Even after all this time, they still don’t understand us. The European Union clearly expects Britain, once again, to surrender its fishing grounds and betray its coastal communities for the sake of a wider, post-Brexit free trade agreement with Brussels. Why else would the EU’s lead negotiator, Michel Barnier, display such intransigence as a no-deal … Read more
Britain needs a ‘Nightingale moment’ for school pupils with extra funding for teachers and remote-learning in case of second lockdown, argues children’s commissioner Anne Longfield said schools need a rescue package on a par with the economy She called for more money for a possible return to remote-learning over winter More than £35billion has been … Read more
How grimly ironic that hope and freedom should be among the potential latest victims of ‘cancel culture’, the drive to eradicate anything and anyone that sins against the ideology of political correctness. For decades, music-loving crowds at The Last Night of the Proms have lifted up their voices in an Elgar sing-along, roaring out ‘Land … Read more
There’s a reason M&S is out of fashion: As High Street giant prepares to shed thousands of jobs, RUTH SUNDERLAND argues its decline extends way beyond coronavirus lockdown By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 22:46 BST, 18 August 2020 | Updated: 01:13 BST, 19 August 2020 Even the thought of the High Street … Read more
An ex-vegan is calling for people to ditch plant-based diets and eat more offal, arguing meat is environmentally friendly provided it’s sustainably sourced. Former research biochemist Robb Wolf, who lives in Texas, who co-authored the book Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat with dietitian Diana Rodgers, suffered from ulcerative colitis, a long-term condition where the … Read more
More and more people are desperate to know if they have already had coronavirus as evidence grows that the vast majority of those infected with Covid-19 have no symptoms at all. Antibody tests are still held up as our way out of lockdown — at the very least, allowing healthcare workers to assist vulnerable patients, … Read more
Is 8am too early to mow the lawn? Woman tempted to cut her grass first thing is told it’s ‘unreasonable behaviour’ – but others argue it’s fine, saying ‘the bin lorry comes at 7am’ British woman considered using an electric mower to cut her grass at 8am Posting on Mumsnet, explained she’s too tired to … Read more
A federal judge seemed skeptical he could block the sale of John Bolton’s tell-all book, ‘The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir,’ because the ‘horse is out of the barn.’ Federal District Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, heard arguments Friday over Zoom from Bolton’s lawyer Charles Cooper and Deputy Assistant Attorney General David Morrell, … Read more
Flanked by two nurses in uniform, and still in his backless NHS hospital gown, my 66-year-old father, Don, takes a few tentative steps. He pauses, steadying himself, using his IV drip stand for balance, and then takes a few more – slightly more assured – paces. There are tears in my eyes. My big, strong dad, … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are reported to be taking legal action against the society magazine Tatler for its cover story entitled Catherine The Great. Perhaps Martin Tett, the leader of Buckinghamshire County Council, should do the same. In the article, an unknown visitor to William and Kate’s Norfolk home describes it as ‘like … Read more