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Ofsted is pushing the bigotry of low expectations

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Ofsted accused of promoting low expectations that harm disadvantaged pupils

A recent shift in school inspections has set off a fresh debate about what schools ...

by Robert Johnson

Iran’s new supreme leader will stick to his father’s suicidal course

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Iran’s new supreme leader to follow father’s hardline policies

Mojtaba Khamenei’s elevation to Iran’s supreme leadership has thrust the country into an uncertain new ...

by Robert Johnson

Is John Cleese turning… based?

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John Cleese adopting based views?

John Cleese has been a surprising and persistent voice on X lately, trading the expected ...

by Robert Johnson

The reckless adventurism of Trump’s war in Iran 10th March 2026

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Trump Iran war: reckless tactics could spark regional escalation

Hitting a paywall mid-read is a modern frustration: one minute you’re following a link to ...

by Robert Johnson

‘The woke Foreign Office doesn’t stand for Britain’ 10th March 2026

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Foreign Office criticized as woke for not representing Britain

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has become the center of a wider culture clash: ...

by Robert Johnson

Forget ‘Islamophobia’ – it’s Islamism the West should be fighting

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Islamism, not Islamophobia: the threat the West should fight

The past week in Britain felt less like a domestic lull and more like the ...

by Robert Johnson

Is ISIS now part of the ‘progressive’ alliance?

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ISIS: is it part of the progressive alliance?

Police say two men traveled from Pennsylvania with explosives and tried to detonate devices at ...

by Robert Johnson

Labour’s Islamic blasphemy code is a sop to the sectarians

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UK Labour Islamic blasphemy code criticized as concession to sectarians

The UK government quietly adopted an official definition of “anti-Muslim hostility” last night without a ...

by Robert Johnson

The drugs made me do it 28th February 2026

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Drugs blamed for violent crimes: courts see rise in intoxication defenses

Drug use is often invoked as an explanation when people commit violence, break the law, ...

by Robert Johnson

The Iran strikes have put the Middle East on the brink

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Iran strikes push Middle East toward regional war

A sharp new chapter has opened in the long-running Israel–Iran confrontation, and the outcome is ...

by Robert Johnson

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