their membership has doubled in one year. Nick Clegg’s party has already been overtaken by the Scottish National Party, and
Tony Blair has been widely criticised on social media for his Christmas card. The card features the former Prime Minister and his wife Cherie looking thoroughly miserable, along with the message “Seasons Greetings”. Once the image of the card hit
Winterval is here again and two thirds of British schools are celebrating by saying ‘bah humbug’ to the traditional Christmas nativity play. This year thousands of children will be depicting festive favourites like aliens, punks and even businessman Alan Sugar
For weeks now Westminster pundits have talked about ‘Red UKIP’ and potential divisions within the party. However it is almost always true to say that the talking heads have got it wrong about the question at the heart of UKIP,
The government has announced £15bn of spending on Britain’s road network, focused on marginal Conservative and Liberal Democrat constituencies. The plans include an upgrade of the entire A303 in South West along with a new tunnel near Stonehenge. The project
An American businessman has claimed the French are “communists”, after he was unable to buy a bankrupt tyre plant because he could not to persuade the Trade Unions to accept job cuts. Maurice Taylor, chief executive of Titan International, had
The Queen has been accused of deliberately intervening in the Scottish independence referendum in September. In the days leading up to the poll, the Queen made a ‘gaffe’ by telling a member of the public she hoped ‘people will think
The police whistle-blower who contacted The Sun over allegations Andrew Mitchell called Downing Street security “plebs” has told the paper he has “no regrets” despite being sacked, leaving him thousands of pounds in debt. Former Police Constable Jim Glanville was
Ed Miliband faced new questions over his leadership today, after weeks of serious concerns about his ability to lead the party into the General Election next year. A former shadow cabinet member admitted in the Guardian that it is a “challenge”
Nigel Farage has denied UKIP are homophobic by citing David Coburn MEP who describes himself as a “great big screaming poof”. Mr Farage made the comments in his weekly column in the Independent after a sacked UKIP spokesman made a
Two years ago, almost no British people had heard of it, but this year Black Friday has become the latest American craze to cross the pond. At shops up and down the country punters fought to get their hands on
A former cabinet minister was photographed in a sauna with a naked boy at a hotel that is now believed to have been the centre of the Westminster paedophile ring, an MP has claimed. The photo formed part of evidence
The University of East Anglia Students’ Union has stopped a speaker meeting going ahead tonight on their Norwich campus because UKIP had been invited. The event was organised by the Political Debating Society but a student launched a campaign to
The Scottish Government is to be granted more powers following a report published today by Lord Smith of Kelvin. Under the plans a third of taxes will be controlled by Scotland and just a fifth of welfare spending, leading to
Up to two million people are to become entitled to gastric band surgery on the NHS, as a result of new guidelines. If everyone takes up the treatment they are entitled to it would cost the taxpayer £12bn and see
GILLINGHAM, United Kingdom – UKIP won an historic second by-election in Rochester and Strood today after one of the hardest fought campaigns the party has ever been through. Initial projections had suggested the so-called People’s Army would storm the election
ROCHESTER, United Kingdom – UKIP look set to win an historic second Westminster by-election when the polls close in Rochester and Stood at 10pm tonight. Despite being ahead in the opinion polls throughout the campaign, Mark Reckless has faced a
A Church of England school is expected to be put into special measures on Friday having previously been given an outstanding rating after an emergency OFSTED inspection found disturbing evidence that it may have fallen victim to Trojan horse-style Islamisation.
Senior members of UKIP are campaigning behind the scenes to have Patrick O’Flynn MEP removed as economic spokesman after his appearance on the BBC’s Newsnight programme last Monday night. In the interview O’Flynn called for higher taxes on business, having
Two Australian jihadis are reported to have been told they were too fat to join the ranks of ISIS terrorists. The 22-stone brothers are said to have gone to Syria whilst claiming to their parents they were heading for a
Former British Prime Minister Sir John Major has admitted David Cameron’s EU immigration limits may only be temporary, and be removed when current instability in the Eurozone subsides. He made the comments on the Andrew Marr Show, after a week
