Benjamin Disraeli, the Victorian Tory novelist and statesman, who twice became prime minister, understood the impetus and cost of fame and power: “[These] are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life.” He could have been writingContinue reading “Yasmin’s Eye on …. Star-Crossed: Liam Payne’s Passing Sparks Urgent Call for Change in Showbiz!””
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Yasmin’s Eye on …. The UK is allowing Gaza to be forgotten NEWSLETTER (£) If Britain lived up to its own, much heralded democratic values, Gaza might yet be saved
It’s been a year since the Hamas attacks on Israel, which killed nearly 1,200. Israel’s retaliatory military responses continue relentlessly. The land and air attacks are in danger of being normalised. It’s what happens when a war goes on and on. People move on, either because they can’t care anymore, or because another conflagration hasContinue reading “Yasmin’s Eye on …. The UK is allowing Gaza to be forgotten NEWSLETTER (£) If Britain lived up to its own, much heralded democratic values, Gaza might yet be saved”
Yasmin’s Eye on …. Keir Starmer is too scared to admit it: immigrants are a force for good
The Royal College of Psychiatry has just expressed concern that asylum seekers, who have endured physical and psychological harm, are being “retraumatised” by our immigration rules and that “a robust immigration policy can still be guided by human kindness”. Millions of Britons believe these claimants are liars. In fact, between 2018-22, over 70 per cent wereContinue reading “Yasmin’s Eye on …. Keir Starmer is too scared to admit it: immigrants are a force for good”
Yasmin’s Eye on …. The truth about being a Muslim in Britain today
Our continuing advancement depends on honesty, cultural liberation and productive alliances Baroness Sayeeda Warsi has quit the Tory party because, she believes, it has become too right wing and toxic. I know and like Baroness Warsi. She’s feisty and smart and speaks her mind. But I can’t abide her deeply held, low tax, small state, pro-austerity conservativeContinue reading “Yasmin’s Eye on …. The truth about being a Muslim in Britain today”
Yasmin’s Eye on …. Riots used to scare me – now I’m angry
Riots used to scare me – now I’m angry We do not fear them any more. And never will again August 7, 2024 6:00 am(Updated 6:02 am) We minorities have the power. And most of us are angry as hell (Photo: Andy Barton/Getty) I was there, pregnant, and marching against the National Front in Lewisham inContinue reading “Yasmin’s Eye on …. Riots used to scare me – now I’m angry”