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'With Snake Island in Ukrainian hands, the threat to Russia’s Black Sea fleet will go up, the risk of an amphibious assault on Odesa will go down, the chances of the Kremlin smashing Ukraine’s economy...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62034278 He was everybody's mate with furlough, could he make a return to the top by reducing duty and/or tax on fuel? Road fuel is cheaper on an island in the middle of...
Voters are turning away from the the Con Party in their droves, due to Boris Johnsons leadership. A third of voters are planning NOT to vote Tory at the next G/E, and they cite Boris as the reason,...
https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/theres-bad-news-in-the-mail-for-boris-johnson/ Seems like the owner of the Mail, a previously pro-Johnson paper has realised that backing him is no longer a viable...
....in new build public buildings https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/single-sex-public-toilets-compulsory-b2114721.html good move for the provision of "safe" spaces for women? or a...
Peter Brook has died. Undoubtedly he was one of theatre's greats. Had a good run though, but a pity he didn't make the ton.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12553081...
https://news.sky.com/story/tory-mp-chris-pincher-suspended-by-party-over-drunken-groping-claims-12643558
Pincher by name…..
Oh dear, is there possibly another by-election in the offing?...
They were part of a group chat on Telegram set up after one of their friends was murdered. Obviously they were angry, and possibly wrote things they shouldn’t have. But 8 years for posting their...
Prince Andrew's advisers thought "that interview" went very well Says it all, really. I thought it went disastrously, but that's just my humble opinion of course. The experts know best no doubt (ha ha...
There was a time when journalists risked life & limb to report on war stories from around the world. God help the BBC if this reporter were sent anywhere a teen fight might break out – he’d be suing...
You couldn't make it up :- "Women who question transgender ideology have been branded ‘farts’ as part of equalities training offered to civil servants in Nicola Sturgeon’s Government. Workers who...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-61952430 Who would be a juror on this trial? One of the jurors has spoken bout her trauma and she is a psychologist. Her words alone are enough to make the blood...
If I remember correctly, at the time Boris was editor of The Spectator, he initiated a fun limerick competition, entered it, & awarded himself first prize ! :0)...
News followers may be aware of the latest furor about 'inclusion', this time involving the Halifax Bank. The bank has decided to offer name badges to its employees with pronouns to advise their...
An interesting article here about the [i] Sovereign Grant [i] As it is only costing me 77p, I'm not getting unduly fussed about it (even though it was only 65p 5 years ago), but it's something to...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-61996698
They have no care whether the people they smuggle live or die crossing the Channel. They're only interested in money....