South Africa in the news: May’s Flower Moon: How to see the last supermoon of 2020: From Southern Hemisphere locations such as Cape Town, South Africa, the full moon occurs at 12:45 p.m. local time (during the day). Moonrise is at 6:19 p.m. local time, and sunset is at 5:59 p.m., so …: “South Africa” …
Theresa May’s dog-whistle rhetoric on EU citizens jumping the queue – and its effect on my four-year-old: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock “Daddy, have we jumped the queue?” She looked at me with her big inquisitive eyes, a little confused and worried. Matilda is four and in reception class. She’s learning a lot of fascinating things at the moment, …
Theresa May’s Brexit deal: here’s how the factions want to rewrite it: After a week of high drama, even by the usual standards of Brexit, we find ourselves with something of a conundrum. On the one hand, no one in parliament seems to like the text of the Withdrawal Agreement that Theresa May has brought …
Theresa May’s Brexit deal is dead in the water – now what for Britain?: The contrast between what she said and the way she said it was stark. In a subdued, almost reticent way, Theresa May told the nation on the steps of 10 Downing Street on November 14 that she “believed with her head …
Chequers plan: why Theresa May’s Brexit blueprint is not quite dead: The informal meeting of EU leaders in Salzburg on September 19 and 20 was not intended to be primarily about the UK or Brexit. The EU faces serious challenges around internal security and migration that come much higher up the list of priorities for …
Who’s to blame for Theresa May’s meltdown – and where will it end?: When Theresa May gathered her cabinet at Chequers on July 6, it seemed she would face one of three possible outcomes. Perhaps least likely was the Cabinet agreeing on a detailed and realistic plan that would be acceptable to both Remainers and …
Theresa May’s speech proves she has learnt nothing from her disastrous election: PA/Joe Giddens Whether you are energised and enthused, or sick to death of post-Brexit politics, it would pay to give some attention to the last week of the British two party system’s national tour in Brighton and Manchester. Love it or loathe it, …
Theresa May’s snap election: did she forget Northern Ireland still doesn’t have a government?: When Theresa May called a snap election in the UK, I was reminded of an old truism of British politics: that there is complete lack of interest in what is going on in Northern Ireland. If the prime minister thought one …
How Theresa May’s government can help struggling families: In need of support. shutterstock.com Theresa May has come into office talking about people who are “just managing”, but find life tough. Similarly, then Labour Party leader Ed Miliband talked about the squeezed middle in the build-up to last year’s general election. These are families who are …