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England still likes to act like it’s a serious country.But if your capital city is clocking up roughly one rape an hour, that illusion is finished. It’s not “strained”, it’s…
When you see a headline about a Police Federation boss on a six‑figure package being arrested over fraud allegations, it’s tempting to shrug and file it under “yet another scandal”.…
When you’ve watched politics for forty years, you start to spot the tricks.The Gorton and Denton by election is supposed to be an English by‑election in an English constituency –…
The day Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor crossed a line Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office is the moment many people wondered would never actually happen. Police turning…
Former Labour Councillor Pleads Guilty to Sex Offences: Why This Case Should Concern Every Voter When a former Labour councillor pleads guilty to sex offences against a 13‑year‑old girl, it…
Introduction: When “Public Safety” Stops Feeling Fair Ask a random crowd in Birmingham, London or Manchester why do English police protect one group of foreign citizens over others, and you…
Introduction: England Didn’t Just “End Up” Here Look around England today and it is hard to shake the feeling that something fundamental has gone wrong. People working full‑time can’t afford…
Introduction: The four‑year terror of a North London rapist For four years, a North London rapist in his mid‑twenties prowled the streets and attacked multiple women before finally being stopped…