Vince Cable gives it both barrels: "Our secular and liberal values; our diverse society; our democratically elected government. All are antithetical to the Trump clan. We need to understand that the sentimental nonsense about the special relationship is over. We are under attack." "Trump's potential kompromat combines with his cultural-political alignment with kleptocracy and dictatorship that makes him a Russian agent of influence. This was played out in ghastly detail in the 28 February meeting in the White House. In considering our response to America's abandonment of the West, we need to be realistic about its leadership." Arthur Snell says ...
The Express and Star reports: Councillor Andrew Tromans, who was elected Labour member for Wollaston and Stourbridge Town at the election in May last year, has announced he will be sitting with the Liberal Democrat group on Dudley Council from Monday (March 3). He had previously left the Labour Party to sit as an independent before now joining the Liberal Democrats. Sign up to get the latest news and analysis
This just in from our Trivia Desk...The black British soul group Sweet Sensation topped the singles chart in 1974 with Sad Sweet Dreamer. One of its member, St Clair Palmer, is the great uncle of Chelsea and England's Cole Palmer. That's certainly our Trivial Fact of the Day. As far as I can make out, St Clair is second from the right in the front row in the video above. Later. This story was widely reported this week, but the Daily Mail had it last year and also revealed that St Clair Palmer later became an actor and appeared in ...
Welcome to my summary of the latest national voting intention polls for the next general election, along with party leadership ratings. If you'd like to find out more about how polls work, how reliable they are and how to make sense of them, check out my book, Polling UnPacked: the History, Uses and Abuses of Political Opinion Polls, or sign up for my weekly email, The Week in Polls: General election voting intention polls PollsterConLabLDGrnRefLab leadFieldwork Techne 22% (nc) 26% (+1) 13% (+1) 8% (+1) 25% (-1) +1% (vs Ref.) 26-27/2 GB Find Out Now 21% (+1) 23% (-1) 13% ...
I say "singing". I say "grace". I lie on both counts. The drummer ain't bad though.
The British Foreign Office set a low bar for Sir Keir Starmer's trip to America—Don't fall out with King Donald. He succeeded. That is not to say that substantive issues were not discussed. They were and included: Tariffs – and the possibility, nay probability, of reviving the Johnson era US-UK trade deal that could exempt Britain from the crippling tariffs that Trump has threatened to impose on the EU. The Chagos Islands – Trump is inclined to go along with the British position. And Ukraine – On this top of the agenda item Sir Keir failed. Trump was immovable – ...
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February 28, 2025 may well go down in history as the day that the Western Alliance ended and the world was suddenly thrown into an unknown future by a White House bully and his initialled sidekick. The undynamic duo's treatment of the president of a country which has sacrificed thousands upon thousands of lives in the cause of the protection of the West shamed the United States and countries who have been in alliance with America. "Say thank you. Say thank you," shouted J.D. Vance when he should have been thanking Zelensky for the ultimate sacrifices his countrymen and women ...
Dundee's Heritage and Nature; The Impact of Industrialisation on Nature Dundee Heritage Trust, who run Discovery Point and Verdant Works, have partnered with International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) to launch its latest photography competition and advises as follows : "We're calling for images showing 'The Impact of Industrialisation on Nature' in Dundee. Whether it's a photograph of nature reclaiming the city's industrial fabric, wild weather conditions or scenes of change, the competition looks to capture the effects of industry on climate. It is free to enter. Entries close at 12 noon on Monday 10th March 2025. Winning images ...
