Charlie Herbert

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Charlie is a politics writer for JOE and The London Economic. Having previously covered everything from Eurovision and the general election to the Rugby World Cup and the Brits - along with a spell in charge of the famous JOE Friday Pub Quiz - he's since moved over to focusing on politics on both sides of the Atlantic. Now content editor at The London Economic, Charlie continues to be a contributor to JOE's political content. Away from matters of Trump and Starmer, he has a keen interest in pretty much every sport, and is a regular guest on the FootballJOE Quiz - with varying degrees of success!

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  • 2016 Leave majority ‘has literally died out’, polling expert reveals

    2016 Leave majority ‘has literally died out’, polling expert reveals

    There is now an 8.1 million majority in favour of rejoining the EU The pro-Brexit majority from 2016 has disappeared, thanks in large part to millions of Leave voters having died, according to a polling expert. YouGov founder Peter Kellner has carried out research concluding that there is likely a pro-EU majority of around 8 […]

    6 months ago

  • Sadiq Khan owns Donald Trump after president labels him ‘disgusting mayor’

    Sadiq Khan owns Donald Trump after president labels him ‘disgusting mayor’

    ‘I’m not sure what he’s got against a liberal, progressive, diverse, successful city like London.’ Sadiq Khan has responded to Donald Trump’s latest verbal attack aimed at him. On Tuesday, Trump renewed his feud with the London Mayor, labelling him a “disgusting mayor” who was “doing a terrible job.” Speaking to Politico, he said: “He’s […]

    6 months ago

  • FIFA president accused of breaching ethics code after Trump peace prize

    FIFA president accused of breaching ethics code after Trump peace prize

    An official complaint has been filed with FIFA’s ethics committee Gianni Infantino has been accused of breaching FIFA’s ethics codes with comments he has made about Donald Trump. An official complaint has been filed with FIFA’s ethics committee, alleging “repeated breaches” of the organisation’s duty of political neutrality by its president. The complaint, filed by […]

    6 months ago

  • Police issue update over Nigel Farage ‘election fraud’ allegations

    Police issue update over Nigel Farage ‘election fraud’ allegations

    The allegations were made by a former Reform councillor. Essex Police have said they are assessing allegations that Reform UK overspent on Nigel Farage’s 2024 election campaign. On Monday, the party were accused of falsifying Farage’s election expenses during his campaign to become Clacton MP last year. The allegations have been made by Richard Everett, a […]

    6 months ago

  • Nigel Farage reported to police over alleged ‘election fraud’

    Nigel Farage reported to police over alleged ‘election fraud’

    Reform UK strongly deny the claims. Nigel Farage has been reported to the Metropolitan Police over allegations that he committed election fraud during his Clacton campaign. The Reform UK leader has been accused of falsifying his election expenses during his campaign to become Clacton MP in last year’s general election. The allegations have been made by […]

    6 months ago

  • Zack Polanski nails the necessity of immigration for the UK

    Zack Polanski nails the necessity of immigration for the UK

    The Green Party leader appeared on an immigration special of Question Time. Zack Polanski perfectly explained the necessity of immigration for the UK. The Green leader was appearing on an immigration special of Question Time on Thursday, alongside Reform’s Zia Yusuf, Labour’s Migration Minister Mike Tapp, Tory shadow Justice Minister Kieran Mullan and Lib Dem […]

    6 months ago

  • Zia Yusuf booed on Question Time for response to an audience member

    Zia Yusuf booed on Question Time for response to an audience member

    ‘The moment Zia Yusuf showed who he really is’ Zia Yusuf has been slammed as a “rude human being” for his response to an audience member on Question Time. The Reform chairman appeared on an immigration special of the BBC programme on Thursday evening, alongside Labour’s Migration Minister Mike Tapp, Tory shadow Justice Minister Kieran […]

    6 months ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 480

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 480

    Stop what you’re doing, there are quizzing matters to attend to! It’s Friday, the weekend is here, and that can only mean one thing – the JOE Friday Pub Quiz. And we’re teaming up with BOYLE Casino, where the message is simple: Back Yourself. Backing yourself is what it’s always about on the JOE Pub Quiz, picking your […]

