Nigel Farage, leader of UKIP, has accused the European Union of having “blood on its hands” over it’s handling of the crisis in Crimea. He also accused the government of allowing the EU to pursue an “imperialist, expansionist” agenda, provoking
A television documentary has exposed that diplomatic staff have avoided prosecution for 88 crimes over the last six years. The figures come from the Foreign Office, and will appear alongside allegations that diplomatic bags are being used to carry drugs
When I was a kid I had a bright red budgie called Percy. He was a jolly bird but whatever you said to him he would respond with the same remark “who’s a pretty boy then?” This week’s PMQ’s reminded
The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will take on UKIP Leader Nigel Farage in a live debate tonight. The debate has been organised by LBC, the national talk radio station, and will be televised live on Sky News. Farage has
Mark Pritchard MP, a pro-life supporter in Parliament, has branded the practice of incinerating aborted babies “a national disgrace”. His comments came after a Channel 4 investigation showed 15,500 unborn babies had been burned; in some cases to power hospitals.
Despite recent calls for greater oversight of Drone use 55 percent of British people support the use of the technology, with just 23 percent opposing them. If it was guaranteed that no innocent civilians were killed that level of support
The House of Commons voted today to allow Scots to vote in the UK General Election in 2015, even if they vote for Independence. Meaning they will return 59 MPs to a Parliament of a country they will not be
UKIP has today announced that it will be holding its annual conference at Doncaster Racecourse on Friday September 26 and Saturday September 27. The venue is a stone’s throw from Ed Miliband’s North Doncaster Constituency. In a statement released by
Five Labour Councillors have been deselected in Middlesbrough for opposing “Stalinist” Mayor Ray Mallon. Pervaz Khan, Sajaad Khan, Len Junier, Derek Loughborough and John McPartland have all been told they are not suitable to run in next year’s local elections.
The BBC is no stranger to accusations of left-wing political bias but Newsnight’s new Economics Correspondent may be the most controversial appointment yet. Predictably, Duncan Weldon is a former Labour adviser, who currently works at the Trades’ Union Congress, but
Speculation is now rife that the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, will return to Parliament. Earlier this week David Cameron indication he wanted the Boris “as part of the team”, and said he was comfortable with the Mayors naked ambition
What a sad day it is for those of us that believe in a free, independent and democratic Ukraine. Today was the day that two Presidents signed deals to take over their respective parts of this once independent nation. In
A doctor has been charged with Female Genital Mutilation at a National Health Service Hospital. Dr Dhanoun Dharmasena is accused of carrying out the mutilation whilst another man, Hasan Mohammed, is alleged to have aided and abetted the crime. The
Vladimir Putin has moved his Presidential salary to Rossiya Bank as an act of defiance against sanctions. The Bank has been thrown out of both Visa and Mastercard – rendering customers unable to use their credit cards – because it
Pro-High Speed Rail campaigners are now calling for a government Minister to represent the project’s interests in the Department for Transport. The “HS2 Growth Taskforce” report has been attacked by the Institute of Economic Affairs, who believe having a dedicated
A leading left-wing pressure group has called for “none of the above” to be added to UK ballot papers to enable people to protest against all candidates. 38 Degrees’ Chief Executive, David Babbs, told MPs that elections should be re-run
Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has announced the biggest reforms of UK pensions since the system was created. The central pillar was to allow pensioners to draw down one quarter of their pension pot at retirement at a rate
