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Who’s To Blame For Theresa May’s Meltdown – And Where Will It End?

 via The ConversationThe departures of David Davis and Boris Johnson clearly rip apart what appeared to be the makings of a fragile Brexit ceasefire among some of the big players in the Conservative Party. That ceasefire has now collapsed into open conflict and chaos. And while it’s foolhardy to make any firm predictions at the moment, it’s clear that May has a major crisis on her hands.


Theresa May’s Brexit speech

Examining Theresa May’s Brexit Speech

John Bruton | On March 2, British Prime Minister Theresa May delivered a key speech on the United Kingdom’s future relationship with the European Union. My first reaction was that the UK is going to put itself and other EU countries through a lot of trouble just so it can leave the union and then rejoin it in selected areas.


Theresa May repeats Alexis Tsipras’ mistake

Theresa May Repeats Alexis Tsipras’ Mistake

Nick Ottens via Atlantic Sentinel | When Greece resisted demands for spending cuts from its creditors last year, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appealed to the president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, for talks with the other 27 heads of government. Theresa May clearly hasn’t learned Tsipras’ lesson.


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Utilities meet May and Puigdemont

Carax Alphavalue | Mrs May’s talk of energy price controls sent the UK sector into a downward spin. The Catalan mess also pushed sharply down the Spanish utilities’ share prices. The only surprise is that it took three days for markets to react to the Spanish risks.


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UK pay gap might indeed outpace that of European peers

Carax Alphavalue |Since she took office in July last year, UK Prime Minister Theresa May has shown she wants to get tough with the country’s big businesses. May believes there is an increasing gap between what large companies pay their workforce and what they pay their bosses.


PM Theresa May wins election without majority

Conservative May wins elections but not majority to negotiate Brexit

Theresa May will remain Prime Minister with 313 seats but far from the 326 needed to have majority and negotiate a hard Brexit. However, they could probably count on the support of eight unionists from Northern Ireland. Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour win 261 seats, which means 29 up agaisnt last elections, but with no possibilities to form a government.




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Four Reasons to Doubt UK Conservatives Will Win In Landslide

David Downing via Atlantic Sentinel | Last week marked the last prime minister’s questions before the British election in June and seems a good place to examine the reasons Theresa May might be less secure that she seems. While her Conservative Party is 21 points ahead of Labour in the polls — its biggest lead in almost a decade — there are four reasons to doubt it will stay there.