    6 months ago

  • UK could secure agreement ‘within weeks’ to rejoin EU’s Erasmus scheme

    UK could secure agreement ‘within weeks’ to rejoin EU’s Erasmus scheme

    The UK could rejoin the scheme in 2027. As evidence of Brexit’s disastrous impact becomes increasingly undeniable, it seems the winds of change are blowing through the UK’s relationship with the European Union. From formerly pro-Brexit newspapers denouncing it, to the prime minister explicitly mentioning the B-word and the damage it’s done, the rhetoric is changing. And now, the […]

    6 months ago

  • Jack the Ripper’s identity revealed 130 years on after DNA match

    Jack the Ripper’s identity revealed 130 years on after DNA match

    The descendants of his victim’s are calling for a new inquest. It’s a mystery that has remained in public discourse for 130 years, and it seems we may finally have a breakthrough. Jack The Ripper is one of the most recognisable names in the world – for all the wrong reasons. The infamous serial killer tortured and […]

    6 months ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 479

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 479

    Happy Thanksquizzing It’s Friday, the weekend is here, and that can only mean one thing – the JOE Friday Pub Quiz. And we’re teaming up with BOYLE Casino, where the message is simple: Back Yourself. Backing yourself is what it’s always about on the JOE Pub Quiz, picking your answers with confidence, all in search of the glory […]

    6 months ago

  • ‘OBRishambles!’ – Best reactions as Labour Budget devolves into chaos

    ‘OBRishambles!’ – Best reactions as Labour Budget devolves into chaos

    Safe to say, it was a chaotic budget After months of speculation – and one huge leak just an hour before – Rachel Reeves has finally delivered her Autumn Budget. These are the best reactions to a Budget that has been labelled one of the most chaotic in recent history. OBR disaster-class With a £20bn […]

    6 months ago

  • Weatherspoons to open first pub on European continent

    Weatherspoons to open first pub on European continent

    Spoons road tour Brexiteer and Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin has opened his first pub on the European continent. On Friday, the pub chain announced the boozer, called Castell de Santa Bàrbera, will be located at Alicante Airport in Spain. Scheduled to open at the end of January next year, the pub will be open from 6am […]

    6 months ago

  • Ex-Reform politician Nathan Gill jailed over pro-Russian bribes

    Ex-Reform politician Nathan Gill jailed over pro-Russian bribes

    He was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday. Ex-Reform Wales leader Nathan Gill has been sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russia influence campaign. In September, Gill, pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery between 6 December 2018 and 18 July 2019. The former Reform Wales leader […]

    6 months ago

  • Keir Starmer slams ‘spineless’ Farage over handling of racism claims

    Keir Starmer slams ‘spineless’ Farage over handling of racism claims

    The PM has said Farage “needs to explain the allegations.” Keir Starmer has labelled Nigel Farage “spineless” for the way he has handled claims the Reform UK leader made racist and antisemitic comments while at school. A report in the Guardian this week featured allegations from a number people who were attended the private Dulwich […]

    6 months ago

  • Fundraiser to buy RNLI new lifeboat in Nigel Farage’s name hits £300k target

    Fundraiser to buy RNLI new lifeboat in Nigel Farage’s name hits £300k target

    Next stop, half a million! A fundraiser to buy the RNLI a new lifeboat in Nigel Farage’s name has hit its £300,000 target. After more than 19,000 donations, the campaign has hit its latest landmark since it was set up in July 2021 by Simon Harris, who runs the ‘Men Behaving Dadly‘ page on Facebook. […]

    6 months ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 478

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 478

    It’s Friday, the weekend is here, and that can only mean one thing – the JOE Friday Pub Quiz. And we’re teaming up with BOYLE Casino, where the message is simple: Back Yourself. Backing yourself is what it’s always about on the JOE Pub Quiz, picking your answers with confidence, all in search of the glory of group […]

