Jon O’Pompi rakes the muck on Portsmouth’s post-Brexit shenanigans. In a public statement designed to alleviate concern over public finances post-Brexit, Portsmouth City Council leader, Penguin McBarrel-On-Sticks revealed trade negotiations between Portsmouth and unnamed financial backers were [… read more ]
Maddie Wallace draws attention to the disturbing spike in racist and xenophobic incidents that has occurred since the EU referendum. This week I’ve been talking to my sons about racism. I don’t want to have [… read more ]
We present an almost considered opinion about the EU referendum from our columnist Sir Eugene Nicks QC, KBE, Policy Advisor to the All-Portsea Conservative, Regressive and Imperial Association (established 1799). I trust all Star & Crescent readers [… read more ]
Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been asking Pompey residents for their reasons to Remain or Leave the EU. Following on from yesterday’s referendum, here’s what they told us. Interestingly, we had more responses [… read more ]
After last week’s tough conversation with her two sons about consent and relationships, Pompey parent and writer Maddie Wallace raises the controversial issue of this week’s EU referendum. I sat down with my sons this [… read more ]
Luke Ludbrook weighs up a controversial proposal to tackle drink driving both nationally and locally. I’m working behind the bar at a Portsmouth wake – a routine part of my job. It’s early afternoon and the [… read more ]
Richard Peirce reports on the delivery to Portsmouth South MP Flick Drummond of a 3 million-strong European petition rejecting the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The sky was overcast and the autumn light fading as a group [… read more ]
Abigail Lofthouse investigates the rise of smaller parties in recent elections, ahead of GE 2015. With the build-up to the general election, it seems politics is stretching out from the centre. People are realising there [… read more ]
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