by Christopher Nye | Jan 25, 2019
Theresa May came under more pressure to extend article 50 yesterday, as the leaders of the UK’s two biggest unions told her to delay Brexit. Both Unite’s Len McCluskey and Unison’s Dave Prentis, had separate meetings with the prime minister, explaining how...
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by Christopher Nye | Jan 25, 2019
On Wednesday, House speaker Nancy Pelosi told Trump that she would block him from delivering his State of the Union address in the House of Representatives chamber in Congress until the government has reopened. After insisting he would still deliver the address on 29...
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by Christopher Nye | Jan 25, 2019
Things are going from bad to worse for the eurozone’s economy at present, with the German manufacturing PMI reading dropping to 49.9 in January from 51.5 in December. The markets had been expecting a more modest dip to 51.3. The news is extremely disconcerting as any...
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by Christopher Nye | Jan 25, 2019
There are increased calls for an article 50 extension which would delay Brexit, albeit temporarily. With only 63 days until the UK is scheduled to leave the EU, Parliament is still undecided on what type of deal to try and agree with the EU. The Parliamentary vote...
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by Christopher Nye | Jan 24, 2019
Yesterday, there were reports that Democrats on the House oversight committee have launched an investigation into Trump’s use of security clearances. They said that there have been ‘grave breaches’ in the process and it will be interesting to see what, if anything, is...
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