Category Archives: Elections

The Knives Comes Out For Corbyn

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Lawrence Person

After Brexit’s passage, Labour MPs decided to take their frustrations out on their own leader: A motion of no confidence in Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been passed by the party’s MPs. The 172-40 vote, which is not binding, follows … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Foreign Policy | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Texas vs. California Update for June 28, 2016

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Welcome to another Texas vs. California update! “California’s skyrocketing housing costs, taxes prompt exodus of residents.” “During the 12 months ending June 30, the number of people leaving California for another state exceeded by 61,100 the number who moved here … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Guns, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, unions, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Labour, Brexit, and the Left-Wing Revolt Against Global Elites

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Among the more interesting storylines to emerge after the Brexit vote was how Labour blew it. Despite having a leadership far more Europhilic and in favor of transnational statist government than even Tory insiders, Labour’s support of Remain was markedly … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Elections, Foreign Policy, Regulation | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Brexit Aftershocks

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Lawrence Person

It’s shaping up to be an interesting day: Tory Prime Minister David Cameron is resigning. “Mr Cameron announced shortly after 08:15 BST that he had informed the Queen of his decision to remain in place for the short term and … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Elections, Foreign Policy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Brexit Wins

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Lawrence Person

BBC News just called the election for Brexit. “UK votes to leave European Union with 309 out of 382 results declared.” No time to do instant-analysis tonight, but markets will undoubtedly be in panic-rollercoaster mode tomorrow. This will pass, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Foreign Policy | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Could Brexit Win? Update: Leave Up By 800,000 Votes

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Short answer: Yes. Medium Answer: Answer cloudy, ask again later. Early tidings were that “Remain” was polling ahead, enough so that even UKIP head Nigel Farage said it looked likely that Remain would pull out a win. But the “Leave” … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Foreign Policy | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

This Week in Clinton Corruption for June 23, 2016

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Lawrence Person

This week’s roundup of Clinton Corruption is being headlined by Guccifer 2.0 revelations. The stuff released so far is interesting, but (and I say this as someone who thinks Hillary Clinton should be in prison) pretty weak sauce. Oh sure, … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Democrats, Elections | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Pat Condell on the Brexit Vote

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Lawrence Person

In case you hadn’t noticed with all the jihad shooting and Hillary corruption and the GLAVEN, the UK is voting next week on whether or not to leave the EU. Here Pat Condell makes the case for Brexit. “[The EU’s] … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Foreign Policy, video | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

This Week in Hillary Clinton Corruption

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Looks like I’m going to have enough news to make this a regular weekly posting… “Saudi Arabia Has Funded 20% Of Hillary’s Presidential Campaign, Saudi Crown Prince Claims.” That, of course, is an addition to the already generous funds the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Jihad | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Jana Duty Hoist on Her Own Petard

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Dwight beat me to this story on Williamson County District Attorney Jana Duty being placed on probation for 18 months by the Texas bar, but I have a few additional bits of context for those coming in late on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Crime, Elections, Republicans | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment