Tommy Robinson supporters demonstrate at court where he pled guilty to contempt of court
The protest march took place today (fri) outside Leeds Crown Court, West Yorks.
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Where Oxbridge has failed, people power is providing a route to higher education for the less well-off
David Lammy's critique of the UK's top universities has become a national talking point this week as calls for Oxford and Cambridge to "put their vast wealth to better use by funding sophisticated access and outreach programmes" surface. The debate raised by the Labour MP is almost identical to that made ...
Leading Brexit campaigner applies for official residency card – in France
Former Vote Leave chairman Nigel Lawson is applying for an official French residency card, it has been revealed. Lawson, formally Baron Lawson of Blaby, has told Connexion he’s applying for his carte de sejour, a document that secures his rights to remain in Gascony post-Brexit. The move is on the recommendation of ...
Activate deactivated: Conservative’s Momentum imitation folds after 8 months
Activate, the Conservative's imitation of Momentum, has folded after just eight months. The political movement was set up to engage young people in centre-right politics but has struggled to make any headway since it was launched in August last year. High membership fees, homophobic WhatsApp conversations and lavish meetings are highlight's ...
Japanese whalers admit killing 120 pregnant whales
Japanese whale hunters have admitted butchering 120 pregnant minke whales. In a report detailing a whaling expedition in the Southern Ocean, the slaughter of 333 minkie whales is detailed, of which 181 were females, including 122 pregnant ones. The report on the three-month expedition which began at the end of ...
Richard Madeley terminates interview with Gavin Williamson after defence sec refuses to “give straight answers”
ITV's Richard Madley terminated an interview with Gavin Williamson this morning because the defence secretary refused to give straight answers to his questions. The broadcaster was clearly infuriated with Williamson for dodging questions after he challenged him over the Salisbury poisoning case. After asking him three times whether he regretted having told ...
Real issues are being “swept under the carpet” thanks to Brexit and “abstract notions of sovereignty”
Brexit has allowed concrete issues to be "swept under the carpet" while we deal with abstract notions of sovereignty, The New European editor Matt Kelly has said. Speaking on Media Masters podcast Kelly said we are facing many real problems in society that are being ignored because of the ongoing debate ...
Uber driver tells how passenger was shot in London shotgun ambush
George Rosioru, 29, horrified when two masked men open fire on his passenger
The government is bluffing, but it is time we fold on Brexit
There is an art to persevering against the odds. In poker, perfecting an impassive expression that hides a bad deal can deliver a win even in the most impossible scenarios, but no amount of steely glares can compensate for an empty hand come the flop. The UK is holding a near ...