Former shadow chancellor John McDonnell has issued a warning to Sir Keir Starmer that failure to deliver in his first tenure as Prime minister could see a dramatic shift to populist “far right” parties. Mr McDonnell, in an opinion piece he wrote in the Guardian, stated that Starmer’s election strategy seems to be that he […]
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When we care for our community we don’t do it for brownie points. We aren’t trying to prove anything to anyone. There are many occasions where our activists and members do work in their local community without making a song or dance and certainly not for social media clicks and likes. We do it
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A few years ago, the British media were full of reports about the “boom years” of British education in China. Elite British schools had seized the commercial opportunity of opening campuses to cater for children of ex-pats and wealthy Chinese families, opening new branches rapidly. However, all this may end as China introduces a new “patriotic” law
Chinese law could spell the end of Western-style schools. Read More »
The national archive has released official papers which suggested Tony Blair was considering sending asylum seekers to the Isle of Mull to help drive down the numbers entering the UK. The papers released under the 20-year rule said that a top aide to the former prime minister considered this a “nuclear option” for tackling the
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Completing the dualling of the A9 between Perth and Inverness has been delayed by over ten years until 2035. Scottish Transport Secretary Mairi McAllan said a new rolling programme of improvements was “achievable” and there would be “no let up” in the work. However, opposition MSPs said communities had been waiting since SNP manifesto commitments
Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman has expressed her frustrations as home secretary. Now freed from the restrictions of high office, Braverman reveals that she has been fighting a series of behind-the-scenes battles on key policies since her appointment last year – and not only those directly relating to the work of the Home Office. She
Braverman admits multiculturalism has failed. Read More »
A mum whose daughter was beaten up at school has said that social media has helped fuel violence in schools. Vicky Donald stated that in the aftermath of her daughter Kaylynn’s attack, the youngster got so fed up with seeing it on social media she stopped using her phone. Mrs Donald went on to say
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The Scottish government has lost its case against the UK government over its gender recognition bill. The court rejected the SNP’s claim that Westminster had no right to block reforms that would make it easier to change sex legally. In December last year, MSPs voted to pass the controversial Gender Recognition (Reform) Bill by 86 votes to
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Or are they? It has been widely reported in recent weeks that the entire board of one of Britain’s wealthiest charities are to be sacked in an anti-racism diversity cull after branding itself “white and privileged.” The Tudor Trust, which has assets of around £288million and gives about £20 million a year to good causes,
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On Thursday, the 23rd of November, in Dublin, a man believed to be of Algerian ancestry decided to stab five people, two of whom, at the time of writing this article, were seriously injured; one of them was only five years old. This incident sparked an outbreak of riots and civil unrest, which ended up
