
Computer game makers may hold the key to stopping young Muslims being radicalised online, according to the former reviewer of UK anti-terrorism legislation. Lord Carlile is urging ministers to work with people who “create games on the internet” to stop the flow
by Simon Kent15 Jun 2015, 6:08 AM PST0

The BBC is a publicly-funded entity run for the lavish benefit of its employees. What else are we to make of the news that the broadcaster spends less than half of its money on programmes for licence fee payers while
by Simon Kent15 Jun 2015, 4:02 AM PST0

Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott is no fan of wind turbines. Far from it. In the past he has called them “ugly” and “noisy”. Now he has slammed them as “visually awful” after coming face-to-face with the Green left’s favourite source
by Simon Kent12 Jun 2015, 4:47 AM PST0

Modern feminism wants to be taken seriously as an organized, political force. Really, it does. So why did a fundraiser in London for the new Women’s Equality Party (WEP) include as its finale the opportunity for participants to conduct an
by Simon Kent11 Jun 2015, 6:19 AM PST0

Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott has warned a regional counter terrorism summit that Islamic State terrorists are coming with a “simple message, submit or die.” Speaking in the New South Wales state capital Sydney, he said: “Daesh [IS] is coming,
by Simon Kent11 Jun 2015, 3:46 AM PST0

Britons who want to join ISIS are using Canada as a staging post on their journey to foreign battlefields, UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has warned. He said the tactics used by radicalised extremists to escape detection were becoming ‘increasingly
by Simon Kent10 Jun 2015, 4:52 AM PST0

Get ready. The wave of migrants crossing Europe will only grow in number as more and more head for the UK to start a new life. This warning was made Tuesday night by newly elected Conservative MP Matt Warman who
by Simon Kent10 Jun 2015, 4:16 AM PST0

The Welsh government is pushing ahead with legislation to ban smoking e-cigarettes in enclosed spaces, in a move that will put vaping on a par with smoking. Mark Drakeford, the Welsh health minister, claims that electronic cigarettes are a “gateway”
by Simon Kent9 Jun 2015, 4:22 AM PST0

So who will be the first Conservative to pop their head above the parapet and say they support Britain’s exit from the chains of EU servitude? Hello, anyone? Do please wave because at the moment we can’t see you. Not
by Simon Kent5 Jun 2015, 2:23 AM PST0

There goes Tony Blair again. Failing upwards and moving effortlessly on to another high-profile international job. Does he not know when to stop? Fresh from his years as a Middle East peace envoy that delivered precious little peace, the former
by Simon Kent4 Jun 2015, 3:00 AM PST0

The poor, dear luvvies of the chin-stroking left have got themselves in a terrible lather on the matter of prudishness. No, we’re not talking about the issue of mothers breastfeeding children in public places, rather something a little more prosaic. Should
by Simon Kent3 Jun 2015, 6:12 AM PST0

Greece is facing a June ‘cash crunch’ in the latest development in its ongoing fiscal crisis. The country will be unable to find the €1.6bn (£1.1bn) sum it is due to hand the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next month, one
by Simon Kent25 May 2015, 5:43 AM PST0

Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott fears the US is being forced to carry an unequal load in the fight against IS in Syria and Iraq and is considering sending more ground troops to the Middle East to assist in the battle.
by Simon Kent25 May 2015, 3:16 AM PST0

Chlorine is now the chemical weapon of choice for IS terrorists in Syria and Iraq and there is a growing chance of a chlorine bomb attack on British soil, a chemical warfare expert has warned. Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, who
by Simon Kent25 May 2015, 2:23 AM PST0

Britain’s defence force is totally unprepared for any confrontation with Vladimir Putin or IS and it must stop freeloading off the back of the US. These are the key points to be made in a highly critical report to be
by Simon Kent25 May 2015, 1:54 AM PST0

Labour’s acting leader Harriet Harman has confirmed the party will now support an EU referendum by the end of 2017. She told the Sunday Times the reverse in position came after Labour “reflected on the conversations we had on doorsteps” during the
by Simon Kent24 May 2015, 6:45 AM PST0

Secret assurances guaranteeing immunity from prosecution may have been given to IRA terrorists, thought to include the alleged killers of Lord Mountbatten and a British ambassador, according to documents obtained by The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper has published correspondence that suggests
by Simon Kent24 May 2015, 6:03 AM PST0

Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott has ruled out a referendum in Australia to formally recognize same-sex marriage. Speaking in the wake of the landslide win in Ireland for proponents of the same change, he refused to entertain any similar poll
by Simon Kent24 May 2015, 4:14 AM PST0

Leaving the European Union could boost the British economy by delivering jobs, boosting prosperity and galvanising the ‘single market’. According to a top Tory all these benefits would naturally accrue and not necessarily be the negative ‘leap in the dark’
by Simon Kent24 May 2015, 3:27 AM PST0

The UK must confront IS in Syria and Iraq by putting fighting troops on the ground. To do anything else will enable radical Islam to continue marching on through North Africa and potentially into southern Europe and the Balkans – the historic
by Simon Kent24 May 2015, 2:01 AM PST0

Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott has again refused resettlement to any of the thousands of asylum seekers caught up in south-east Asia’s growing refugee crisis. He summed up his argument in three words. “Nope, nope, nope,” Abbott replied today when
by Simon Kent21 May 2015, 2:21 AM PST0

Compare the pair. Sweden offers full support to any and all returning IS terrorists who make it “home” from battlefields in Iraq and Syria. They are guaranteed jobs, housing, welfare benefits and counselling as official state-sanctioned policy. Now look at Australia. According
by Simon Kent20 May 2015, 5:37 AM PST0

Sweden knows how to save the world from Islamic State (IS) terrorists as they tire of beheadings, crucifixions, murders and random acts of extrajudicial killing. Just be very, very nice to them. According to WND news service, a programme to help
by Simon Kent18 May 2015, 4:10 AM PST0

Top Tory politician Victor Montagu escaped prosecution for child abuse in the 1970s after promising not see his victim again. The former Conservative MP was let off with a caution in 1972 for indecently assaulting a boy for nearly two years,
by Simon Kent16 May 2015, 6:38 AM PST0

A controversial decision by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) not to prosecute Lord Janner of Braunstone over 22 alleged historical child sex crimes is being reviewed. A group claiming the ex-Labour MP sexually abused them has claimed credit for the
by Simon Kent16 May 2015, 5:32 AM PST0