Updated: 2023-06-30 08:11:00
The Independent reports on more turmoil within the Conservative Party, which they describe as a civil war, claiming Rishi Sunak is struggling to manage the unruly elements in his own party. The paper says that Boris Johnson's most loyal allies, including Nadine Dorries and Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, are causing yet more trouble for the Prime Minister - and could even face suspension from parliament for their roles in a "disturbing" campaign to undermine the privileges committee. Meanwhile, Sunak also faces Tory divisions on small boats, after the Rwanda policy was ripped apart by High Court judges who decided it was ...
Updated: 2023-06-29 23:40:15
Five principal authority council by-elections this week and, hooray, a full set of Lib Dem candidates. A pair of contests in Labour-held seats in London saw chunky swings to the Lib Dems in both: Newington (Southwark) Council By-Election Result: LAB: 57.6% (-5.3) LDM: 27.9% (+15.4) GRN: 9.0% (-6.2) CON: 5.6% (-3.9) Labour HOLD. Changes w/ 2022. — Election Maps UK (@ElectionMapsUK) June 29, 2023
Updated: 2023-06-29 08:10:31
Rees-Mogg and Dorries are people with a high contempt for democracy and the opinions of 'lesser mortals'. People like that in all Parties at all levels must be removed from office to clean up the whole of the body politic. ... Continue reading →
Updated: 2023-06-29 07:19:00
Last week, I argued that raising interest rates was no longer the fix-all solution for high inflation rates because oujt-of-control prices were not being led by demand, but by costs. Now the Independent reports that the Bank of England's chief economist has reinforced that point of view, by admitting that the bank's forecasting model has become "unworkable" during Britain's current inflation crisis. The paper says that Huw Pill has conceded that the central bank's model had produced misleading forecasts which failed to assess the ongoing impacts of the Ukraine war on prices and wages: Speaking at the European Central Bank ...
