Author name: Simon Crane

Britain’s first black history professor and the course leader faces redundancy.

Thousand’s have backed a petition calling for a U-turn on a decision by The University of Chichester to pull the plug on its flagship African history course without consultation from its teaching staff or students. Whilst the petition has some legitimate concerns, namely Professor Adi and his staff not being consulted and the fact that […]

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ULEZ for you, but not for me

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has rightfully been mocked for hypocrisy over the expansion of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone. While the party supported the tariff expansion across London, Davey has requested an exemption for his constituency. He wrote a letter to Sadiq Khan raising concerns to the major about the impact of the expansion, saying

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Council awards £1.4 billion contract as board member votes on the deal.

The Scottish Government has been asked to intervene after a North Lanarkshire Council held a secret meeting to award a £ 1.4 billion contract to a firm that has a board member as a councillor.The council held a meeting in private where officials voted on plans to award the Mears group a housing, repair and

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India’s moon landing

India has become the first nation to land on the moon’s south pole successfully. Until now, only China, Russia and the USA have touched down an earth satellite. It’s thought the south pole’s rugged landscape contains water in the form of ice that could support a future base on the moon, allowing astronauts and scientists

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Anti-woke Republican presidential candidate to challenge Donald Trump

Vivek Ramaswamy is gaining traction in the US presidential race for his “anti-woke” Rhetoric. The 38-year-old is the youngest major Republican candidate in history Ramaswamy is a political novice. He considered running for senator in his native Ohio in 2022 but decided against it. His “anti-woke” agenda focuses on recapturing the American dream from a

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Grooming cases at record high amid online safety laws delay

Thousands of online grooming crimes have been recorded while waiting for updated online safety laws. Campaigners are urging tech companies and MPs to back the Online Safety Bill and are calling for no more hold-ups. The bill aims to crack down on illegal content and has faced repeated delays and amendments. Children’s charity the NPSCC

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