The Guardian, spiritual home of middle-class right-on liberals has all but admitted that a British exit from the EU would be a jolly good thing. In a list of “ten ways in which life could change if the UK left
The parents of a French man left in a coma have vowed to fight a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling that his life support machine should be turned off. The Catholic couple have insisted that their son Vincent
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) edited out all mention of Jewish people from a front-line report on the liberation of Belsen concentration camp in Germany at the end of World War II, it has emerged. The corporation had not wanted to air the
British police are currently in talks with a technology company regarding plans to introduce predictive software said to be capable of predicting when serious criminals will strike, despite the obvious ethical problems posed by such software. It sounds more like the
Prime Minister David Cameron plans to lift a ban on the European Commission spending millions of pounds of European tax payer money on pro-EU propaganda in the run up to an EU referendum. The government bill will have it’s second
British government officials are urging all low and medium security mental health units to go ‘smoke free’, effectively forcing patients off cigarettes. Clinical experts warn that making patients quit against their will is illegal, contravening the Mental Health Act and setting
Prime Minister David Cameron’s legal case for preventing migrants from claiming benefits rests on a mistranslation, Europe’s top court has heard. Britain is currently locked in battle with the European Union Commission at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg
A mother of five has been sentenced to six years in jail for keeping an AK47 with ammunition in an unlocked gym bag in her bedroom. Katrina Jordon of Hackney, London, said that she had been forced to hold the
Singer-turned-left-wing-luvvy Charlotte Church has claimed that she would be “absolutely fine” with paying a 70 per cent tax rate if it meant better public services. Her position appears to have shifted somewhat over the years, as in 2003 she was publicly indignant
Companies across Europe are growing increasingly sceptical of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) currently being thrashed out between the EU and the United States. A recent study has shown that most doubt the agreement will boost their financial
A Muslim father has been jailed for more than two years after he indulged in racist tirades at two schools, and physically assaulted a headteacher. Mohammed Liaqat, 34, was branded a “bully” and banned from going near four schools in the
An admission that Dutch taxpayers are unlikely to ever see the €12 billion they have lent to Greece returned has sparked a backlash against continued bailouts in the Netherlands. Kees Vendrik, chairman of the Dutch court of audit has provoked
In 1979 Margaret Thatcher told the BBC: “I can’t bear to see Britain in decline. I just can’t.” Just 36 years on and her political descendants may invoke her memory when it suits them, but it appears they have no such
A number of refugees sent to Norway under the UN’s quota system have links to terrorist organisations including Islamic State and the al-Nusra Front, it has emerged. The director of Norway’s Police Security Services (PTS) has said that he can
Despite the rhetoric surrounding cuts and austerity, councils countrywide are hoarding assets as diverse as restaurants, golf courses, shopping centres, and even nightclubs and fish stands, according to new research by the Taxpayers’ Alliance. Over the course of the last
The UK wind farm industry has threatened the government with legal action if subsidies for renewable energy are pulled. Yesterday, a prominent renewables lawyer took to the Guardian to warn against the “wilful destruction” of the wind farm industry. His
Two men have been arrested in New York for ‘man-spreading’ – the act of taking up too much space on the underground or metro system. The arrests have come to light in a report on the efficacy of ‘broken window’s
The former prime minister of Qatar has accused the west of racism, Islamophobia and bias against Arabs and the Gulf state, following allegations that the country only secured the rights to host the 2022 Football World Cup as it paid
The Countryside Alliance has launched a new e-lobbying drive as part of it’s campaign to secure the repeal of the fox-hunting ban. The ban on hunting with dogs, which encompasses both fox hunting and hare coursing, has arguably been the most visible
Former IPCC Chairman Rajendra Pachauri has been found guilty of sexual harassment by an internal committee of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), of which Pachauri was also director general until February of this year. According to the Deccan Chronicle,
