His actual record is abysmal – and he is an out and out Trumpian Another day, and the nation is still obsessing over Nigel Farage. The media is the wind beneath his wings; the two main parties are toppling, flapping helplessly while Reform projects itself as a redeemer and a government in waiting. The LibContinue reading “Yasmin’s Eye on …. Blind allegiance to Nigel Farage will backfire on his supporters”
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Yasmin’s Eye on …. Reform wants to re-educate the young – it would be a whitewash
Reform UK’s chair Zia Yusuf wants to instil in them national pride about Empire The bones of the British Empire are being dug up again, not to expand or deepen our knowledge of those times, but to serve the interests of rising and flagging main political parties. Empire is a trigger issue; it opens up aContinue reading “Yasmin’s Eye on …. Reform wants to re-educate the young – it would be a whitewash”
There is a new, deadly threat to democracy – and it’s bigger than Trump
A quiz question: what do Jeremy Clarkson, actor Brian Cox, Kemi Badenoch, and JD Vance have in common? Answer: they have all railed against “woke” censorship in Britain or Europe. In a recent column for The Sun, Clarkson has defended Gino D’Acampo, Gregg Wallace, Wynne Evans and Phillip Schofield, who have all faced consequences forContinue reading “There is a new, deadly threat to democracy – and it’s bigger than Trump”
I may spoil my ballot in the next election for the first time ever – this is why
This is In Conversation with Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, a subscriber-only newsletter from i. If you’d like to get this direct to your inbox, you can sign up here. spoil my ballot England and Wales’ top judge, Lady Carr, is “deeply troubled” by last week’s PMQ exchanges between Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch about a Palestinian family from Gaza seekingContinue reading “I may spoil my ballot in the next election for the first time ever – this is why”
Bridget Jones’s Latest Fiasco: A Cringe-Worthy Return to Immaturity
I hated Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. Here is why: Renée Zellweger’s fixed smile and weird emotional swings; the ludicrous plot; a great, but detached, cast – except for Hugh Grant and Nico Parker – and avoidable slip-ups. Investors and film-makers are cashing in on the franchise because millions of fans are mad aboutContinue reading “Bridget Jones’s Latest Fiasco: A Cringe-Worthy Return to Immaturity”