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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…
Nativism is suddenly the scary new word of the week. Say you think the state’s first duty is to its own people and you’re instantly labelled “far right” or worse.…
England today is drowning in talk of phobias – Islamophobia, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia – you name it, it’s on a panel show tonight. But there’s one irrational aversion you will…
I’m an Englishman whose family has been in East London for at least 400 years. Dockers. Labourers. Ordinary grafters who kept this country running long before most of today’s politicians’…
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 –…
When people share memes of some fat bloke in an England shirt claiming “the English are work‑shy”, they’re not just being childish – they’re lying about what the numbers actually…
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…
From Headlines to High Streets You’ve probably seen the headline by now: a town just outside London branded the UK’s “worst place to live”, complete with Greggs needing security guards…
You’re told immigration is good for the economy. That we need immigrants to fill jobs, pay taxes, and keep the country running. Politicians repeat it. The BBC repeats it. Business…
They Talk About Change, But They Won’t Challenge The System That Gave Away Your Country – Here’s Why Reform Is Establishment In The Only Way That Matters Introduction: When “Anti-Establishment”…