"Back in My Day..."
The summer of 1976 — the season Baby Boomers will cling to until the final jug of lukewarm Robinsons squash evaporates off a scorched patio. For those unfamiliar, 1976 was the year it got hot in Britain. Not real hot by modern standards, but hot enough for a few shirtless dads to mow the light brown lawn while “You to Me Are Everything” by The Real Thing warbled from a transistor radio. A time so beloved it’s been ...
You might want to start getting used to the idea of 40°C heat in the UK—because according to a new Met Office study, it's becoming less of a freak occurrence and more of a recurring nightmare. Yes, I know, climate change, yawn, fake news, “it was hotter in 1976”, etc. But before you finish typing “scaremongering” in the comments, allow me to explain—with facts, not what a bloke in a foil hat and a YouTube account thinks.
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A Strike… Then Shock?
There’s something grimly impressive about Israel’s ability to bomb another country and then, with a perfectly straight face, act utterly outraged when someone dares to hit back. One might almost admire the sheer audacity—if it weren’t for the fact that it keeps resulting in massive loss of life, destabilised regions, and the slow, grinding demolition of international law.
Iran: Forever Just About to Go ...
Nigel Farage has made a career out of shouting simple answers to complicated problems while holding a pint like it’s a crucifix and puffing a cigarette thinking he’s Churchill reincarnated—if Churchill had been sponsored by GB News and a dodgy hedge fund. But here’s the question: does he actually believe in the far-right populist nonsense he spouts, or is this just the most profitable midlife crisis in British history?
Ideologue or ...
Social media. That great modern courtroom where facts go to die and everyone’s an expert in counter-terrorism law, forensic psychology, and apparently, vehicle dynamics.
Following yesterday’s incident in Liverpool—where a man under the influence of drugs drove into pedestrians—social platforms lit up with a familiar cry: “Call it what it is—terrorism!”
Except… it isn’t.
Let’s Consult Actual Law for a Moment
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