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Abbott comments on BBCQT scandal – and it’s dynamite
As the SKWAWKBOX reported earlier, last night’s BBC Question Time programme has become mired in scandal after audience members reported that the pre-show warm-up involved hostility and jokes about Shadow […]
BBC dismisses Question Time Abbott abuse scandal
The BBC has been accused by several members of its Question Time audience – including one who works for an MP – of mockery and abuse toward guest Diane Abbott during […]
Birmingham Council cancels Acas meeting with unions re bin strike because not ready
Birmingham City Council (BCC) is embroiled in a dispute with the Unite and Unison unions over BCC’s extra payment to GMB members among its refuse collectors who did not participate […]
Excl: leaked email reveals govt preparations for hard Brexit – and no Plan B
A leaked Civil Service email obtained by the SKWAWKBOX has exposed the government’s scramble to find resources for a hard Brexit – and the Civil Service’s recognition that Theresa May […]
Told you so: new Brexit vote 29 Jan, not 3 days from last one
When Dominic Grieve’s amendment to the government’s ‘Business of the House’ motion passed last week, the SKWAWKBOX advised its readers that the amendment was not binding on the government and […]
Drama and confusion in Sandwell as councillor’s trial reinstated
As the SKWAWKBOX reported on Tuesday, the trial of Sandwell councillor Bob Piper on charges of racially aggravated harassment was called off at the eleventh hour, after Piper accepted a […]
Video: Gardiner excellent on Brexit in spite of constant Sky interruptions
Labour’s Barry Gardiner has long been on of Labour’s star media performers – earning him cult-hero status during the 2017 general election campaign. He tolerates no nonsense, pulls interviewers up […]
When poll not commissioned by PV campaign, ‘new ref’ results tell VERY different story
Centrists pushing the campaign for a so-called “people’s vote” (PV) have made much of a poll conducted by them to support their claim that support for a new EU referendum […]
As media and centrists parrot Tory attack lines, May’s ‘talks’ exposed as sham
As the Theresa May tries desperately to shore up her credibility this morning after scraping through a no-confidence vote thanks only to a ‘bunged’ DUP, there’s a concerted push by […]
Video: Barnier destroys claim Corbyn can’t renegotiate Brexit – “EU immediately ready”
All too typically, the Establishment media including the BBC reacted to Theresa May’s narrow escape – thanks only to a ‘bung’-driven DUP – from a vote of no confidence in […]