Politics

THE LAST TIME Parliament discussed whether to bomb Syria, it voted against taking action. Nonetheless, when offered the chance to put UK and Syrian lives at risk last night, Prime Minister Theresa May joined in. Today May said that she ...

THREE FACTORS have combined to suggest that the UK economy is growing more slowly than the Government had hoped. •First came the news that UK manufacturing output fell by 0.2% in February. This had not been expected, and it is ...

“THE END OF the World is Nigh” warned the old poster: has Donald Trump put one up in the White House? He seems hell bent on turning an already fraught dispute into a military conflict which could destroy the world ...

THERE WILL BE A crackdown on estate and managing agents and reform of the housing sales process says the Government – announcing cosmetic reforms that fall far short of tackling the housing crisis. The package of measures has been announced ...

A TOWER HAMLETS candidate was attacked and seriously injured yesterday, 6th April, while out campaigning ahead of the Council elections on 3rd May. Abdullah Al Mamun is a candidate for the ASPIRE party, standing in St Katharine’s & Wapping ward. ...

ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS, April becomes not just the month that begins with April Fool’s Day, but carries on as April Fool’s Month. We’ve already seen the traditional seasonal attacks on Jeremy Corbyn – now here come the allegations of ...

MAY has spoken out – well, written out, in the Daily Telegraph – that the gender pay gap must be closed to tackle “burning injustice” in society and because “equality for women is a right”. Her criticisms are either hypocritical ...

IT’S JUST OVER A YEAR since residents on the Isle of Dogs asked John Biggs to invite Sadiq Khan down to the area to discuss local planning policy. Like the characters in Samuel Beckett’s play, they are still “waiting for ...

HERE THEY COME, Labour’s right wing – gunning for Corbyn, just as we predicted three days ago. Behind their current claims that Corbyn is soft on opposing anti-semitism is the recognition the only way the Right can regain control of ...

FAILED LABOUR LEADERSHIP contender Owen Smith MP has reminded us how uninspiring he was as a candidate – and what a lacklustre Labour Leader he would have made. As the candidate chosen by Labour’s right wing to mount an “anyone ...