Tag Archives: Jeremy Corbyn

Unable to Brexit, May Will Exit

The British Conservative Party, enraged by what a dog’s breakfast Prime Minister Theresa May has made of Brexit negotiations, will have a no-confidence vote on her tonight: Theresa May vowed to fight with ‘everything I’ve got’ today after a Tory … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 16, 2018

Welcome to the Friday before Thanksgiving! I hope you have your family gathering, gluttony and/or shopping plans all laid out. I tend to avoid Black Friday sales unless I happen to be near a used bookstore. (And speaking of booksales, … Continue reading →

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Labour Live Is Merely Pining for the Fjords

There’s a “Labour Live” event going on North London right now. It evidently hasn’t been a huge success: LABOUR Live – the troubled Glastonbury-style festival where the party was hoping to recreate the success of their rousing General Election rallies … Continue reading →

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Theresa May Screws Up

Despite having an absolute majority in Parliament, Prime Minister Theresa May gambled she could increase Tory numbers in Parliament, strengthen her hand in Brexit negotiations, and KO the Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour Party by calling a snap election. The result: the … Continue reading →

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UK: Tories Clean Up, Labour Crushed

Here’s a story that isn’t getting much play on this side of the pond. The UK held it’s regular yearly local council elections May 4, which fell in advance of Theresa May’s national snap election coming June 8. The Tories … Continue reading →

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UK PM Theresa May Calls Early Elections

This is unexpected (at least to me): UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced a plan to call a snap general election on June 8, despite the ruling Tories already having won an absolute parliamentary majority in 2015. Her statement: I … Continue reading →

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The Knives Comes Out For Corbyn

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 →

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

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 →

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LinkSwarm for September 29, 2015

Another LinkSwarm. And if you’re live in Austin, don’t forget the meetup/blogshoot on October 10th. Theory: The people flooding into Europe are innocent families of refugees fleeing war. Reality: “young men [heaving] rocks at the authorities and showing up on … Continue reading →

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“The left is why they leave the left”

When you start grabbing a third pull quote from a piece is when you realize that it needs a post of its own. Such is the case with this Nick Cohen piece on why Jeremy Corbyn’s election has finally forced … Continue reading →

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