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.this misogynistic edict from a Taliban minister who seems to be responsible for the promotion of 'virtue' and the rooting out of vice, will ban women from singing together and even saying their... ...
Despite me dissing him on here,i had a wee bit of respect for Alec.I met him a couple of times,and he was always"hail fellow,well met".He always stood up for us North Scotlanders.RIP Alec.
For contempt of court for approx 18 months "Tommy Robinson has been jailed for 18 months after admitting contempt of court by repeating false claims against a Syrian refugee. Robinson, whose real... ...
...fun fact, the only time that an MP is allowed to drink alcohol in the chamber is during the budget speech. Can you suggest an appropriate tipple? Here's my... ...
.... from £2 to £3, Keir Starmer has announced. Not a lot you might think but it's £10 plus per week extra for workers going to and from their jobs, not to mention the cost to those living in... ...
having a chat with a mate in the pub, he asked what would it take to cause another general election to get rid of the labour party, got me thinking erm mass civil unrest, a war ? not really sure... ...
"Sir Keir Starmer’s approval rating has collapsed more significantly after winning an election than any other prime minister in modern history, a new poll has shown. Following the July election,... ...
Brexit cost London 40,000 finance jobs .City chief says.While Dublin has gained 10,000 of these jobs.Also Cities such as Milan ,Paris and Amsterdam has also benefited from these lost London Jobs... ...
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1849734682910273536/pu/vid/avc1/720x720/j5Rg_Bpw9Tql5Zoi.mp4?tag=12 I can't help feeling that if whitey took offense and started singing back the same song... ...
A spell in Landsberg prison allowed a political activist time to write of his struggle which would eventually lead to a world war. Would the prison authorities allow England's latest celebrity... ...
It appears that there will not be any increase in employees income tax. What will continue is the tax threshold to remain frozen. The latter being put in place by Sunak.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1968405/man-punched-mike-amesbury moan about WFA going and get smack in the chops, nice! Prescott would be proud. ...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/10/28/reeves-hand-workers-pay-rises-triple-rate-inflation/ Small bussineses won't be able to do this and keep going so either they will close or lay off... ...
...need to head the ball? An article in the Telegraph yesterday featured an interview with former England player, Dave Watson, and his wife. He now suffers from dementia. I don't know if this was... ...