
Facial Recognition for Carnival, But Not for Tommy Robinson?
Facial Recognition for Carnival, but not for Tommy Robinson, Mark Rowley’s Racism is now policy.
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Facial Recognition for Carnival, but not for Tommy Robinson, Mark Rowley’s Racism is now policy.

Elon Musk’s appearance at the Unite The Kingdom rally over the weekend has sparked widespread condemnation, with Downing Street denouncing his remarks as “dangerous and inflammatory.” But behind the headlines, a quieter legal question is emerging: Could Musk be eligible for British citizenship thro…

In a chilling display of political extremism, a supporter of far-right figure Tommy Robinson was filmed at Saturday’s “Unite The Kingdom” rally in London calling for the assassination of Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

As scores of injured children from Gaza arrive in the UK for NHS treatment, the British government is quick to showcase its humanitarian credentials. But beneath the photo ops and press releases lies a damning truth: Britain is treating the symptoms of a genocide it refuses to confront or condemn.

Charlie Kirk was a prominent American conservative activist, author, and media personality who co-founded Turning Point USA in 2012 at just 18 years old.

Once upon a time, the Jobcentre was a gateway to work. Today, it’s a bureaucratic checkpoint for benefits compliance. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) insists it’s helping people into employment—but for many claimants, the experience feels more like surveillance than support.

In the early hours of Sunday morning, the Royal Courts of Justice became an unlikely canvas for Britain’s most elusive artist. Banksy’s latest mural—raw, confrontational, and unmistakably political—depicts a judge in full robes striking a protester with a gavel.

Veteran Labour peer Lord George Foulkes has launched a scathing attack on the BBC, accusing the national broadcaster of “persistent platforming” of Nigel Farage’s Reform Party while disproportionately scrutinizing Labour figures, particularly Shadow Chancellor Angela Rayner.

Reverend Clive Foster MBE, the UK’s first independent Windrush Commissioner, has issued a blistering call for reform of the Windrush Compensation Scheme, describing it as “opaque and unjust” and warning that delays are retraumatising survivors.

This week marks a seismic shift in British politics—and it starts right here in our backyard. Shabana Mahmood, born and raised in Small Heath, Birmingham, has been appointed Home Secretary in Keir Starmer’s Labour government.

In a dramatic turn of events, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has resigned from government following revelations that she underpaid £40,000 in stamp duty on her £800,000 Hove flat.

Newly elected Green Party leader Zack Polanski has ignited a political firestorm after responding to a smear campaign from Labour’s press team with a pointed tweet: