Tube drivers are some of the best-paid low skilled workers in the country. So many Londoners were furious when they brought the entire city to a standstill this week because they don’t want to work just a few night shifts
Jeremy Corbyn, the veteran hard-left MP and union favourite, has shot into second place in the race to become the new Labour leader. Even if he loses now, he is increasingly likely to be granted a seat in the party’s
The British population grew faster than that of any other major European country over the past twelve months, rising to a record 64.8 million, primarily due to net migration, new figures show. The population of Greece and Spain fell sharply.
An open letter published in this morning’s Independent calling for the government to abandon its PREVENT counter-terror strategy has been signed by 280 individuals including known Islamists and terror sympathizers. The letter argues that terrorism is a “social, economic and
Labour leadership favourite Andy Burnham has been attempting to sell himself as a humble man of the people to the Labour faithful. He’s from Liverpool, and is not a member of the “the metropolitan elite,” and “[has] never been,” he
Over a third of obese teenagers don’t consider themselves as out of shape and think their weight is “about right”, a new study has revealed. The lead author partially blames media representation of fat people and the normalisation of obesity
A registered charity with an £8.5million property portfolio in the UK, whose leaders have alleged links to al-Qaeda, Hamas and even the terrorists behind 9/11, has been revealed to exist solely to fund international Islamist organization, the Muslim Brotherhood. The
Free market think tanks have denounced “left wing” Tory plans to hike the minimum wage to £9 an hour as “intellectually bankrupt.” They accused the government of knowingly sacrificing jobs and “putting politics ahead of good policy.” By the government’s own prediction
“This is a Budget that puts security first,” claimed Chancellor George Osborne as the first real Tory Budget since 1996 was revealed in the House of Commons today. The Cameron government confirmed it will commit 2 per cent of GDP to
Despite the horrific actions of the Islamist terror group over the past 12 months, one and a half million British Muslims have been identified as potential supporters of Islamic State (IS) in a recently conducted poll. Support for the group in the UK
“The European Project is begging to die” and a “new Berlin Wall…called the euro” is dividing the continent Nigel Farage told the European Parliament this morning. He was speaking directly after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, whom he praised as “very brave”
The Director-General of MI5, Andrew Parker, has said that 10 years on from the 2005 July 7 attacks there remains a “serious societal and security challenge” in tackling home-grown Jihadi terrorism. Mark Rowley of the National Police Chiefs’ Council for
Ten years ago today, 52 British civilians were murdered in the first ever suicide bombings to occur in Western Europe and the biggest bomb attack seen in London since the Second World War. In all another 700 were injured in the
The SAS – Britain’s elite fighting force – has been given free rein by Prime Minister David Cameron to take out ISIS leadership in Syria and Iraq. It is expected that 60 – 100 troops, working alongside intelligence agencies MI6
Germany is demanding new coercive powers to legally compel, or “force member states,” to abide by structural reforms and binding EU-IMF fiscal “programmes”. This pits Europe’s economic powerhouse against France, a country with a record of failing to follow EU
A man paraded past the Houses of Parliament draped in an Islamic State flag without being arrested by police, despite the fact that support for ISIS is unlawful in the United Kingdom. He carried on his back a young girl who was waving a
LONDON, England – The first Conservative Party hustings for London’s mayoral election took place today, with none of the ‘favourite’ candidates in attendance, and surprisingly, very little in the way of ‘conservative’ politics mentioned. There was no mention of immigration, terrorism and security, and
Neo-Nazis held a rally opposite the Prime Minister’s official residence in London this afternoon, proudly waving the flag of Palestine among other emblems. The rally against “Jewification” had a miniscule turnout of 25 to 30 people, but included members of
A primary school teacher from Lancashire, UK has been banned from the classroom for life after sending a barrage of tweets praising ISIS, calling for the murder of non-Muslims, and sending abuse to the widow of murdered aid-worker, Alan Henning.
The founding leader of one of the UK’s largest children’s charities, Kids Company, has been forced to stand down after the Cabinet Office withdrew funding due to accusations of mis-management and financial irregularity. This follows almost a year of media
The English votes for English Laws (Evel) proposal was tabled in Parliament yesterday to give English MP’s a collective veto over specific clauses which pertain only to England. This is the first time in 38 years Westminster has moved to begin
Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, who was labelled “the most dangerous woman in Britain” during the general election has topped a list of the world’s most influential women complied by Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour. Sturgeon, apparently, wields huge influence in
The Met has moved a Neo-Nazi rally planned for this Saturday from Golders Green – which is 25% Jewish – to outside the Prime Minister’s London residence, Downing Street. The “proud anti-Semite” responsible for organising it has been remanded in
Pressure on University College London (UCL) is building to reinstate Sir Tim Hunt as an honorary professor as 20 fellows of the institution criticise the treatment of the Nobel Laureate. The fellows, including businessman Lord Jones of Birmingham, said the
The ad that sparked one of the year’s most ferocious Social Justice Warrior twitter storms has been deemed unlikely to cause “serious offence” or so-called body “shaming,” the advertising watchdog has said. However, the protein supplements ad remains banned in
