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Judge Overturns Ban on “Hamas is Terrorist” banner Protestor.

William Gibson / News / 16 April 2024 / England, London, Opinion

A judge has told the Metropolitan Police it cannot stop an Iranian dissident who displays a sign branding Hamas as terrorists from attending pro-Palestinian protests. Under strict bail conditions imposed by the force, Niyak Ghorbani, who has been arrested three times during his counter-protests, would have been prevented from going near any central London demonstrations relating to Israel and […]

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MP Michelle Donelan

Robert Baggs / News / 13 April 2024 / England, Opinion, Scotland, Wales

Members of Parliament are elected by and to serve their constituents and, therefore, by implication, should be honest and law-abiding. Over recent years, however, an ever-increasing number of these MPs have fallen foul of the law or acted dishonestly or immorally in one way or another. This may have always been the case, but the

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Individualism and self-determination.

Carl Wilkinson / Uncategorized / 7 April 2024 / England, Opinion, Scotland, Wales

This question is often avoided, perhaps because some conservatives lack the courage to address it or because the concept of self-determination has gradually faded from public consciousness. Nevertheless, it is still a significant question that needs more attention. Individualism and self-determination share many similarities when it comes to personal freedoms. These include an individual’s right

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Edinburgh’s Iconic one o’clock gun to be muffled by health and safety

William Gibson / News / 5 April 2024 / Opinion, Scotland

Edinburgh Castle’s gun salute is to be made quieter to stop it being silenced by health and safety rules. The historic firing of the gun, which has happened at one o’clock in the afternoon every day – except Sundays, Good Friday and Christmas Day – since 1861, was in jeopardy on Easter Saturday after it

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People in Scotland have a shorter life expectancy than anywhere else in Europe.

William Gibson / News / 3 April 2024 / NHS, Opinion, Scotland

Public Health Scotland said action was needed quickly as the country’s health continues to deteriorate and the health gap between the rich and poor grows. Scotland’s health is getting worse under the stewardship of the SNP as people die younger than any other Western European country. Paul Johnston, chief executive of Public Health Scotland, called for a

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Sweet stall forced to leave the market.

Simon Crane / News / 2 April 2024 / Opinion, Scotland

More than 1500 locals have signed a petition to reverse a decision to force a market trader to cease trading. Pick n Mix sweet stall holder Kevin Hilliard had traded at Saxmundham’s Wednesday market for over twenty years, but due to a rebranding by the local council. The town council said the market’s rebranding towards

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Iceland replaces iconic religious symbol on its hot cross buns.

Tom Batten / News / 25 March 2024 / England, Opinion

Iceland has become the latest name to court controversy by erasing Christian iconography and, by extension, attacking the religion itself. The chain has decided to ditch the cross on its hot cross buns, which represents Jesus’s crucifixion on Good Friday. In its place will be a tick, reminiscent of Nike’s famous logo. David Lennox, Head

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Masquerading liberal.

Homeland Admin / News / 23 March 2024 / Opinion

Thomas Black Among the curiosities of the modern world is the masquerading liberal. By this, I mean the liberal who hides behind a left-wing mask. Beyond mere deception, this particular archetype genuinely believes themselves to be socialist, seemingly unaware that their ideology and cosmopolitan sensibility are identical to the international elite they wholeheartedly claim to

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Home Office asylum sites to cost millions more than hotels.

Tom Batten / News / 22 March 2024 / England, Migration, Opinion

There was always going to be one fatal flaw in the Government’s policy of importing waves of migrants and dumping them in hotels—space, or lack thereof. The supply of lodging establishments in the UK is finite; therefore, the Home Office has no choice but to get creative. Their solution? Brazenly go all out and create

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Violence by pupils in Scottish schools is being massively under-reported it is claimed

William Gibson / News / 20 March 2024 / Opinion, Pupils, Schools, Scotland, Violence

Parents will be “deeply alarmed” by reports suggesting the accurate scale of violence in schools is being under-reported. It has emerged that secondary schools in one council area “don’t report at all”. The revelation backs up longstanding claims by teaching unions that staff are “dissuaded” from reporting violent incidents because of a “culture of fear” instilled by

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