Britons now more pro-EU than the French or Italians
2026 has begun much as 2025 ended, with bleak polling that confirms Britain’s deep and unresolved disillusionment with Brexit, a frustration now shared across the European Union.
The ‘holy war’: How the far right is trying to hijack Christianity
Does the far right’s capture of a debased Christianity matter in the UK, where religion holds far less sway than in the US? Given America’s superpower status, and the reluctance of global leaders to challenge Trump, it should concern us all.
Darren Grimes mocked over false claims M&S staff are ‘forced’ to wear pronoun badges
“I’m a regular shopper at M&S and have seen no evidence of this. Perhaps you could supply some, rather than a lame third hand anecdote.”
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