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Woolwich and the Muslim Response

Woolwich and the Muslim Response

Assed Baig The murder in Woolwich has shocked everyone, no one was prepared for such a killing on the streets of the UK. The response has been of disgust and condemnation. This incident has raised some [...]

Snow in Britain – Beautiful but Deadly

Snow in Britain – Beautiful but Deadly

Britain lies under a white blanket of snow. Children play while adults moan about un-gritted roads and delays at airports. But the heavy snow – beautiful and pure as it is – highlights a filthy stain [...]

Taxing Times

Taxing Times

Jamal Harwood Several large multinationals were embroiled in a tax scandal this past week as executives from Starbucks, Amazon, and Google were hauled before the Commons public accounts committee for interrogation. As expected with the best [...]

Poppy Populism

Poppy Populism

A year ago my son’s class teacher told the class that wearing a poppy in November was to remember all those who have died in war – soldiers and civilians. A brief look at the website [...]

From Football to Police – Parrots can’t be Racist

From Football to Police – Parrots can’t be Racist

New Civilisation In a second trial, which finished Thursday 25 October, a police officer who was secretly recorded calling a young black man under arrest a “nigger” was cleared by a judge of criminal racist abuse, after a second [...]

Did the Tory Party sacrifice Mitchell to save Chancellor Osborne?

Did the Tory Party sacrifice Mitchell to save Chancellor Osborne?

Jamal Harwood “Osborne couldn’t possibly sit in standard class” Last week Friday evening saw a flurry of activity in the media as embattled Chief Government Whip Andrew Mitchell resigned. It had come after a full four [...]