First Round of Conservative Party Leadership Election

In the First Round of the Conservative Party Leadership Election, Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom are the two candidates with more votes in the PCP.

More rounds will follow until there are two candidates standing.

The two candidates standing will take part in another ballot in which Conservative Party members will vote to chose the next leader.

In the Labour Party, Angela Eagle was reportedly the challenger to stand in a Leadership Election. Possibly I stand, Maybe I stand, Perhaps I stand and Eventually I might stand are some of the slogans that would be used by Angela Eagle even, if or possibly she stands to challenge Jeremy Corbyn.

I wonder if Labour Party members have reasons to worry about such hesitant potential new Labour Party Leader.

Having done what he aimed to do, Nigel Farage resigned as UKIP Leader

For more than twenty years, Nigel Farage was a household name. His name is clearly identified with the aim of leaving the European Union.

Having achieved what he set out to do, Nigel Farage resigned as Leader of UKIP.

Now, it is the duty of Parliament to implement what the British Electorate decided on June 23rd, 2016.

Those marching on the streets claim that those who supported Leave are uneducated, ignorant, racists, bigots, xenophobes, et cetera. They don't have the capacity to understand that they are talking about more than 17 million people in Britain of which 1 million are in Scotland where 38% voted for Leave.

Now, this is the issue. The Referendum was not a Scottish Referendum. It wasn't an English Referendum, a Welsh Referendum or a Northern Irish Referendum. It was a United Kingdom Referendum and each vote carried the same weight. Therefore, those calling voters who supported Leave ignorant should look at the own knowledge of mathematics because 51.9% and one million votes difference is a sizeable majority in favour of Leave. What is more, with few exceptions the map of the United Kingdom was blue, the colour chose to represent the votes for Leave.

The proviso is that should Government and/or Parliament ignore the decision of the British Electorate, the matter will not be decided peacefully.

George Osborn asked Wolfang Schäuble to threaten United Kingdom

Wolfang Schäuble stated in an interview that British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne asked him to threaten Britain.

This is absolutely extraordinary and puts very much into question the moral fibre of both George Osborne and Wolfang Schäuble.

This is happening when Jean Claude Juncker, Martin Schultz and Wolfang Schäuble himself are facing an uncertain future.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is highly critical of the actions of Jean Claude Juncker that is being reported as behaving in a very autocratic manner, behaviour that polarised public opinion against the EU project.

A then UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom was not far off the mark when talking in the EU Parliament addressing Martin Schultz said "Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer" referring to the way the EU is being run.

The fact that George Osborne asked a member of the German government to threaten Britain is beyond belief.

Harassment, Bigotry and Racism are neither Nationalism nor Patriotism

Harassment is neither Nationalism nor Patriotism

For those who claim to stand for British Values and British Interests the message is very clear: bigotry, harassment and racist behaviour has nothing to do with British Values and British Interests.

Moreover, the claims of Nationalist political parties is that they want a Europe of Independent Nations working together in peace and harmony. Therefore, harassing and insulting European Nationals is a contradiction in terms with the aims of Nationalist political parties.

But most importantly, bigotry, harassment and racist behaviour are forms of criminal behaviour that shouldn't be tolerated anywhere and those involved in criminal behaviour should be countered and be made accountable for their acts. The UK Referendum on EU Membership was a legitimate and democratic exercise but it is not a licence to engage in criminal acts and Parliament must now implement the decision made by the British Electorate.

In the meantime, those EU citizens affected by the outcome of the UK Referendum on EU Membership must be told that they have rights. In fact, according to present UK legislation all EU Citizens are entitled to claim UK Residence Rights after five years of living and working the United Kingdom. Their rights are protected by UK Immigration Laws.

We must all live in an environment in which mutual respect is the rule. There will always be anti-social individuals that will use any opportunity to engage in anti-social behaviour. They must be countered, they must be arrested and made accountable.

Why is Margaret Oppenheimer afraid of a Leadership Election?

Why is Margaret Oppenheimer afraid of a Leadership Election in the Labour Party?

The head of the coup against Jeremy Corby is the Jewish MP for Barking and Dagenham who happens to be the heiress to the one of the richest steel producers in the world.

The rage against Jeremy Corbyn was on from day one when Jeremy Corbyn with the biggest majority in the history of the Labour Party became Labour Party Leader.

