As Guardian columnist Owen Jones recently noted, in a rare fit of clarity, the push by Britain’s political elite to “crack down on social media abuse of public figures” is less about any high-minded ideals and everything to do with insulating the political class from their own constituents.
Somebody pass the smelling salts, I agree with Owen Jones. Jones is the avatar of what Orwell derided as the “pansy-left”: the effete, pampered, double-Arts degree types, ostentatiously flashing their copies of Marx and The Guardian in the cafes of the “better” suburbs. Or, just as often, penning
February 8th, 2022. Language can be very confusing, with even English being able to be constructed so as to have multiple meanings (just ask Boris Johnson). Since 2016 all road signs in Wales have to be printed in Welsh with the English translation underneath. Previously, either language could be first.
Kevin Hurley rt.com Kevin Hurley is a former senior police officer and reservist army officer. He has completed two tours in Iraq and two in Afghanistan working on security sector reform. He now specialises in advising on policing and security development in fractured nations. The latest report by the
February 6th, 2022. The situation regarding Boris Johnson gets murkier and murkier. There is more spin flying around than in a launderette. There is spin from number 10 (Boris Johnson), spin from number 10 (Carrie Johnson) and spin from numerous unnamed sources. We, the uneducated proletariat have to choose between
righttolife.org.uk In a TV debate following the legalisation of ‘DIY’ abortions in the US, a pro-abortion activist apparently took an abortion pill live on air. Founder of the Detroit chapter of The Satanic Temple, Jex Blackmore, took a pill that she claimed was mifepristone – the first of
January 31st, 2022. The toast gets higher. The Sue Gray report into Downing Street and its parties/gatherings was published today. Except that it wasn’t. A document was presented to the Prime Minister which was described as an update. This was placed in Parliament’s library and Johnson attended
January 29th, 2022. Has Johnson escaped being toast? Johnson’s allies are trying to rescue his premiership slowly scraping away at the accusations that have been made against him. The big question now, is will he make the great escape? Please refrain from making unkind comments about the picture, such
Brownstone Institute brownstone.org The Brownstone Institute for Social and Economic Research is a nonprofit organization conceived of in May 2021 in support of a society that minimizes the role of violence in public life. Allison Pearson writing for the Telegraph recounts her anti-lockdown views from early on, and
Mark J Patrick sojournal.co.nz How to Lie with Statistics is a book written by Darrell Huff in 1954. Admittedly I haven’t read the book, but it rose to prominence in recent years due to being on Bill Gates “Summer Book List” from 2015. While it was surmised
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
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
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
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
