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We need to believe in wonderful Britain again (and silence the whingers) JAMES CAAN | Express Comment | Comment
James Caan says Briton’s modesty can lead to a lack of confidence (Image: Getty) In the 1860s, Britain produced over half the world’s iron and steel while only having two percent of the world’s population. Today, Britain seems to be lagging behind, faced with a huge cost-of-living crisis, looming economic turmoil, and unparalleled regional disparities. […]
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Sunak’s package fails to tackle the true cause of UK inflation: shameless profiteering | James Meadway
The £830 increase in the energy price cap in October announced by Ofgem is being treated by Rishi Sunak as if it is some natural disaster set to befall us and for which as chancellor he can only offer inadequate assistance. It is not. Ofgem made a political decision to protect the privatised energy system […]
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Rail shirkers should have pay stopped, says Jill Rey | Express Comment | Comment
Why should they be able to stop people getting to their work, holiday, etc and still be paid? If they were working in another type of job they wouldn’t be paid if they didn’t go in. These railway workers are on good salaries and should be thankful they have a job at all. The same goes for people […]
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The cold logic behind Russia’s crude, nihilistic tactics in Ukraine | Jack Watling
Russia’s offensive in the Donbas region is making slow progress. Having rushed to launch the operation to avoid giving Ukraine time to bring up new weapons from the west, Russia has found that its depleted and exhausted units are unwilling and unable to assault Ukrainian positions without incurring unacceptable losses. The Russian army has, therefore, […]
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My daughter was killed at Dunblane. I know that gun controls save lives | Mick North
Once again, news from the US has provided a shocking reminder of the pain and devastation of losing a loved one in a shooting. Nothing can prepare you for how it feels to drop your child off at the school gates in the morning and never see them alive again. Twenty-six years ago, that’s what […]
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The EU is now broken – west and east are going separate ways JONATHAN SAXTY | Express Comment | Comment
Cue certain finger-wagging from Brussels, lectures by western European leaders, and later pushback from Budapest. Of course, this time around tensions have also emerged between Hungary and longstanding ally Poland over how best to deal with Russia, which has somewhat complicated things. But don’t think Poland has switched sides in the EU. Warsaw may be […]
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Fracking gives Britain security other nations dream of but eco-mob have killed it COMMENT | Express Comment | Comment
No waiting until June 2023 when the next cementing in of the Shale Gas Wells deadline comes around again for Cuadrilla. Why aren’t we immediately fracking and imposing emergency laws to bypass legal challenges? It’s clean, cheap and these vital resources already belong to us – so we don’t have to go begging cap in […]
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The Lassie complex: why are we so obsessed with dogs saving human lives? | Zoe Williams
When it comes to dogs, we like to project a saviour complex on to them. That is creatively well-documented of course – Lassie, anyone? But we also can’t help ourselves when it comes to real-life tales of incredible dog bravery. Most recently, it was when a woman who was attacked by a cougar while out […]
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My home town doesn’t need a fawning monument to Margaret Thatcher | Frances Ryan
You could say I grew up under the shadow of Margaret Thatcher. Raised in Grantham, Lincolnshire, I went to Thatcher’s former primary school, a mix of brick and portable buildings that by the 1990s were a fitting symbol of a decade of her underfunding. I went on to attend her old secondary school, both of […]
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Anti-car route is just for the fortunate few, says CHARLOTTE GILL | Express Comment | Comment
War on cars… LTN (Low Traffic Neighbourhood) (Image: GETTY) In other words, people will have to pay more to ensure their vehicle is eco compliant. Make no mistake, this is part of a wider “war on cars” that isn’t just limited to the capital. During lockdown, tens of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) – with signs […]