The great heathen army that invaded England (and Ireland) in 865AD came, according to legend, in response to the execution of Ragnar Lothbrook by King Aelle of Northhumbria. Whether that is true, or false, it was the largest invasion that these islands had seen since Roman Times. For 45 years the Vikings dominated Northern England, […]
The current debate over the extent of Irish “white privilege” and indeed responsibility for slavery has led to the revival of what has sometimes been an unseemly debate over whether the transportation of Irish people to the West Indies during the Cromwellian plantation constituted a form of slavery. Much of the debate over such matters […]
A petition to remove a statue of civil rights icon Mahatma Gandhi in Leicester has reached over 6,000 signatures – but also attracted considerable backlash both online and locally. The petition was started by a Kerri Pangulier from Derby who accused Gandhi of being a ‘racist and facist’ and called for his statue to be taken […]
The Royal College of Physicians in the UK has confirmed its opposition to the legalisation of euthanasia, saying the majority of doctors would be unwilling to participate in ending the lives of patients even if the law in Britain were to change. The confirmation comes following a legal challenge brought by four doctors who had […]
A woman with Down Syndrome has launched a unprecedented case against the UK government because she says the abortion law discriminates against babies with disabilities by allowing abortion up to birth where a range of conditions are diagnosed, including Down Syndrome and cleft lip. 24-year old Heidi Crowter says the current abortion laws amount to “downright discrimination”, and […]
The Court of Appeal, in rejecting an appeal against the ‘buffer zone’ set up by Ealing Council outside a Marie Stopes abortion clinic, has confirmed that even silent prayer is a criminal offence within the zone.