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Never let it be said that America isn’t the land of the free. Well, except you’re not free to say what you want. Or drive where you want. Or wear what you want, apparently, after the video of this mum at a waterpark went viral, wildly viral. It was posted by ‘observational journalist’ @Emilio2763 – […]

While the direct descendent of UKIP, Reform UK, is riding high in the polls and welcoming a new Tory into its fold almost every week, the parent party is dwindling. Can anyone even name the leader without looking it up? Possibly not even its leader can do that. Just a few months after unveiling a […]

Back in our day people used to wang on non-stop about the ‘special relationship’ between the UK and the US but right now, thanks mostly (almost entirely) to Trump’s return to the White House, the Atlantic has never felt wider, Maybe not in Downing Street, obviously, but definitely among people on the ground, not least […]

Everyone’s talking ICE after the fatal shooting of Minnesota mum Renee Good with a sense of grim anticipation about where such appalling scenes might be echoed next. On an entirely different level, there was also this, an ICE agent coming up against his nemesis – also ice, it turns out – on the streets of […]

Six months after announcing a $200 million deal with Elon Musk’s problematic AI bot Grok, the US Department of Defense has confirmed that it is still pushing for it to be integrated into its Pentagon systems by the end of January. The news was shared by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at SpaceX, watched by Musk. […]

To the world – briefly – of Tommy Robinson wannabe Stehen Yaxley-Lennon, who’s a big fan of free speech especially if the person doing the speaking agrees with him. Robinson has been putting his big brain to work on the issue of online regulation, specifically Keir Starmer’s determination to halt the shocking ease with which […]

The list of Tory defectors to Reform UK just got a little longer. Disgraced former Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has thrown his lot in with Nigel Farage’s workshy team. Former Tory chancellor Nadhim Zahawi says UK is ‘sick’ as he defects to Reform UK – politics live [image or embed] — The Guardian (@theguardian.com) January 12, […]

There was a bit of sporting drama at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup in St. Moritz, when three of the four-man US Bobsleigh team stumbled while trying to get into the sled, leaving driver Kris Horn to make the 75 mph descent alone in just over a minute. The time, of course, didn’t […]

The former manager of Aldershot Town FC, Mark Molesley, gave an interview ahead of his team’s FA Trophy match against Bromley in 2022. The interviewer asked a standard question. “Mark – FA trophy tie against Bromley this weekend. What are your thoughts?” The answer was anything but standard, and has gone down in football interview […]