‘Mr Floppy’ was one of the arbitrary titles given to members of a university rowing club known for producing Olympians. After learning that rowers were grouped into columns on a purported “toughness sheet” and given names like “Rock Hard” and “Morning Wood,” “Snowflake” students are locked in a dispute with Oxford Brookes University Boat Club.Continue reading “‘Snowflake’ University Students And Rowing Team Row”
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Keir Starmer to unveil manifesto vowing ‘nanny state’ crackdown on junk food, VAT on private school fees and a fudge on tax hikes
Keir Starmer will look to twist the knife on the Tories as he launches an election manifesto pledging to focus on ‘wealth creation’. The Labour leader is bidding to capitalise after a poll showed he came out on top in a crucial TV showdown with Rishi Sunak. Sir Keir was roasted during the Sky News programme in Grimsby over claims he will hike taxes andContinue reading “Keir Starmer to unveil manifesto vowing ‘nanny state’ crackdown on junk food, VAT on private school fees and a fudge on tax hikes”
Student Ordered To Leave Oxford Encampment For Refusing To Sign Radical Pro-Palestine Pledge
A Jewish student at Oxford University has been denied admittance to the event after he refused to sign up for a radical pro-Palestine pledge in a sign that the Gaza university demonstrations sweeping the UK are becoming more authoritarian. Elsewhere, students from the University of Cambridge began shouting the genocidal ‘From the river to the sea’ chant and calling forContinue reading “Student Ordered To Leave Oxford Encampment For Refusing To Sign Radical Pro-Palestine Pledge “
Suella Braverman’s Parting Shot To Rishi Sunak… And Why She Wrote It
Suella Braverman wrote an incendiary 1,318-word resignation letter which revealed a string of secrets from her time in Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet. The former home secretary levelled point-blank parting shots at the Prime Minister’s character and leadership and delivered a harsh verdict on the Government’s chances of success in tackling the small boat crisis. Here weContinue reading “Suella Braverman’s Parting Shot To Rishi Sunak… And Why She Wrote It”
Labour’s Ulez Britain
Labour is under pressure to rule out expanding a Ulez-style emissions tax from London to other major cities in the United Kingdom if it wins the next election. A policy document drafted by Sir Keir Starmer’s party supports the concept of clean air zones in major urban areas alongside the expansion of public transport. LondonContinue reading “Labour’s Ulez Britain”
Working From Home To Be Made A ‘Human Right’ As Part Of The Labour Election Manifesto
Labour plans to give people the legal freedom to work from home as part of its election manifesto, as well as making it easier for employees to strike. The policy to make flexible working the default option is featured in an extensive inventory of proposals being formally weighed up, which has been leaked. The keyContinue reading “Working From Home To Be Made A ‘Human Right’ As Part Of The Labour Election Manifesto”
Staff At Brighton University Are Urged Not To Say ‘Christmas’ Because It’s Too “Christian-Centric”
The University of Brighton has instructed staff not to say ‘Christmas’ and instead call it the ‘winter closure period’. According to a nine-page ‘Inclusive Language Guidance’ document sent to educators at the university, the word ‘Christmas’ is too ‘Christian-centric’. The document says that staff should be ’empowered’ to use ‘inclusive language confidently and effectively, inContinue reading “Staff At Brighton University Are Urged Not To Say ‘Christmas’ Because It’s Too “Christian-Centric””
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