Jeremy Corbyn's campaigning against the Palestinian Holocaust and for the creation of a Free State of Palestine make him no friends in the Jewish cabal that supports the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza and that the takeover of more and more land in Palestine. Looking at the map of what used to be the State of Israel in 1948 and what is considered to be the State of Israel in 2016 it is easy to conclude that Adolf Hitler could have done it better. In fact, the Israeli government follows the principles states by Adolf Hitler in Mein Kampf: "if you can take it and keep it it is yours" and "the winner will not have to justify himself'". Brute force is used on a daily basis and even children are kept in adult prisons in the State of Israel in direct violation of all human rights treaties and human right legislation.

Who is against Jeremy Corbyn? The Jewish Lobby. The astonishing thing is that those who so much talk about Palestine and Human Rights support the coup against Jeremy Corbyn and use false pretences to attack him.

Zero Hour Contract companies paying employees with two months delay

We keep getting reports of companies employing staff on Zero Hour Contracts paying their employees with a two-month delay. In a country in which Members of Parliament employ staff on Zero Hour Contracts you have to the conclusion that exploitation has been legalised.

Some people are not even paid the minimum wage and they are forced to work on commission. I wonder what the Inland Revenue has to say about it or is has the Inland Revenue become a criminal organisation that works against the United Kingdom?

It is a disgraceful situation in a country in which the pensions deficit keeps growing and legislation has being going through Parliament to delay and delay the age of retirement. When are successive governments in the United Kingdom going to put a halt to exploitation?

Who are the ones bound to suffer most? Those who are facing desperate financial situations. If there ever was an example of a political system that isn't working, this is it. This is the clearest example of Slavery when people are under paid, paid late or made to work without pay.

Gove: Things that matter more than mere economics

Michael Gove

Michael Gove: Things that matter more than mere economics.

What became immediately evident in conversations with Michael Gove is that this is a Cromwell-like politician. Remembering debates in times of Oliver Cromwell, Oliver Cromwell was much less accommodating than other Members of Parliament when dealing with Charles I.

Oliver Cromwell gave options to Charles I to come to an agreement but in the end the actions of Charles I led to his decapitation in Banqueting House. Oliver Cromwell has a certain degree of flexibility but when the King waged war on his own subjects using German mercenaries that meant having crossed a red line.

My first impression - and everything is a matter of perception - is that Michael Gove is more about certain fundamentals indicating that the EU market is important insofar certain principles like legislative powers, border control and immigration are non negotiable. There are red lines. David Cameron had an open agenda to negotiate and went into negotiations wanted to get something that in the end he did not get. Michael Gove knows what he wants and if he doesn't get it then there is no point in any kind of negotiation.

What transpires is that with or without Common Market, countries in Europe will continue trading and that the actual costs of trading will be determine by a give and take process. Seven hundred thousand jobs in Germany depend of exporting cars to Britain. Any additional trading costs will hit both British consumers and German car factories because the said trading costs will reduce German competitive advantage by raising the cost when importing and buying German cars, something that German obviously does not want.

Angela Merkel's more conciliatory approach means one thing: Angela Merkel was seriously undermined in recent elections with Alternative für Deutshland making big gains. The news that the European Union will require Germany to increase its contribution to the European Union Budget and that the immigrant business will cost Germany not less than 72 billion Euros will not improve Angela Merkel's popularity with German voters and the country faces elections pretty soon.

Add to this the fact that not less than seven countries could end up having Referenda on EU membership within two years. The prospect of losing more members within two years starting a domino effect is very much in the minds of those running the European Union including Angela Merkel.

Only today it was revealed that the Austrian Constitutional Court has indicated that there must be a re-rerun of the recent Austrian Presidential Election. Geert Wilders heads the biggest party in Holland. Front National has a very serious chance of getting Marine Le Pen elected President of France. At this point in time, the European Union and those running would not be in a position to be harsh in any way, shape or form. Those who don't want to leave want changes that the EU might not be able nor willing to deliver.

So this is the political environment in which Michael Gove has decided to stand to lead the Conservative Party. Can Britain afford to ask for more concessions? Well, the EU's position is extremely shaky. As a matter of prided, the EU could decide to be harsh on Britain. As a matter of practically and pragmatism it is a vital interest for the EU to reach an agreement before a domino effect brings down the entire edifice with more countries joining Britain on the way out.