Carrie Symonds: A passionate riposte by KATIE HIND

We’ve all heard the dumb blonde jokes, and the sexism that goes with them. Sprinkle a spot of intellect, ambition and charm into the mix and it ramps up things for those of the male race who are feeling particularly embittered with their lot. Just ask Carrie Symonds – she knows quite a lot about … Read more

Boris Johnson to be challenged over Priti Patel ‘bullying’ furore

High Court must overturn Boris Johnson’s decision to stand by Priti Patel despite evidence of staff ‘bullying’, senior civil servants’ union says Investigation found Priti Patel had not always treated civil servants with ‘respect’ Sir Alex Allan concluded Ms Patel’s behaviour did meet the definition of bullying Boris Johnson contradicted his advice by judging Ms … Read more

Rush Limbaugh dies: Bette Midler among celebrities celebrating

Hollywood celebrities openly celebrated the death of conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh on Twitter Thursday, with actress Amber Tamblyn telling him to ‘rot in purgatory’.  Limbaugh, 70, died at home in Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday morning following a 12-month battle with lung cancer. His fourth wife Kathryn announced the news of his death on … Read more

Founder of race charity which sent ‘n***o’ tweet to a Tory pundit DUMPED by Leeds Beckett University

The founder of a racial equality charity has been dropped from her role at Leeds Beckett University after the charity’s Twitter account sent a vile racist slur at a black Tory commentator. Aysha Khanom, founder of The Race Trust and an RE teacher at Manchester Academy School, was let go from her role as adviser to … Read more

Boris Johnson makes top Brexit adviser Lord Frost a Cabinet minister

Boris Johnson makes his top Brexit adviser Lord Frost a Cabinet minister – giving him Michael Gove’s job overseeing future relations with the EU Lord Frost is to become a minister in the Cabinet Office, Downing St said Comes weeks after PM axed plans to make him the National Security Adviser Frost is ex-ambassador to … Read more

Boris Johnson makes top Brexit adviser Lord Frost a Cabinet minister

Boris Johnson makes his top Brexit adviser Lord Frost a Cabinet minister – giving him Michael Gove’s job overseeing future relations with the EU Lord Frost is to become a minister in the Cabinet Office, Downing St said Comes weeks after PM axed plans to make him the National Security Adviser Frost is ex-ambassador to … Read more

New York Magazine writer bemoans McCarthy-esque silences of conservatives after Gina Carano’s firing

New York Magazine writer Jonathan Chait has accused Hollywood of engaging in a McCarthy-esque crusade against conservatives after actress Gina Carano was fired from Disney.  Chait weighed in on the controversy in an essay for the Intelligencer in which he argued there was no ‘principled distinction’ between the Hollywood blacklist against communists in the 1950s and … Read more

New York Magazine writer bemoans McCarthy-esque silences of conservatives after Gina Carano’s firing

New York Magazine writer Jonathan Chait has accused Hollywood of engaging in a McCarthy-esque crusade against conservatives after actress Gina Carano was fired from Disney.  Chait weighed in on the controversy in an essay for the Intelligencer in which he argued there was no ‘principled distinction’ between the Hollywood blacklist against communists in the 1950s and … Read more

PIERS MORGAN: Would you live with me for a year if it cured Covid? Now there’s a challenge… 

Friday, January 29 A new Ipsos MORI poll has revealed the British public think that Marcus Rashford (56 per cent) and I (32 per cent) have done a better job of holding the Government to account during this pandemic than the actual leader of the opposition, Sir Keir Starmer (29 per cent), any other MPs … Read more

Genocide amendment: Tory MPs accuse Boris Johnson of ‘fudging vote’

Furious Tory backbenchers tore into Boris Johnson today for using ‘arcane games’ in parliaments to block their attempt to veto trade deals with nations accused of genocide. The China hawks lashed out in the latest round of an ongoing battle within the Conservatives over how hard a line to take against Beijing over its treatment … Read more