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Richard North -
4 June 2026
Entirely gratuitously (i.e., unasked) Starmer opened his session in yesterday’s PMQs with a reference to the Nowak controversy. “Henry Nowak’s family”, he said, “have shown extraordinary dignity after their son’s life was stolen in appalling circumstances. He was clearly a kind, thoughtful and much-loved young man”. Having laid that as his baseline, he then cautiously… View Article ...Read full story
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Richard North -
3 June 2026
Said Shabana Mahmood, the Pakistani-heritage home secretary who believes herself to be an Englishwoman, “There have been accusations, I know, of two-tier policing, and that one community has been prioritised over another”. She was speaking in the Commons, after the release of the bodycam footage (picture) on the police treatment of the dying 19-year-old student,… View Article ...Read full story
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Richard North -
2 June 2026
Nestled in the Telegraph today is a lengthy and instantly forgettable report under the title “The ballooning landfill sites making lives hell”. The sub-head informs us that “Residents in Cumbria report eggy stench waking them at night as rubbish from Scotland, Wales and the Midlands is ‘rammed in’ to local tips”, which captures some of… View Article ...Read full story
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Richard North -
1 June 2026
If I suddenly go missing for a day, it can mean one of two things – either I’m dead or I’m at an airshow. Yesterday, it was the Midlands Air Festival, held in the grounds of Ragley Hall, near Alcester in Warwickshire. Designed by “Capability” Brown, the stunningly beautiful grounds provided a dramatic backdrop for… View Article ...Read full story
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Richard North -
31 May 2026
To absolutely no-one’s surprise, the Sunday Telegraph is reporting that the “Typhoon fighter replacement faces years of delay”, telling us that the “RAF could be waiting until 2040s for £12bn fleet of ‘next-generation’ Tempest jets”. In terms of the Tempest project, my only surprise is that it got off the ground in the first place,… View Article ...Read full story
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