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Month: March 2018

A new furrow. The changing nature of work and what that might mean for the future

A new furrow. The changing nature of work and what that might mean for the future

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Imagine, if you will, that you are a horse. Take that extra step and imagine that you’re a horse capable of reasoning, a Houyhnhnm if you will. As you stand in your stable at the end of the day, imagine you are reflecting on your species’ relationship with humans. It got off to a poor start, with humans seeing you as a food source. Fortunately, humans in general saw greater possibilities in you, learning that you could be a far…

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Why I think you should be laying the 1/8 favourite for Barnet Council

Why I think you should be laying the 1/8 favourite for Barnet Council

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Are Labour’s hopes to take Barnet going to get trimmed? London was horrific for the Tories in last year’s general election, seats like Tooting which were a Tory target saw Labour win with a majority of over fifteen thousand. In Battersea, where there was a near eight thousand Tory majority became a Labour gain. Overall there was a Tory to Labour swing of 6.3% in London, which was three times the 2.1% swing in Great Britain as a whole. With…

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The danger for Leavers is if tonight’s developments provide a peg to de-legitimise the Referendum outcome

The danger for Leavers is if tonight’s developments provide a peg to de-legitimise the Referendum outcome

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“The idea… that the campaign was legitimate is false.” A Brexit insider accuses Vote Leave of cheating – in response the PM’s political secretary denies the claims and “outs” the accuser as gay. #TheBrexitWhistleblower pic.twitter.com/srWVPtz7E8 https://t.co/Hzjfe0hxkk — Michael Crick (@MichaelLCrick) March 24, 2018 The OBSERVER: "Brexit insider claims Vote Leave team 'may have broken law' #tomorrowspaperstoday ??? pic.twitter.com/Xw9S2dl2Yc — Michael Savage (@michaelsavage) March 24, 2018 Ever since June 23rd 2016 the main reason for going forward with Brexit is that,…

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Another day and another antisemitic issue that Corbyn has to find an answer for

Another day and another antisemitic issue that Corbyn has to find an answer for

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BBC: Jeremy Corbyn regrets comments about 'anti-Semitic' mural https://t.co/QPKnndQTO4 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) March 24, 2018 This is becoming a running sore The above is the latest difficult antisemitism story that Corbyn has had to respond to and these appear to be coming thick and fast at the moment. Once a narrative like this develops it can be extremely difficult to close it down. If Labour appears to be in with a shout at the next election then you can…

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Europe won’t split Labour – but it does present a problem for GE2022

Europe won’t split Labour – but it does present a problem for GE2022

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Can it really hold the Remain vote while ignoring the issue? It’s not true that the Conservatives have been split from top to bottom on the subject of Europe for the last 70 years. Occasionally, peace broke out and something approaching a consensus arose. The first decade of Margaret Thatcher’s leadership was one such, when the Tories were enthusiastic about the EEC and keen to complete the Single Market. Later, under William Hague, the party settled on what amounted to…

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LAB MP Wes Streeting hits the nail on the head about Corbyn’s party and antisemitism

LAB MP Wes Streeting hits the nail on the head about Corbyn’s party and antisemitism

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https://twitter.com/OwenSmith_MP/status/977249900877500416 If only antisemites were dealt with as swiftly and severely as Remainers. https://t.co/hnm3tCRn4Q — Wes Streeting MP (@wesstreeting) March 23, 2018 The ongoing narrative about the Labour and Jewish people could blow up in Corbyn’s face Mike Smithson Follow @MSmithsonPB Tweet

CON, the LDs and SNP net gain of one each while LAB finish all square. This week’s local elections

CON, the LDs and SNP net gain of one each while LAB finish all square. This week’s local elections

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Penicuik on Midlothian (Lab defence) First Preference Votes: SNP 1,663 (35% unchanged on last time), Con 1,433 (30% +4% on last time), Lab 1,310 (28% +2% on last time), Green 344 (7% +1% on last time) (No Lib Dem candidate this time -7%) SNP lead on the first count of 230 on a swing of 2% from SNP to Con Estimated Lib Dem split: 57% to Con, 29% to Lab, 14% to Green No candidate elected on first count, Green…

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The money starts to go on Biden for the nomination but I’m far from convinced

The money starts to go on Biden for the nomination but I’m far from convinced

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The spotlight turns to Obama’a V-P after threat to “beat up” Trump Over the past couple of days there’s been renewed betting interest in former vice president Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination. It all started with a spat with Trump sparked off by Biden comments at an anti-sexual assault rally in Florida when he cited lewd comments Mr. Trump made in a 2005 about grabbing women. He said: “A guy who ended up becoming our national leader said, ‘I…

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