    6 months ago

  • Andy Burnham responds to offer from Labour MP to give up his seat for him

    Andy Burnham responds to offer from Labour MP to give up his seat for him

    The mayor of Greater Manchester would need to be an MP to launch a Labour leadership bid. Andy Burnham has responded after Labour MP Clive Lewis said he would be willing to give up his seat for the Manchester mayor so he could have a route back into parliament. Speaking on Politics Live on Wednesday, […]

    6 months ago

  • Number of Brits leaving the UK much higher than previously thought

    Number of Brits leaving the UK much higher than previously thought

    The Office for National Statistics has issued updated figures. Revised data has shown that far more Britons left the UK last year than previously thought, but that net migration is coming down quicker as well. Updated figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that 257,000 British nationals emigrated in the year to December […]

    7 months ago

  • Emails reveal Jeffrey Epstein celebrated Tommy Robinson’s release from jail

    Emails reveal Jeffrey Epstein celebrated Tommy Robinson’s release from jail

    The message was to an unnamed individual in 2018. Private emails released by US lawmakers show Jeffrey Epstein backing Tommy Robinson. In a message to an unnamed individual in 2018, Epstein wrote “Tommy Robinson !! good work.” This was after the far-right agitator, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was released from prison. The 42-year-old had been […]

    7 months ago

  • Zack Polanski’s Greens have ‘commanding lead’ among young people, poll shows

    Zack Polanski’s Greens have ‘commanding lead’ among young people, poll shows

    The youth are flocking to the Greens Whilst Reform continue to lead by a clear margin in the polls, when it comes to the young people of Britain it’s Zack Polanski’s Green Party they’re backing. The Greens have experienced a real surge in the polls since Polanski was elected leader of the party, hitting an […]

    7 months ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 477

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 477

    The week? Completed it mate It’s Friday, the weekend is here, and that can only mean one thing – the JOE Friday Pub Quiz. And we’re teaming up with BOYLE Casino, where the message is simple: Back Yourself. Backing yourself is what it’s always about on the JOE Pub Quiz, picking your answers with confidence, all in search […]

    7 months ago

  • Wes Streeting responds to claims he’s trying to oust Keir Starmer

    Wes Streeting responds to claims he’s trying to oust Keir Starmer

    ‘Whoever’s been briefing this has been watching too much Celebrity Traitors.’ Wes Streeting has issued an emphatic denial of rumours that he is eyeing up a bid to oust Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader and prime minister. On Tuesday evening, allies of the PM briefed that Sir Keir would fight any challenge to his […]

    7 months ago

  • Heating should be on for eight hours a day during winter, experts say

    Heating should be on for eight hours a day during winter, experts say

    Experts have issued a reccomendation When and how warm to have the heating on is a huge debate in households across the country, but experts have had their say to settle the debate. With bills remaining high due to the cost of living crisis, many of you will be trying to strike a balance between […]

    7 months ago

  • Donald Trump threatens BBC with legal action over Panorama programme

    Donald Trump threatens BBC with legal action over Panorama programme

    The BBC has not issued a response yet Donald Trump has sent a letter to the BBC threatening them with legal action over the way a speech of his was edited in a Panorama programme. On Sunday, director general Tim Davie and BBC News CEO Deborah Turness both announced their resignations, following criticism over a the […]

    7 months ago

  • Donald Trump brutally booed as he attends NFL game

    Donald Trump brutally booed as he attends NFL game

    “I’ve never heard a president booed this loudly in my life.” Donald Trump was savagely booed by the crowd as he attended an American football game in Washington. The president was in the crowd for the NFL clash between the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions, making him the first sitting president in almost half […]

    7 months ago

  • Zack Polanski: ‘Keir Starmer won’t be Prime Minister at the next election’

    Zack Polanski: ‘Keir Starmer won’t be Prime Minister at the next election’

