Charlie Herbert

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Content Editor at The London Economic

Writer @Joe_co_uk with the odd cameo for @LondonEconomic | JOE Friday Pub Quiz curator | AVFC and Leicester Tigers fan and general sports nerd

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Articles

Press lobby handed 'journalism in a genocide' handbooks by Corbyn group

2 days ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Charlie Herbert

The Independent Alliance have handed out handbooks advising journalists what questions they should ask Keir Starmer about Gaza and the humanitarian crisis there. The books, titled ‘Journalism During a Genocide: a guide to holding the Prime Minister to account’ have been delivered to mainstream press outlets, and have also been spotted in the Parliament press lobby and across the Parliamentary estate.
Biologists tell government to restore trans people’s access to public spaces after Supreme Court ruling

2 days ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Charlie Herbert

Dozens of biologists and doctors have told the government to restore transgender people’s access to public spaces after the Supreme Court ruled that the terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act referred only to a biological woman, The London Economic has learnt.
Starmer reveals tighter immigration plans to end 'squalid chapter'

3 days ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Charlie Herbert

Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled new tighter migration policies which he has said are designed to end a “squalid chapter” in the UK’s history. Speaking on Monday morning at Downing Street, the prime minister promised the plans would cause migration numbers to fall.
Scottish Lib Dem leader sold his Tesla after Musk's salute

5 days ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Charlie Herbert

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has explained why he decided to sell his Tesla following Elon Musk’s ‘Hitler salute’ at Donald Trump‘s inauguration. The politician sold his Tesla three weeks after the hugely controversial gesture from Musk, saying he ‘felt dirty’ every time he drove it afterwards. Speaking to the National, Cole-Hamilton said: “He did the Hitler salute at the inauguration, and I thought ‘I can’t consciously drive this anymore’.
Underrated European city is the 'new Cannes' where pints are just £3

5 days ago | joe.co.uk | Charlie Herbert

Sun, sea, incredible history, amazing food and cheap beer – this European capital has everything you could wish forFor sun on the coast in Europe, many will flock to the French Riviera and destinations such as Cannes. But there’s one major European city that maybe doesn’t spring to mind when you think of a city and coast combo – Athens.
MAGA fury after realising Pope Leo XIV is anti-Trump and 'woke'

5 days ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Charlie Herbert

MAGA fanatics have lost their minds after finding out that Pope Leo XIV is anti-Trump, accusing him of being ‘woke.’On Thursday, Chicago-born cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the 267th pontiff, and the first ever American pope. No doubt many MAGA supporters were desperate to claims this as a win for Donald Trump’s America. However, it wasn’t long before people realised Prevost has actually made his feelings on the US president pretty clear.
Trade union leader Jo Grant rinses Richard Tice and Reform on Question Time

6 days ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Charlie Herbert

Trade union boss Jo Grady offered the perfect dismantling of Reform UK and what they stand for during a Question Time appearance. Sitting opposite Reform MP Richard Tice, Grady told the audience that she didn’t believe a single major political party in the UK was offering the answers the country needed. But the University and College Union general secretary then went on to explain why Reform are certainly not the solution to this in a brilliant analysis of Tice’s party.
The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 450

6 days ago | joe.co.uk | Charlie Herbert

It’s a nice big round number of a pub quizIs 450 a significant number? It’s certainly a big number, but is it noteworthy? What I’m asking is, should we be popping the champagne for pub quiz no.450? Maybe we should simply have a little bit of the bubbly for making it through another week. You should certainly Schumacher the champagne if you get full marks on the pub quiz, on any week. It’s a rarified achievement, and if you ever manage it you should shout it from the rooftops.
Stewart Lee says he won't perform in Trump's America over fears of arrest

6 days ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Charlie Herbert

Comedian Stewart Lee has said he “wouldn’t work in the States at the moment” over fears that his comedy would get him arrested. Speaking to Krishnan Guru-Murthy’s podcast, Ways to Change the World, the stand-up comic revealed he had turned down the chance to perform for a week in Chicago. He said: “I wouldn’t work in the States at the moment. I’d worry about them going through my jokes and ending up spending two days locked up without my heart medication.
Keir Starmer labels UK-US trade deal a 'fantastic day'

6 days ago | thelondoneconomic.com | Charlie Herbert

Sir Keir Starmer has described the UK’s trade deal with the US as a “fantastic, historic day.”On Thursday afternoon, the prime minister and Donald Trump confirmed the deal between the two nations during a phone call. The president started off the call by labelling the UK one of America’s “most cherished allies,” before providing more detail on what it entailed.