The elevation of Andy Burnham to the position of Member of Parliament for Makerfield, and his swift positioning as the presumptive next leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister, stands as a damning indictment of British democracy in its terminal decline. This is not the triumph of the popular will but the anointment of a favoured…
UK government to provide ‘safe routes for Muslims into the UK Legalising illegal immigration the Muslim way. PETER HALLIGAN “In a 2024 interview with Gabriel Pogrund of The Sunday Times, Mahmood was described as a “devout Muslim”, although she also says she has been labelled an infidel by Pro-Palestine activists.[108] She said, “My faith is the centrepoint of my…
The Realignment of British Politics THE TRADITIONAL PRAGMATIST Divided They Stand: The Fractures on the British Right… My latest piece for The Daily Sceptic explores why calls to “unite the Right” – however understandable in narrow electoral terms – are premature. The deeper fractures over identity, belonging, and the proper scale of the state run too deep…
How to Destroy a Country FRANK HAVILAND From time to time I dip my toe in the icy waters of mainstream political commentary, and invariably find variations on a puzzled theme: “Why are they allowing this?”, “Why can’t they stop the small boats?”, “Why does Britain feel so miserable?”. After the murder of Henry Nowak, the…
PAUL HOMEWOOD There’s no wind, no sun, it’s boiling hot and the air conditioners all go on. What could possibly go wrong? From the Telegraph: Britain has been forced to urgently import more electricity from the EU to avoid power shortages during the record-breaking heatwave. The National Energy System Operator (Neso), which manages the grid,…
WILL JONES Labour has urged British farmers to stop raising cattle and grow lentils instead as part of a Net Zero push. GB News has more. The Government published its highly-anticipated ‘Farming Roadmap’ on Wednesday, outlining its long-term vision for Britain’s agriculture sector. The 71-page document outlined the Government’s intention to help British farmers wind down high-emission…
