Glasgow council recently joined the growing number of cities bringing in low-emission zones for cars. The Glasgow LEZ covers the city centre, but it is expected to expand shortly, just like the parking permits scheme they introduced a few years ago. In the meantime, they are looking to introduce a new way to bring more […]
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On the 30th of September 2023, the Homeland Party held its first Annual General Meeting, which was broadcast live to all members. This included a speech from our Chairman, Kenny Smith and our Nominating Officer, Anthony Burrows. In line with our constitutional commitment to transparency with our members, our Treasurer, Jerome O’Reilly, presented a detailed
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This saga has been going on for years now; the much talked about, over-hyped, over-budget, high-speed rail link that will revolutionise transport, HS2. This project is a rarity since we seldom see our government putting in plans for something on a grand scale. However, when you know who benefits and what the priorities are, it
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Almost 1,000 cannabis plants have been found growing in a former shop unit following a raid by Derbyshire police. Officers found the large-scale cannabis operation in what used to be the Marks & Spencer building in Spring Gardens, Buxton, following a tip-off from the public. A 34-year-old man, “believed” to be an Albanian national, has
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The Archbishop of Canterbury has spoken out after Home Secretary Suella Braverman has repeatedly snubbed him. A spokesperson for the Archbishop said his office had “reached out several times” to the home office after he had expressed his concerns over the government’s immigration policy and, in particular, Braverman’s comments regarding who qualifies as an asylum
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Residents in a Nottinghamshire village are up in arms over Mansfield District Council’s decision to demolish their local pub and replace it with housing. The Three Lions in Meden Vale will be flattened to make way for a complex of 41 affordable flats, bungalows and houses, despite objections from the locals. Having closed its doors
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I’m deeply sceptical of those who say there is no political solution, especially as they almost never tell you what theirs is. There are only three potential answers to the problems our people face: get political, run for the hills, or some sort of conflict. There is no question that the political road is a
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A teenager who spray painted Nazi symbols on a Windrush memorial has been jailed for a year and a half. Aristedes Haynes, 17, who was kicked out the army cadets for posting pictures of himself with a swastika on his chest, had fantasised about making a gun and killing an Asian schoolboy, admitted a string
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The last Labour Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has called on the world’s most prosperous oil states to pay a 3% tax on their export earnings to help poorer nations combat climate change. In 2022, a 3% tax was, he said, equivalent to $25 billion (£20.4 billion). He proposed this “climate solidarity pact” to avoid a
Call for oil states to be taxed. Read More »
To the shock and horror of probably no one, a woman who helped organise the BLM protests to remove the Edward Colston statue in Bristol in 2020 has been found guilty of fraud. Yvonne Maina, who changed her name to Xahra Saleem, will be sentenced at the end of October. She initially denied the accusation
