Category Archives: vindictiveness
The Brexit vote wasn’t democracy in action. It was populist ignorance on a grand scale.
No-one else seems to be saying this, so I will. Way back in 1988 – when the Thatcher government passed the …
Hedge fund fatcats set to gain £250m a year from Brexit
Hedge fund managers are set to earn as much as £250m a year if the UK leaves the EU: Hedge fund …
The Great EU Debate: Boris Johnson vs Boris Johnson
Here it is – the great EU referendum debate featuring two of the finest debaters on opposite sides of the …
Transparency International slams Cameron on corruption: “UK must get its own house in order”
In an extraordinary statement, anti-corruption organisation Transparency International has told David Cameron he must do more to combat corruption in his …
Please support my application for Young Banker of the Year 2016
Every year the Chartered Banker Institute holds a competition to find the Young* Banker of the Year. So I’ve just sent …
Brexit ‘Business for Britain’ campaign website secretly advertising illegal drugs from China
Oh dear. The Brexit campaign’s Business for Britain website is secretly advertising the sale of illicit drugs from China. A quick look …
Zac Goldsmith campaign in meltdown as Tory activist labels it disgraceful, patronising, ugly, divisive
A former Tory parliamentary candidate has turned on her own party’s London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith, calling his campaign “disgraceful”, …
Tory cabinet minister John Whittingdale accused in prostitution scandal – UK press accused of cover-up
Tory Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has been accused of being involved in a sex scandal. Any sex scandal involving a …
PR boss – arrested for inciting racial hatred – ran campaign for Sky News presenter
A boss of a PR agency – who was arrested after allegedly tweeting he had confronted a Muslim woman about …
Brexit campaign appoints tinfoil hat climate change denier who wants to scrap NHS as director
The two main Brexit campaigns seem to have a talent for attracting some extremely dodgy people. Now the Grassroots Out campaign …
Lifelong Tory activist quits party over Osborne budget and sabotages website
The official website of the Conservative Disability Group has been sabotaged by a disabled Tory activist who has quit the …
Labour MP throws boss of dodgy poverty charity out of parliament
Labour MP Stella Creasy has had the head of a charity thrown out of parliament – after he shrugged when he was tackled …
Crisis for Tories as Conservative Party now seen as more divided than Labour
The latest YouGov opinion poll shows voters now think the Tories are more divided than Labour: It’s one of the …
Former Romney aide claims Donald Trump thinks his own supporters are “right-wing crazies”
Mitt Romney’s former personal aide Garrett Jackson claimed on Twitter last night that during one meeting between Trump and Romney, Trump referred to his own supporters …
How the Tories are changing the “lives of the poorest and most vulnerable in society“
NASA spent around £0.5 billion to send its New Horizons spacecraft to Pluto. The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan …
Tory Party breaks out in open civil war within hours of Cameron announcing deal
There are so many Tory Party members openly arguing on various media about Cameron’s EU deal, it’s impossible to show all of it. Here are …
Yet more dodgy people supporting Brexit: now it’s a tax-dodging fat cat hedge fund
Last week it was the utterly odious Philip Davies MP along with right-wing nutcakes the Freedom Association supporting Brexit … … …
The Sun re-employs disgraced journalist branded ‘Bigot of the Year’ by mental health charity
A couple of days ago, the Sun ran a story – story being the operative word here – about a pub …
Jeremy Hunt – TIMELINE OF SHAME
In normal circumstances, openly calling for the dismantling of the NHS would usually exclude someone from being put in charge of it. …
Zac “I can’t be bought” Goldsmith bought by Tory donor for £35,000
Tory candidate for London Mayor Zac Goldsmith likes to boast (somewhat like Donald Trump) that he’s so rich he can’t be …
Cameron’s immigration ‘clampdown’ branded a farce as police arrest Shakespearean scholar
Cameron’s attempts to make himself and his government look tough on immigration have reached farcical levels. In a bizarre action involving immigration …
Not just Jeremy Corbyn – senior Tories also think ditching Trident might be a good idea
Perhaps the Cameron government should be more careful before labelling Jeremy Corbyn a national security ‘threat’ just for saying Trident should be scrapped. …
French magazine proves Farage lied about the so-called assassination attempt
Nigel Farage claims that he was the victim of an assassination attempt. But now French magazine Libération has interviewed the mechanics …
UK government doesn’t exactly slam Saudi Arabia for mass beheadings: says it’s “disappointed”
The UK government has given its official reaction to the news that Saudi Arabia has executed 47 people – including …
Why hasn’t Unilever fired alleged Tory bully Mark Clarke? It’s what he wants.
Senior Tory Mark Clarke was expelled from the party after allegations of bullying which resulted in the tragic suicide of a …
Cameron in tax clampdown on self-employed: while letting big business (and himself) off the hook
The Tories are clamping down on struggling small businesses and the self-employed … Scrap plans forcing self employed & small …
Tory MP: fracking under national parks “opportunity of our lifetimes”
The Cameron government voted yesterday to allow fracking under our national parks and other protected areas. One MP who voted …
Daily Mail backs EDL Tommy Robinson’s new far-right movement Pegida
(not satire – it’s the Daily Mail!) The founder of the far-right English Defence League Tommy Robinson has announced he …
Lib Dem ‘Spot the Difference’ Competition
Can you spot it? December 01, 2015 Lib Dem leader Tim Farron explains why he will be supporting air strikes in …
