David Haggith rt.com David Haggith is an author published by Putnam and HarperCollins. He is the publisher of The Great Recession Blog and writes for over 50 economic news websites. The University of Northampton, an institution which appears to have suffered an irony bypass, slapped a trigger warning on
Like all Cultural Revolutions, the Black Guards of the racial-cultural revolution paralysing the West are long on self-righteous violence, but very short on truth or historical awareness. As Orwell wrote of the youngsters of 1984, “Nearly all children nowadays were horrible”. And the children of Ingsoc are as violently intolerant
righttolife.org.uk A former Conservative Party councillor is being investigated by the police after admitting that he administered a lethal injection to his wife who had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. 71-year-old property developer and former army medic Douglas Hellier Laing admitted in a newspaper confession aiming to promote
Sue Roberts University of Portsmouth Sue Roberts lectures in Politics and Public Administration at Masters level at the University of Portsmouth. She has 20 years experience in local and national government, with a special interest in communities and partnership working. The UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, is facing calls to
As Britain plunges more and more into an energy poverty abyss, no-one dares mention the gigantic, green elephant in the room. This is not just another inconvenient rise in the cost of living: this is literally life and death stuff. Already, Britain’s own energy regulator admits, thousands of poor
Michael Cook mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet. The election of Roberta Metsola as president of the European Parliament has revived a debate on its position on abortion. She is the youngest-ever President and the first person from Malta, the smallest member state, to lead an EU
January 25th, 2022. Updating the furore about the future of Boris Johnson I have previously been expressing the views that Johnson is toast. We are progressing faster to the stage where he is burnt toast. Here is a clip from 11 am this morning of the leader of the Metropolitan
Kurt Mahlburg mercatornet.com Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He has a passion for both the philosophical and the personal, drawing on his background as a graduate architect, a primary school teacher, a missionary, and a young
Noreen O’Carroll mercatornet.com Dr Noreen O’Carroll is a lecturer in medical ethics at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences. The lower house of the Irish Parliament, the Dáil Éireann is currently considering the “Dying with Dignity Bill 2020”. The most striking feature of this bill is
Paul Whiteley University of Essex After studying economics as an undergraduate at the University of Sheffield Paul Whiteley obtained Masters and Doctoral degrees at the University of Essex. His first academic post was as lectureship in Politics and Statistics at Kingston Polytechnic in West London before moving to the University
Pauline Maclaran Royal Holloway University of London Pauline Maclaran is Professor of Marketing & Consumer Research in the School of Management at Royal Holloway. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Prior to becoming an academic she worked in industry for many years, initially in marketing positions and
Craig Prescott Bangor University Craig Prescott is Lecturer in Law at Bangor University. He also teaches Sports Law at Birkbeck College, London. Following rapid developments in the sexual abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew, Buckingham Palace issued a statement announcing that Andrew will lose all his remaining patronages and military titles
The Queen cut a sad and lonely figure at her husband’s funeral last April. Bound by the rules around COVID restrictions, she had been forced to grieve away from her family and was also required to sit alone in the chapel at Westminster Abbey because none of her family
righttolife.org.uk Almost 90% of people in Ireland believe that women should be offered information about alternatives before proceeding with abortion, according to new research. The Irish pro-life group, Pro Life Campaign, has reported that “89% of people [in Ireland] support women being offered information about alternatives before proceeding
righttolife.org.uk During the ‘March for Choice’ held in London last year, a small group of pro-abortion protestors loudly sang “We need abortions, because it’s quite alright” to the tune of 1960s ballad “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You“. In 2019, they sang the same version of