David Cameron has ruled out withdrawing Britain from the European Convention on Human Rights, turning the promised repeal of Britain’s Human Rights Act into a mere smokescreen for quietly maintaining the status quo. The Conservatives pledged to replace the Human
The British leaders of a major Jewish orthodox community have declared that women should not be allowed to drive. They have warned that, from August, children whose mother’s drive them to a community school will face expulsion. In a letter
A survey given to nine-year-old children to ascertain whether they may be terrorists in the making has been slammed as “Orwellian” by shocked parents. One predicted a rise in home schooling following the invasion of privacy, as neither parents or school staff
A lifelong theatre critic has called for all arts funding to be scrapped immediately, as publicly subsidised art is always “no good” while the private sector manages to generate “amazing things” all by itself. Douglas McPherson, who, alongside journalism and
Discrimination against elderly people within the NHS is set to worsen thanks to new “highly unethical” targets being set by the UN which prioritise treatment for younger people, senior medics have warned. Charities have spoken out against an “alarming” cultural
British school children are getting an increasingly raw deal from the British education system thanks to larger class sizes and poorer attainment, a new report has found. Critics have pointed to the government’s failure to build enough new schools to keep up with
The European Commission has announced plans to bribe member states with their own money in a bid to cajole them into accepting migrants from across Africa and the Middle East. The scheme has already attracted widespread criticism not only for economic
The Christian family at the centre of a legal row over a gay marriage cake has confirmed that they will appeal a court ruling finding them guilty of discrimination. Supporters have said that the ruling opens a “Pandora’s Box”, and
In a move that seems almost designed specifically to annoy the British, German and French officials have drawn up secret plans to impose a standard Corporation Tax rate across the whole of the EU, at a stroke destroying Britain’s global competitive
A woman who claims she was subject to sexual abuse by VIPs as a child has waived her right to anonymity in the hope that speaking out will encourage others to come forward – and to protect herself from attempts
Up to 1,200 migrants fleeing fighting in Syria and Afghanistan have arrived on the Greek island of Kos in just two days. They join the nearly 30,000 immigrants who have risked perilous sea crossings to land on Greek soil this year alone.
Millions of working families on low incomes are likely to see their benefits cut, thanks to Conservative pledges to protect pensioner benefits. In the run-up to the election Chancellor George Osborne promised to cut £12 billion out of the welfare
A Swiss artist has provoked the ire of the Italian authorities by constructing a working mosque at a Venice art show in the name of art. The piece, entitled “The Mosque: The First Mosque in the Historic City of Venice,” is
The Irish Labour Party, jubilant following the resounding endorsement of gay marriage in the republic, is now turning its attentions to liberalisation of the country’s abortion laws. Although a more contentious topic than gay marriage, senior Labour figures are confident that
Thirteen people have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to defraud following a police investigation into allegations that hundreds of Bangladeshis flew into Britain for just one day in order to fraudulently claim British benefits. The migrants, who gained EU
Footage showing at least six Home Office immigration officers being hounded off the streets of Peckham has emerged on the internet. The short video shows two officers getting into a brief physical altercation with one man, pushing him back into the
Europhiles working to keep Britain within the EU must not be allowed to railroad discussions over an EU referendum onto questions of who would be eligible to vote in it, senior Tory MP John Redwood has warned. Writing in the Telegraph,
Rows are consuming the Conservative Party over cuts to the welfare budget, following the party’s surprise win in the general election. In the run-up to polling day, Conservatives had been promising to slash £12 billion from the welfare budget, banking on
An Irish Catholic Archbishop has said that the result of yesterday’s referendum on gay marriage shows that the church needs “a reality check”. Diarmuid Martin, one of the country’s most senior churchmen, has said that he voted No to the measure,
David Cameron’s measures to limit online pornography have come under attack – from the European Union. Despite its reputation for regulation and authoritarian measures, Brussels is currently considering proposals to make it illegal for mobile and internet firms to automatically block material.
