Immigration: No visas for low-skilled workers, government says
Low-skilled workers would not get visas under post-Brexit immigration plans unveiled by the government. It is urging employers to “move away” from relying on “cheap labour” from Europe and invest in retaining staff and developing automation...
Is Boris Johnson Relying Too Much On China To Boost Post-Brexit Britain?
Slow boast to China It had taken some time, but he got there in the end. Several weeks after the coronavirus outbreak began (and a full fortnight after his father Stanley let slip the Chinese were ‘concerned’ at his lack of direct contact), Boris Johnson finally spoke...
UK to close door to non-English speakers and unskilled workers
Britain is to close its borders to unskilled workers and those who can’t speak English as part of a fundamental overhaul of immigration laws that will end the era of cheap EU labour in factories, warehouses, hotels and restaurants. Unveiling its Australian-style...
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China Detains Activist Who Accused Xi of Coronavirus Cover-Up
He portrayed China’s leader, Xi Jinping, as hungry for power. He accused Mr. Xi of trying to cover up the coronavirus outbreak in central China. In one of his most daring writings, he urged Mr. Xi to resign, saying, “You’re just not smart enough.” Then, over...
Dawn Butler: I’m mistaken for other black female MPs at least once a week
Dawn Butler, the Labour deputy leader candidate, has revealed she is mistaken for other black female colleagues “at least once a week” and described her “exhausting battle” to be correctly identified, after the BBC confused her with fellow MP Marsha de...
India condemned as Labour MP denied entry, deported
LONDON: The Indian government’s decision to deny entry to prominent politician and Labour MP Debbie Abraham’s caused outrage in the UK as politicians and media united to condemn the Indian regime for barring her entry because she speaks in favour of the...
UK to promote Chinese firm ‘implicated’ in Uighur rights abuses
The UK government is to promote a Chinese surveillance company that has been blacklisted by the US after it was “implicated” in human rights violations of the country’s Uighur Muslim minority. The Home Office has agreed to allow Hikvision, a surveillance...
Omar al-Bashir: Sudan agrees ex-president must face ICC
Sudan’s rulers have agreed to hand over ex-President Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face genocide and war crimes charges. Bashir is accused of serious crimes in a conflict that broke out in Darfur in 2003 and led to the deaths of...
Sajid Javid faces revolt from London MPs over plans for ‘mansion tax’
Chancellor Sajid Javid faces a revolt by London MPs after plans emerged to hit big homes with a “mansion tax” and target high earners by slashing tax relief on pension savings. Both ideas for raising billions of pounds from the better-off were floated by Treasury...
Why Labeling Antonio Banderas A ‘Person Of Color’ Triggers Such A Backlash
As Oscars night approaches on Sunday, movie fans are being reminded of a persistent diversity problem in the film industry’s most anticipated awards event: Few nominees aren’t white. Only one person of color was nominated in the acting categories: Cynthia...
Scholars urge transparency to restore Yad Vashem credibility after Putin fiasco
Israel’s national Holocaust memorial must explain how it allowed several video clips that were widely panned for promoting a revisionist narrative of World War II to be screened at last month’s event marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, several...
Beyond Borders: the Expansionist Ideology of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Unlike the Iranian army that protects Iran’s borders, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is mandated by Iran’s constitution to pursue “an ideological mission of jihad in God’s way; that is extending sovereignty of God’s law throughout the world.” Since...
What will Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal look like?
The last day of January was “Brexit day”, the moment the UK officially left the EU after years of negotiations and parliamentary wrangling. Whether you think it was a cause for celebration or sorrow you would be forgiven for thinking Brexit was done...
‘If They Hadn’t Tortured My Husband, He Wouldn’t Have Fallen Into a Coma’
Munawwar Ablimit is a Uyghur mother of two from the prefecture-level city of Karamay (in Chinese, Kelemayi) in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). In 2017, her husband Polat Ibrahim was sent to an internment camp, where authorities have...
Copley appointment puts City Hall selection in the mixer
The announcement that Tom Copley is to be London’s deputy mayor for housing will stir up Labour’s selection and election battles for the London Assembly, with the city going to the polling stations in May. Copley, who has been an Assembly Member since 2012, takes up...
UK press watchdog rejects Prince Harry’s complaint over drugged wildlife article
Britain’s press watchdog has rejected a complaint by Prince Harry over a tabloid newspaper article which said wild animals pictured in the photos he posted on Instagram had been drugged and tied up. Harry, Queen Elizabeth’s grandson, posted the pictures he...
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