    Polanski ruled out any sort of coalition with Starmer – assuming he’s still prime minister by the next general election… Zack Polanski has said he doesn’t think Keir Starmer will be prime minister by the time the next general election comes round. Speaking on Sky News, the Green Party leader was asked if he would […]

    7 months ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 476

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 476

    There’s some big quizzing news this week for you lot It’s Friday, the weekend is here, and that can only mean one thing – the JOE Friday Pub Quiz. And we’re teaming up with BOYLE Casino, where the message is simple: Back Yourself. Backing yourself is what it’s always about on the JOE Pub Quiz, picking your answers […]

    7 months ago

  • Drivers convinced 99% of people don’t really know what common road sign means

    Drivers convinced 99% of people don’t really know what common road sign means

    You probably recognise it, but do you know what it means? Some motorists are convinced that most people don’t know the real meaning behind a common road sign. Whilst some road signs are almost universally understand, like stop signs and speed limits, there are definitely some more obscure ones that we only learned the meaning […]

    7 months ago

  • Manhunt underway after imprisoned migrant mistakenly released

    Manhunt underway after imprisoned migrant mistakenly released

    It comes just days after the accidental release of a migrant sex offender in HMP Chelmsford. A manhunt is underway after a foreign prisoner was mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth, police have said. In a statement, a Met Police spokesperson said a 24-year-old Algerian man had been released in error on Wednesday, October 29, but […]

    7 months ago

  • Zohran Mamdani delivers brilliant four-word message to Trump after election triumph

    Zohran Mamdani delivers brilliant four-word message to Trump after election triumph

    ‘Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you…’ Zohran Mamdani had a perfect four-word message for Donald Trump after he won the New York mayoral election. In the early hours of this morning (GMT), NBC News projected he had won with 60.2% of votes counted, and his closest rival, Andrew […]

    7 months ago

  • Mum warns watching Hocus Pocus will ‘unleash Hell’ on your children

    Mum warns watching Hocus Pocus will ‘unleash Hell’ on your children

    She claims the reaction to her claim has been mainly ‘positive’ A Texan mother took to social media to warn fellow parents that watching Hocus Pocus 2 will “unleash hell” on their children. Mum-of-three Jamie Gooch appeared on local news network KWTX back in 2022 to explain how she feared Hocus Pocus 2 may be responsible for genuinely […]

    7 months ago

  • Immigration not an important local issue for most people, poll finds

    Immigration not an important local issue for most people, poll finds

    ‘For most people, concerns around immigration are not based on personal experience.’ A new poll has found that immigration is not an important issue for most people locally, prompting concerns that it is a “manufactured panic” in the UK. According to the YouGov poll, commissioned for Best for Britain, only 26% of people view immigration […]

    7 months ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 475

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 475

    Quizzing tricks and treats await It’s Friday, the weekend is here, and that can only mean one thing – the JOE Friday Pub Quiz. And we’re teaming up with BOYLE Casino, where the message is simple: Back Yourself. Backing yourself is what it’s always about on the JOE Pub Quiz, picking your answers with confidence, all in search […]

    7 months ago

  • Dawn Butler almost thrown out of Commons for calling Sarah Pochin a racist

    Dawn Butler almost thrown out of Commons for calling Sarah Pochin a racist

    Seems like you can’t call a spade a spade in parliament… There was a remarkable exchange in the House of Commons between Dawn Butler and the Deputy Speaker in which the Labour MP was almost thrown out of the chamber. Speaking in parliament on Monday, Butler raised a point of order in which she said […]

    7 months ago

  • Wes Streeting condemns ‘racist and disgraceful’ comments from Reform’s Sarah Pochin

    Wes Streeting condemns ‘racist and disgraceful’ comments from Reform’s Sarah Pochin

    Streeting labelled Pochin’s comments “a disgrace” and “racist.” Wes Streeting has in no uncertain terms condemned Reform MP Sarah Pochin – and the silence from some in her party – following comments she made about black and Asian people in adverts. Speaking to TalkTV on Saturday, Pochin stated that it “drove her mad” seeing a high proportion […]

    7 months ago