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Shamima Begum in a dinghy

Begum Back in Business? 

Few cases encapsulate the rot at the heart of Britain quite like that of Shamima Begum. On the surface, she should have been a textbook illustration of the virtues of multiculturalism: a second-generation Bangladeshi, raised in the Muslim enclave of Tower Hamlets in East London. In reality, she embodies everything Britain has gotten wrong since […]

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Alaa Abd El-Fattah

From el-Fattah to the Front Bench: Britain’s Fifth Column in Plain Sight

As 2025 draws to a close, the arrival of Alaa Abd el-Fattah in the United Kingdom serves as a stark reminder of a deeper malaise afflicting our national institutions. Released from Egyptian custody and granted passage to Britain through concerted diplomatic efforts by the Labour government, el-Fattah was heralded by Sir Keir Starmer as a

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Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer: Dead Man Walking

Going Nowhere As the season of goodwill approaches, it’s traditional to take pity on those less fortunate than ourselves. And there are few sights more pitiable than a Prime Minister reduced to uttering the words “I’m going nowhere”. Keir Starmer is right of course – he’s going nowhere fast, and dragging the country’s there with

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Robot woman

AI Concerns

I’m late to the party on most things. That’s not really a problem, since I don’t like parties. It might be a problem however, in the case of AI. I confess, I haven’t got very far with it. Sure, I flirt with it every now and again – a few headline suggestions here, find this

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