The attacks on the Venezuelan government and attempts by the US and other countries to legitimise self-appointed ‘interim president’ Juan Guaido have continued as US motivations have become explicit, with […]
At the weekend, the SKWAWKBOX published a clear-cut case of disinformation about the situation in Venezuela – and showed that in spite of Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s claim that the […]
Theresa May’s slow and cautious ‘congratulations’ to Irish women on the abortion referendum result betrayed the quandary she faces because of her dependence on the DUP (Democratic Unionist Party) for […]
The Rev Ian Paisley was a larger than life, controversial figure in Northern Ireland who founded both the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) now supporting the Tory government, the Free Presbyterian […]
So, the Tories have – finally – reached an agreement with the DUP (Democratic Unionist Party). It’s a deal that costs us – British taxpayers – a billion pounds. The biggest […]
In a huge – and possibly mortal – blow for Tory hopes of delaying the collapse of their ‘weak and wobbly’ minority government, Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney […]
Sources in Northern Ireland have told the SKWAWKBOX that the main factor holding up a deal between the Tories and the DUP is the issue of boundary changes. The Tories want […]
As readers will know, the Tories have announced an agreement with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to allow them to govern as a minority with ‘confidence and supply’ support from […]
Word reached the SKWAWKBOX during the writing of this article that the Sun has been trailing that it’s ‘going big’ on Jeremy Corbyn at 10pm this evening. If it’s preparing […]
There’s an article in yesterday’s Herald that ought to be astonishing. It really ought to be. But it isn’t. The ‘Blairite’ faction of the PLP (Parliamentary Labour Party), or ‘right-whingers’ as I […]