Will there now finally be justice for Northern Ireland veterans?
12 May 2022 | OPINION
In this year’s Queen’s Speech, the Government has set out plans to introduce a Troubles Bill that would give immunity...
‘The End Is Nigh’ – or have we heard it all...
13 August 2021 | OPINION
For as long as I can remember, we have been warned about climate change. It was not always called climate...
The paradox of Extinction Rebellion – Jonathan Eida
31 August 2021 | OPINION
Extinction Rebellion have, yet again, swamped the streets of London. Congregating in key areas of London’s financial hub, the group...
The intolerance of free speech is intolerable – William Hallowell
30 August 2021 | OPINION
A Catholic priest has been vilified for openly expressing Catholic views by a university that’s had Catholic chaplains for ninety...
A university backtracking on combatting anti-Semitism is a worrying sign
25 November 2021 | OPINION
The student union at Queen Mary University – my university – has voted to reject the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition...
The teaching of colonialism is being weaponised and we must see...
1 APRIL 2022 | OPINION
Teaching about the British Empire in schools has become a bit of a thorny issue. It has become politicised by...
Dysfunctional men: violence beckons – Nick Buckley MBE
16 August 2021 | OPINION
A lunatic guns down 5 innocent people in Plymouth. It is rightly seen as a national tragedy. This is not...
England fans deserve a half apology – Nick Buckley MBE
3 August 2021 | OPINION
I decided to wait a couple of weeks before writing about missed penalties, racist abuse and a country losing its...
Here’s why the Nazis are socialists – Nick Buckley MBE
12 July 2021 | OPINION
Every time someone dares to ponder this question a tidal wave of unhappy socialists hit back online. Accusations fly of...
A brief history of the British Empire
Everything that is currently wrong in the world seems to be the fault of the British Empire. But what was the British Empire? How did it start? What countries were involved? The following is an extremely brief history of expansion, not morality. I am not a historian – I am a Googler.