On the aftermath of the Anna Soubry and Owen Jones incidents at Westminster – Where the Yellow vests went wrong
INTRODUCTION When I saw that a group of people were going to start up a movement of ‘Yellow Vests’ similar to that which has…
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Another potential ‘Yellow Vest’ embarrassment?
When a small group of pro-Brexit activists started up a copycat version of the French ‘Gilet Jaune’ protests, I worried that it would end…
The English Channel migrant crisis – It’s time for hard interdiction of migrant boats
How a Home Secretary deals with a major crisis can often make or break the holder of that office. I recall how in the…
This was not an effective protest – This was an easily exploited embarrassment
I’m a Brexiteer, I believe that Britain should be free to make its own laws, forge its own alliances, defend its own borders and…
Fair play to these Muslims who have called out and condemned one of their own extremists
As many regular readers of this blog will know my view of Islam is that it is the ideology of Islam itself that is…
Britain’s Gatwick embarrassment
I’ve looked on aghast at the disruption caused to air travel at Gatwick Airport that has been caused by a couple of drones flown…
Five years gaol for Grenfell fraudster number 14
Earlier this month I wrote about the latest Grenfell fraudster to be brought before the courts. Abolaji Onafuye, 54, had claimed falsely that one…
‘Satan-sniffer’ hoaxer remanded in custody pending sentencing next month
I have been following the case of the appalling Sabine McNeil, one of the major drivers of the truly terrible Hampstead Satanic Ritual Abuse…
Guest Post – A look back at part of the Leave campaign ground game.
It is all too easy to look at political campaigns, whether they be for elections or for referendums, as monolithic ones. We quite naturally…
The London ‘Yellow Jackets’. Is this an effective Brexit protest group, or could it end up as an embarrassment to be avoided?
Late last week I wrote an article praising the relatively peaceful protest organised by a group of British ‘yellow jackets’. I commended the demonstrators…
