I guess I'm a racist now...
aka The Games Social Conservatives Play
Engage, Entrap and Have Others Destroy
Yesterday I was accused of stoking racist sentiment by some guy on Twitter who goes by the handle joelcomm. He said “Relax. Breathe. Everything is going to be alright.” To which I replied, “only if you’re rich, white and voted for Trump.” He then replied, “That’s a racist statement if I ever . . .
And that's it....
Mr Trump has struck blow against the establishment.
The billionaire (maybe) convinced the over-looked Americans to win the Presidency. This person who has threatened Mexico, the Federal Reserve Chairwoman and his political opponents will become the President of the United States, Commander-in-Chief of the world’s most powerful armed . . .
Why Trump has killed conservatism.
Short Story:
The Ku Klux Klan endorsed Donald Trump. that really should be enough but, if you want to know more, read on.
LONG STORY
This week hundreds of millions of Americans will cast a vote for billionaire Donald Trump. As the official candidate of the Republican party Mr Trump now represents the . . .
Comey's Dagger
Why Comey's announcement has all the trappings of a political hit
High Level + High Visibility + Low Information = Political Hit
On Friday 28 October, the director of the FBI, James Comey announced that he was re-opening an investigation in to emails associated with Hillary Clinton.
The headlines burned across social media and news outlets. The question was renewed. What had she done now? . . .
The Question That No One Is Asking
Last Friday the British Pound dropped to $1.1378 to the Dollar. The drop in the currency sent shock waves throughout the world. Despite the slight recovery on the day, the Pound did not recover from the initial hit. Today the Pound is trading at $1.24 to the Dollar
Throughout the day commentators were trying to explain why the Pound . . .
Show Me Your Papers!
Today, at the height of the Tory conference, one headline rules the papers.
Firms Must List Foreign Workers
Where do you even start with this?
The Government, via the Home Secretary, has proposed that every business in the UK must list the amount of foreign workers that work for them. The idea is that, every . . .
The Great Repeal Act
WHAT?!
If Teresa May just fired the starting gun to Brexit, what the hell was the referendum about?
Here’s a bit of wonk-ness.
Announcing that you will repeal legislation is not the starting gambit on the way to leaving the EU. In fact, it raises more questions. For example, the European Communities Act 1972(ECA72) repealed the . . .
Cover image credit: http://Christopher Mullins-Silverstein
