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24 Hour Misinformation Surrounding Tragic Death
We are all deeply shocked at the fatal shooting of Jo Cox MP. An eye-witness...
Drug Abuse is Taking Over the Gay Community
Research has demonstrated that about 10% of heterosexual people take drugs. I suspect it wouldn’t...
Opinion: ‘black-washing’ in Marvel’s Thor Ragnarök
Comic book movies, love them or hate them, are the current champions of Hollywood. As...
Dangers of Political Correctness
It is perhaps an undue, steadily encroaching curse on modern society, but whether we like...
Forcing A Muslim To Sell Bacon: Why I Agree With The French
A local housing authority in Colombes, on the outskirts of Paris, has warned a mini-market...
What Does ‘Black Lives Matter’ Want In The UK?
When it first started in America, Black Lives Matter had the potential to be a...
May vs. Corbyn: The Jewish Vote
Since 30th June of this year, when Theresa May announced her candidacy for leader of...
Cognitive Dissonance and the Malice of Catholicism
There was a recent article in the Guardian, entitled “How long can the cognitive dissonance between...
Homelessness: A UK public health issue?
In the title of this article I ask ‘is homelessness a UK public health issue?’...
Jacob Rees-Mogg is right
The media hates us
Ever since Jacob Rees-Mogg became a prominent figure in British politics, the...
Sport needs Social Enterprise and Activism
The Commonwealth Games is a combination of sports, enterprise and social justice. I was a...
It’s time to scrap the licence fee, and the BBC has nothing to fear
From September 1, users of the BBC's iPlayer will need to have a TV licence....
Tackling Terrorism: A Campaign for Social Justice
According to the English School of International Theory, led by academics such as Hedley Bull,...
Dear LibDems; Sex Work is NOT the Same as Accountancy
Councillor Dennis Parsons on sex work:
He said: “The fact that we are asking ‘should we...
How digital inclusion can enhance community wellbeing
The growth of digital technology in the last few decades is unprecedented, leading to a...
What a Time to be British
On Sunday God Save the Queen was played more often than on any day at...
The BBC’s Impartiality Suppresses Youth Ideology
Just What do Young People Want?
72% of 18-24 year olds voted to remain in the...
Black Lives Matter Bring Their Brand of Terrorism To The UK
The Met Police was called to London City Airport at around 5:30am after protesters managed...
The curious case of the radicalised pug
I want to tell you a joke.
There was once a man, called Mark Meechan, whose...
Forcing a Muslim to sell bacon: A riposte
Fellow United Politics contributor Samuel Hamilton wrote a piece last week defending French authorities' decision...
Conservative’s Liberty
There are many ways to look at the left-right divide. The most common one is...
Britain’s LGBT legacy in the Commonwealth
In marking London Pride I wanted to reflect on Britain’s LGBT legacy.
In the space of...
The Intolerant Compass
“The intolerant left” is a common term used when looking at AntiFa, various violent anti-Trump...
Right-wing political correctness has arrived
For years, the terms ‘left wing’ and ‘liberal’ have been closely associated with acts of...
To Ban or Not to Ban (the burqa, that is)
In a week when political parties are pitching some of their key election pledges, UKIP...
It’s Time To Privatise The BBC
We’ve all grown accustomed, over the years, to being able to just switch on our...
Let’s bring back some common sense not Britannia
Since the EU Referendum several Brexiteer Tory MPs, including some of Secretaries of State, have...
British Christians are the new illiberal snowflakes
Theresa May is a Christian. It does not really matter that she is a Christian;...
Women-only carriages: a step backwards
Women only carriages are not the answer to fighting sexual harassment and sexual assault. Policy must get real about the addressing these issues.
The crude reductionism of the authoritarian liberal elite
Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer was the last lord of Felbrigg Hall, a stately home in Norfolk....
How To Ensure Continued Team GB Success
Our incredible athletes have proven life’s simplest adage correct, that if you work hard and...
5 Great British Animals
When people think of Britain often the first things that come to mind are its...
A Conservative Puzzle that fits the Autism Community
There is a new approach to embracing autism from the autistic conservative. I have written...
We need to talk about HIV: an open letter
My dear gay people,
We’ve come a long way since the first diagnosis of HIV, haven’t...
Pride and Segregation: Adding Stripes Is Divisive
Background
Pride within the LGBT+ community has always been an inclusive celebration of sexual and gender...
Polling Behind Bars
Prisoners who have committed minor offences should not be denied the right to vote despite...
Acceptance of Amazing Abilities
The Florentine philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli once said something that defines modern aid and the actions...
The Great Fire of London – A city still standing
We've reached the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London. 350 years ago, a...
Buzzwords
Bigotry
Buzzwords are not recent phenomena. Ever since I got into politics I have been surrounded...
Cardinal Keith O’Brien: A symbol of good and bad Scottish Catholicism
The last time I met Cardinal Keith O’Brien, I was only 9 years old. He...
Yes: Let’s Vote at 16
On Friday 3rd November 2017 an important Private Members' Bill was blocked by this weak...
Empty Politics of Empty Words
The virtues of political discussion
Politics is quite unique in contrast to other sciences. When scientists...
Opinion: Is a full veil ban progressive?
Last week it was ruled by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that Belgium's...
Podcast: Westminster’s Sexual Harassment Allegations
Westminster is being rocked by a series of sexual harassment allegations which may have serious...
The Catholic Church: the best solution for Mark Zuckerberg
When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger spoke just before the conclave that would see him elected Pope,...
Playing on Words to Fit the Agenda
In these recent times there has been prejudice from the mainstream political spectrum. The Labour...
The enigma of Cardinal Murphy O’Connor
The shoes of Cardinal Basil Hume were never going to be easy ones to fill....
The Confusion of Free Speech
Freedom of speech is defined by the Oxford dictionary as the 'power or right to...
Free Speech and Online Abuse: Why the Uproar?
Writing in the Guardian, Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders announced that the Crown Prosecution...
Virgin not selling the Daily Mail: Market Forces Dictate
Those who are arguing this is censorship cannot get their head around the concept that you can reject something you disagree with. To paraphrase Jane Fae, there is a difference between the right to speak and the obligation to listen.