0 Have your say The attempt to oust Theresa May as leader of the Conservative Party was bound to fail from the start and was nothing but a meaningless distraction. They were doomed to fail from the start, they knew it, yet still they sallied forth to make a stand for Britain. Perhaps Jacob Rees-Mogg shed a patriotic tear as he put a cross in the box marked “I DO NOT HAVE confidence in Theresa May as Leader of the Conservative Party”.The trouble is that a guide to good governance is seldom, if ever, to be found in the pages of historical fiction. Fighting battles you know you are going to lose is not brave, it’s stupid, whether they are physical or political.So the failed attempt by a minority of Conservative MPs to unseat the Prime Minister – at a critical moment in the Brexit process – was nothing more than an utterly unhelpful distraction. The public will wake up today with May still in Downing Street, still struggling to win even … [Read more...] about Brexiteer fantasies are wrecking Britain – leader comment
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UK weather – Met Office forecasters warn Britain is in for long freezing winter as El Nino brings ‘Polar vortex’
BRITAIN could be in for a long freezing winter as an El Nino is building and may bring a "Polar vortex", the Met Office has warned. Forecasters say weather patterns indicate there could be a sudden plunge in temperature across the nation in the second half of winter. Met Office scientist Dr Jeff Knight said: "This year we have got a moderate El Nino event and when we have those what tends to happen is it favours more mild and wet and westerly weather in the early parts of winter. “Then it transitions later to a higher chance of cold and dry conditions." He continued: "We have seen some reasonable mild and wet weather in recent weeks, so that is at least consistent with it. “But we would expect that there is more chance as we go beyond Christmas.” El Nino, along with La Nina, are complex weather patterns caused by variations in ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific. The term describes the fluctuations in temperature between the ocean and … [Read more...] about UK weather – Met Office forecasters warn Britain is in for long freezing winter as El Nino brings ‘Polar vortex’
Northern Ireland exports to Britain plunge by 20%
Northern Ireland exports to Britain plunge by 20% - and sales to Republic rise by 16% BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Exports from Northern Ireland to Britain fell by 20% last year, while sales to the Republic increased by 16%, new economy data has revealed. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/northern-ireland-exports-to-britain-plunge-by-20-and-sales-to-republic-rise-by-16-37619643.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/article34821361.ece/74763/AUTOCROP/h342/2016-06-22_new_22174786_I2.JPG Email Exports from Northern Ireland to Britain fell by 20% last year, while sales to the Republic increased by 16%, new economy data has revealed. Sales to GB dropped for the first time on record by £2.9bn to £11.3bn in 2017. The Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) said the slump in sales was driven by “a substantial fall in sales” in the manufacturing sub sector of food, beverages and tobacco. The fall meant … [Read more...] about Northern Ireland exports to Britain plunge by 20%
Britain’s May to Face No-Confidence Vote by Lawmakers
A British Conservative Party official says Prime Minister Theresa May will face a no-confidence vote from party lawmakers. Graham Brady says the threshold of 48 letters from lawmakers needed to trigger a leadership vote has been reached. Brady chairs the party committee that oversees leadership contests. Many lawmakers have been growing angry with May over her handling of Brexit. If she loses the vote of party legislators, taking place on Wednesday evening, May must step down. If she wins, she can't be challenged again for a year. British Prime Minister Theresa May announced she has postponed a key parliamentary vote on Britain’s Brexit deal with the E.U. (Published Monday, Dec. 10, 2018) Copyright Associated Press … [Read more...] about Britain’s May to Face No-Confidence Vote by Lawmakers
Each day Theresa May stays in office heaps humiliation on Britain
Robin Harris Follow 12 December 2018 • 6:00am Anyone passing close to the Royal Chelsea Hospital cemetery, and who hears a mighty rumbling, need not fear an earth tremor – because that sound will surely be Margaret Thatcher turning in her grave. Mrs Thatcher, by the end of her career, wanted to get Britain out of the European Union. But she would never have thought it would be easy. The real difficulties involved in Brexit, she would have fully understood – having long experience of both – would come from the dangerous interaction of, on the one hand, ingrained European spite and, on the other, ingrained Conservative Party cowardice. Perhaps Theresa May has hidden qualities of which the world knows nothing. Perhaps she is kind to cats, or... To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles Subscriber-only events Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per … [Read more...] about Each day Theresa May stays in office heaps humiliation on Britain