“Who leaked that to you?” he asked. I said I couldn’t give him that information. He responded by threatening to fire the entire White House communications staff. “What I’m going to do is, I will eliminate everyone in the comms… Read More ›
Politics
Bung Parliament
tweeted by Brian May.
The longer this goes on…
… the more I think numbers like this make no difference. Tweeted by Nick Gourevitch.
‘Oh, Jeremy Corbyn!’
Is it just me or will he almost certainly be our Prime Minister at some point this year?
We need to talk about Diane Abbott. Now.
Diane was first elected as an MP in 1987, the year before I was born. She has been dedicated to serving the British public for longer than I have even been alive. Hold that thought. Understand it. Diane was the… Read More ›
Will The General Election Influence Your Digital Life?
Many British readers of OxGadgets will be heading to the polls on Thursday this week to vote for the party of their choice. There are so many hot topics covered in the manifestos and plenty of voters will be on… Read More ›
It would be easy to be consumed by fury and hatred and bile
Brendan Cox spent the morning of 16 June 2016 working on the research project as normal, for an international campaign organisation called Purpose, and was on his way to lunch with his colleague when his phone rang. It was his… Read More ›
We’re All Gonna Die
The world is a vampire, and politics is hell. On the We’re All Gonna Die podcast, premiering today, the Daily Dot staff complains about the world. Come with us as we dissect the viral political news of the week. Straight… Read More ›
There is no weather
Instead of addressing this problem, the proposed budget released by the Trump administration late last month would exacerbate the tempest. Overall, the President’s budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sought $1.06 billion for the National Weather Service, down… Read More ›
It really is 2017
President Donald Trump has announced that the US is withdrawing from the 2015 Paris climate agreement. He said moves to negotiate a new “fair” deal that would not disadvantage US businesses and workers would begin. Mr Trump said during last… Read More ›