Speculation about King Charles III abdicating has intensified, but the palace claims he is not stepping down. Should he abdicate, well, I believe that there is a growing undercurrent of views on this question that needs to be opened up and discussed in the public sphere. Calls for King Charles to abdicate have grown amidContinue reading “Speculation of Abdication”
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A Country That Is Run By Old People
People of a particular age in the UK are deemed unemployable, yet people in government who want to run as Prime Minister are not deemed unemployable. Why is that, I wonder? Apparently, there is no upper-age limit for employment because that is protected by the Equality Act 2010 against age discrimination, but if you wereContinue reading “A Country That Is Run By Old People”
The British Way Of Life
In the 1950s and before, when it was wartime, Britain was built on trust and community life. The Second World War had a deep impact on the country, leading to widespread rationing and controls on consumption, investment, imports, and prices. Despite those challenges, the British people maintained a sense of unity and community spirit, whichContinue reading “The British Way Of Life”
Green Leader Polanski Calls For Horse Racing To Be Banned
Zack Polanski has been criticised for demanding that horse racing be banned on animal cruelty grounds. As the country readies for the Grand National this weekend, the Green Party leader was accused of ranting ‘cranky nonsense’ about a sport worth £4 billion to the economy. The vegan leftwinger is a long-standing critic of all forms of racing, moaning on social mediaContinue reading “Green Leader Polanski Calls For Horse Racing To Be Banned”
Michael J Fox Death Claims: CNN Apologises
Back To The Future legend Michael J Fox has addressed a recent “death scare” that emerged after US CNN posted a video claiming he had passed away. He decided to poke fun at the incident, but admitted that he was left baffled at where they got the information from. The video, entitled “Remembering the lifeContinue reading “Michael J Fox Death Claims: CNN Apologises”
The Fading Horrors Of Nazi Camps
Germany has launched a £8.5 million drive to send more schoolchildren to visit former Nazi concentration camps like Auschwitz in a frantic endeavour to stop memories of the Holocaust fading. The initial annual budget has now been doubled to £3 million after emergency backing was secured from a private foundation. The Bethe Foundation has also pledged an additional £8.5 millionContinue reading “The Fading Horrors Of Nazi Camps”
There Was No Guilt In This Sex Murder
On September 14, 2020, 55-year-old Robert DuBoise was cleared of a 1983 killing in Tampa, Florida, almost 37 years after he was arrested for a crime he did not perpetrate. At 8 a m on August 19, 1983, the body of 19-year-old Barbara Grams was found outside a dental office on North Boulevard in theContinue reading “There Was No Guilt In This Sex Murder”
Neptune’s Southend Gets A Major Facelift Before Easter Weekend
Neptunes, owned by Star Amusements, obtained a new look thanks to street artist Karl Sims, one of the founders of street art festival City Jam. Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, is shown in the mural and is the source of the shop’s name. The well-known fish bar on Marine Parade has now addedContinue reading “Neptune’s Southend Gets A Major Facelift Before Easter Weekend”
Schoolgirl Dragged Across Changing Room By PE Teacher
A PE teacher who dragged a Year 8 girl across a changing room floor because she took ‘too long to tie her shoelaces’ has been spared a classroom ban. Sports teacher Charlotte Venables grabbed the student by the ankle as she attempted to get her out of the girls’ changing room at Stewards Academy inContinue reading “Schoolgirl Dragged Across Changing Room By PE Teacher”
Local Traders Forced Out By Tax Haven Landlord
Hackney’s iconic street market is under threat again, seven years after its last fight for survival. There surrounded by bundles of linen packed in plastic cases was a woman sitting inside her market stall on Dalstons iconic Ridley Road market when a woman emerges in front of her to give her a letter and anContinue reading “Local Traders Forced Out By Tax Haven Landlord”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 