Tag Archive: Sir Keir Starmer
This Government’s Credibility is Blowin’ in the Wind
Lembit Opik has been a professional speech coach for 35 years, but he's never seen a gaffe as bad as Sir Keir’s use of the word "sausages" to mean hostages. But he's Winston Churchill compared to Ed Miliband, says Lembit.
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Businesswoman Accused of Sparking Southport Riots Speaks Out as Police Drop Case
In a victory for free speech, Bernie Spofforth, who was arrested and held in custody for 36 hours because of a tweet she posted on the eve of the Southport riots, has been told by the police she'll face no further action.
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Labour’s Tax Raid on Independent Schools Will Harm the Least Well-Off
VAT on private schools won't harm the most well-off. Rather, because refugees from independent schools will get places at good state schools that would otherwise go to disadvantaged pupils, it will harm the least well-off.
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Early Release of Prisoners Is the Tories’ Fault, Not Labour’s
When the Tories came to power in 2010, the maximum operational capacity of the prison system was 90,000. After 14 years in government, it was still 90,000 – despite population growth of more than 5 million people.
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Welcome to Starmer’s Britain Where “Illegal” Immigrants Have to be Referred to as “Irregular”
In his column in today's Mail, Boris Johnson says it's absurd to be told we have to refer to illegal immigration as "irregular". This attempt by Sir Keir Starmer to control our language is reminiscent of 1984.
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Yvette Cooper Accused of Prejudicing Trials of Riot Suspects by Describing Them as “Criminals”
The official Home Office X account described everyone arrested in connection with the recent disturbances as “criminals”. Does that mean Yvette Cooper is guilty of contempt of court?
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The Terrible Fate That Awaits Jailed ‘Far-Right’ Protestors in Britain’s Overcrowded Prisons, Including Those ‘Guilty’ of Sharing Memes on Social Media
According to an article in J’accuse, sending hundreds of supposedly 'far-Right' white people in to prisons practically controlled by radical Islamist gangs is like sending them in to a meat grinder.
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With Left-Wing Policies Raining Down Like Molten Lava, no Government in Recent History Has Veered From its Manifesto so Quickly
During the election campaign and in its manifesto, Labour promised not to raise taxes and said nothing about scrapping the winter fuel allowance. Has any party broken so many promises so quickly, asks Stephen Glover?
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Sir Keir Starmer’s Liberal Authoritarianism
Sir Keir Starmer's authoritarianism is not at odds with his commitment to human rights. As law professor David McGrogan explains, a limitless expansion of state power is the logical corollary of liberalism.
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Should These Labour MPs go to Prison Too?
If Keir Starmer wants anyone who 'stirred up violence' on social media to be prosecuted, shouldn't he be urging the authorities to jail Wes Streeting, who tweeted in 2009 that he wanted to shove Jan Moir under a train?
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