Sunak and Javid both resign from the Cabinet
Rishi Sunak (Chancellor) and Sajid Javid (Health Secretary), have both resigned from their Cabinet posts this evening. Their resignations are similar to Oliver Dowden’s in the latter part of June. These resignations were made in light of a recent letter from Lord MacDonald the former Permanent Secretary to the Foreign Office. In it, he made […]
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Cassidy Hutchinson’s Misstatements, Hearsay, and Utter Fabrications About Jan. 6
LONDON—According to Mr. Google, I am 3,430 miles from home. It’s nice to be back in London, though I’m sorry to report that my visit was occasioned by the funeral of an old and dear friend. (By “old friend” incidentally, I mean that we had been friends a long time, not that he was old.) […]
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Nearly 2 Dozen GOP States Are Trying to Use COVID Relief Funds for Tax Cuts
Republican leaders in nearly two dozen U.S. states are attempting — potentially in violation of federal law — to use coronavirus relief funds approved by Congress last year to finance tax cuts instead of devoting the money to combating the ongoing pandemic and its economic consequences. The Washington Post reportedTuesday: GOP officials work to overturn […]
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GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Said It Was Time to “Move On” Hours After Shooting
Six people were killed and dozens were injured less than two hour after the incident. in a mass shooting during a parade in Highland Park, Illinois, Darren Bailey, the Republican candidate for governor in the state’s 2022 election, said that it was time to “move on” and continue Fourth of July celebrations elsewhere. Bailey, a […]
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COVID Policies Should Be Decided by Public Health Agencies, Not Corporations
The grinding two-plus years of the pandemic have yielded outsize benefits for one company — Pfizer — making it both highly influential and hugely profitable as COVID-19 continues to infect tens of thousands of people and kill hundreds each day. The drugmaker’s success in developing COVID drugs has given it unusual weight in U.S. health […]
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“Hell on Earth” Used to Be a Bold Metaphor. Now It’s Our Potential Future.
Recent weeks have seen a reenergized right-wing Supreme Court struck downA New York law that restricts the carrying of concealed weapons is nearly 100 years old. on abortion. The January 6th Committee has been showing graphic televised detail on how our previous president tried to subvert 2021’s election. The inflation continues to run wild; gas […]
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Spencer defends ‘disturbing allegations’ of No. 10
In an urgent question, cabinet minister Michael Ellis defended what deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner described as “disturbing allegations”. It is alleged that prime minister Boris Johnson knew about former minister Pincher’s misconduct on appointing him to the ministerial role he held until last week. Spencer encouraged MPs to “act fairly” given that “there is […]
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It’s a no brainer: prioritise public services over more politicians
Cost-of-living up. War in Ukraine. 1-in-5 Welsh NHS patients are on the waiting list. Low wages. School performance stagnant. Worker farms are being demolished. The never-ending housing crisis. Covid recovery. It could take generations to solve the challenges facing Wales. A government that is focused and courageous to tackle them head-on is needed. You can […]
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Johnson briefed ‘in-person’ over Pincher allegations
Lord McDonald has claimed today that Boris Johnson was briefed “in-person” over sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Pincher. The former head of the diplomatic service says Johnson was made aware of the claims prior to Pincher’s reshuffle from the foreign office to the whips office in February. In a letter addressed to parliament’s standards committee […]
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Universities vow to tackle pandemic grade inflation
England’s universities have taken a vow to reverse pandemic grade inflation in the first and 2.1 degree ranges. In a first of its kind statement Universities UK (UUK) and GuildHE members have committed to return to pre-pandemic levels of ‘upper’ degree classification by 2023. The pandemic caused unique circumstances to make it difficult for students […]
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