Letter from the North
I will continue to comment but I have to be careful in what I report and the language that I use.
UK Politics
In Praise of Votes for 16-Year-Olds
Employed, unemployed, very ancient, young, professional, non-professional, tax payer, tax imbiber: all are part of the body politic and all may have their say.
Why We’re All Sceptics Now
Can trust be rebuilt? Maybe, but not with apologies, hashtags and press releases. Because if the people who follow the rules lose faith in the rules and the establishment, what’s left? Nothing but the sceptics. And we’re not wrong.
Pedo Creep Stages Disney Child ‘Wedding’
Sex offender keeps finding ways to hang around kids.
‘Multiculturalism’: Celebrating Every Culture but Yours
British girl banned from celebrating her indigenous heritage.
The Priest Who Kept His Church Open
I ask myself why didn’t other priests, pastors, and ministers stand up against this tyranny like Father Hughes did. And why was his disgraceful treatment by the Irish state tolerated?
A Visit to the Battle of Crossbarry
My grandfather fought with the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and in retracing his footsteps, I have felt a sense of pride while also collating an array of questions.
But It’s Opened a Pandora’s Box
Proscribing Palestine Action was justified, but, in a deeply divided country, the government faces a minefield: enforce the law selectively and lose trust or enforce it strictly and risk unrest.
The Human Cost of Starmer’s Welfare U-Turn
Some might blame Jane and her mum for being scroungers. As it happens I don’t: they seem to me to be making a perfectly logical, if short-term, financial decision. £72 a week is available so why not take it?
Might Tim Davie Find Himself in Jail?
Let’s suppose that Tim Davie finds himself in court having pleaded not guilty to stirring up racial hatred. Would a jury convict him?
The Collapse Is Now Certain
He predicts a future like the one that crippled Greece, triggered by the bond markets turning on Britain as the “weakest wildebeest in the herd”, and the remorseless march to electoral oblivion Labour seems hell-bent on.