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At the heart of current protests in Britain is the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. This controversial new law, dubbed the “anti-protest bill,” would impose severe restrictions on protests and slap those who fail to comply with harsh sentences. The ‘Kill the Bill’ movement, a coalition of activist groups, …

Journalist John Mooney alleged that “six Russian aircraft were detected by Nato and European air forces off the west coast of Ireland” in March last year, despite the planes being in international airspace. In particular, Mooney notes the incursion of anti-submarine aircraft, communications relay planes, and Blackjack bombers. “Russian military …

“The horrible thing about the Two Minutes Hate was not that one was obliged to act a part, but that it was impossible to avoid joining in. Within thirty seconds any pretence was always unnecessary. A hideous ecstasy of fear and vindictiveness, a desire to kill, to torture, to smash …

Sir Keir Starmer may have all the personality of a cardboard cut-out, but there is one man who can make this bland and boring bloke electable: Dominic Cummings. Think about it. It makes perfect sense. Cummings was the brains that brought about Brexit, the pipedream of a few fringe nuts …

The Tate, Great Britain’s national museum of art, today [Friday] announced the triumph of collectives over individual artists in the Turner Prize 2021 shortlist. For years, activist curators have been undermining the principle that great art is made by exceptional individuals. This week has seen the coup de grâce: social …

As the British nanny state widens its scope with the government’s new Online Safety Bill it is a sign that the German concept of wehrhafte Demokratie – or militant democracy – has arrived on our shores, dictating that some of our rights are sacrificed in the interests of order. Once …

Today I received an email from one of the UK’s leading estate agents for high value properties. I like to know what they are all up to, so I subscribe to all of their sites. On opening the message titled ‘The Outlook is Sunny’ I was informed of how positive …

A nation that refuses to move with the times ends up living in a bygone era trading on past ‘glories’ and becomes an international embarrassment. That, right now, is Great Britain. The government has announced the “UK Carrier Strike Group’s globe-spanning maiden deployment” – a flotilla led by the £3 …

Speaking on Monday, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told Sky News the deployment of HMS Queen Elizabeth, on its first operational deployment, would be positive for diplomacy and would not provoke conflict.  “When our carrier strike group sets sail next month, it will be flying the flag for Global Britain, projecting our …

RIP the European Super League. It was fun while it almost lasted.  Much like England’s chances of ever winning another major trophy, on paper, the European Super League (ESL) flattered to deceive. With a team sheet of galacticosthat included Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Juventus, its formation looked unstoppable. But that was …