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Merely looking at this picture, everyone in it seem to have one thing in common, they are all looking into the sky, thrilled by the military display at the G7 summit. Ironically there’s in hardly anything in common amongst these world leaders. From left to right is newly elected French president Emmanuel Macron, next to him is Donald Trump who needs no introduction, following him is another Donald, the European Council President Donald Tusk, followed by the British Prime Minister Theresa May then The President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker. Looking at the smiles on their faces you could be deceived these are all friends no foes but take a look at their body language and it won’t take much difficulty discerning the pretence and power struggle. Donald Trump is like a King amongst them, who loves to be worshiped and bowed to, he is threatening to pull out from the Paris Accord that his predecessor put pen to paper to, not surprisingly though because it’s been one of the highlights of his campaign and he has never hidden his unbelief of the concept behind climate change. He is a nationalist who wants to put his country first albeit for the wrong reasons, in contrast, both the president of the European Commission and European Council are antagonist of Nationalism, hence have vowed to fight tooth and nail to ensure The UK is not better off outside the Union which the lady standing close to them, The British PM has is determined to make success of.

Donald Trump’s brave derelict of the world order is condemnable as well as commendable. This is because for the first time, or atleast in modern society, someone is standing up against a few people who empowered them self to dictate to the rest of us, albeit for the right reasons. The world has no doubt been changing before now but this sort of change is unprecedented and I think it would only get interesting from here on as we continue to see world leaders tussle power amongst themselves, who will blink first?

Ben Brown was interviewing BBC Political Editor, Norman Smith about Labour’s manifesto when the woman walked into the interview and said “absolutely fantastic”. Ben has seen twitted that it was unintentional pushing her by the breast. Oh me!

His election victory was barely a week when he decided to put pen to paper and tender his resignation. 72 year old Sandy Cooper was one of the three elected members representing Elgin North. He has now been criticised for the cost implications for taxpayers as it is believed a by-election would cost around £25,000.

The letter said he had taken the decision after “careful consideration” and apologised for the inconvenience and cost implications. A by-election will take place at a date yet to be decided. During his campaign for the office, Mr Cooper promised £1,000 of his annual authority salary to each of five schools in his ward if elected but it appears that’s a promise he would now have to break. Mr Cooper was accused of lying to the electorate about not being a member of a political party but he had stood for elections on the platform of the Conservative party in the 90s.

Affinity Water, a company which supplies water to some part of England have told 3.6 million customers in south-east England have been told to save water, because of a lack of rainfall.

Continue reading “Water shortage in South-East England” →

Donald Manford fell ill and collapsed while counting of votes continued on Thursday. The newly re-elected councillor said the “shock of the result” overwhelmed him and his health took a hit.

The Barra and South Uist candidate however received treatment from Paramedics who were called to the Stornoway counting centre.

The SNP councillor is understood to have suffered chest pain. He has since been released from Western Isles Hospital. Continue reading “Re-elected SNP councillor collapses during count of ballot” →

The General Teaching Council of Scotland is investigating allegations that a head teacher threatened a parent and badly scolded a young student. Elizabeth Manley risks being struck off if the allegations are proven to be true.

Further allegations against the head teacher are that she encouraged a decline of the school’s ethics as well as as intimidating staff. It’s been reported that she screamed “if you are not going to work you can go home, we do not want children like you in this school” at a child.

The head teacher is also been accused of making a boy stand in front of his class and told his fellow students to vote on whether or not she should send him home or give him another chance.

Staff at the Aberdeenshire school have also complained that she is scary, intimidating and unapproachable. She allegedly called a parent at home and spoke to her in an “aggressive and threatening manner”. It is claimed that most of the incidents happened within the spate of 3 years.

Basically, Child Tax Credit is help from government to parents of children under 16 to go towards the cost of upbringing. This payment is however to be limited to two children per household with an exception for a child born as a result of “non-consensual conception”. This is the so-called ‘rape clause’.
It states that a woman can claim for a third or subsequent child if it was conceived “as a result of a sexual act which you didn’t or couldn’t consent to” or “at a time when you were in an abusive relationship, under ongoing control or coercion by the other parent of the child”.
A woman cannot claim this exemption if she lives with the other parent of the child.
However, it states she can qualify whether or not there has been a court case or conviction of a criminal offence.
Many people have criticised the requirement including the First Minister on the backdrop that women should not be subjected to such requirements to prove rape before they can get help towards the upbringing of their child. What do you think guys, is it a wrong policy or good intention gone bad?

MSPs have condemned changes to child tax credits and a controversial provision known as the “rape clause”.
UK government welfare reforms cut child tax credit and Universal Credit for third or subsequent children.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon led a Holyrood debate saying parliament should be “fundamentally opposed” to the two-child policy.
However, Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson defended the plans on grounds of financial responsibility.
The welfare changes, which were announced in 2015 and came into effect from 6 April, limit tax credits to the first two children in a family, with exceptions for adoptions, those involved in kinship care and for children born as a result of “non-consensual conception”.
The terms of the latter exemption have proved controversial, with protest rallies held in Glasgow and Edinburgh and fiery exchanges in the Holyrood chamber.
These continued in the Scottish government-led debate, which saw a series of impassioned speeches – including one where Kezia Dugdale silenced the chamber by reading out an email from a rape victim.

Ms Sturgeon’s motion for the debate read that parliament should be “fundamentally opposed to the UK government’s imposition of the two-child limit”, as it “will push families into poverty”.
It also “utterly condemns the disgraceful and repugnant ‘rape clause'”, saying the policy is “unfair, unequal, morally unacceptable and deeply harmful to women and their children and a fundamental violation of women’s human rights”.

Source:BBC

Paedophile Adam Johnson has been caught boasting that he has bedded two famous TV stars in his latest prison video shame.

The shameless former Sunderland and Man City winger, 29, named two well-known celebrities he had “banged” during a chat with fellow inmates.

Johnson is serving six years at Moorland jail in Doncaster for grooming and sexual abusing a 15-year-old girl.

The disgraced ex-footballer has shown little remorse for his crimes but frequently tried to portray himself as the victim since his career fell apart.

Original article mirror.co.uk

The BBC host launched an attack on Gina Miller accusing her of trying to do whatever it takes to stop Brexit having won the Supreme Court case that decided that the Prime Minister Theresa May cannot trigger Article 50 without Parliament’s consent. Mrs Miller have not hidden her pro EU disposition, since the Referendum she has done everything in her power to halt the proces

She appeared on the BBC’s This Week having announced she will be crowdfunding her latest anti-Brexit project – having raised more than £180,000 in two days.