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Supreme Court ruling will erode Democrats" working-class base
16+ hour, 13+ min ago (185+ words) Democrats are losing blue-collar workers. Credit: Getty On Wednesday, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which dealt with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The 63 ruling, decided along ideological lines, limited Section 2 in such a way…...
Why Wales blames England for its woe
15+ hour, 2+ min ago (1122+ words) Second homes are killing Pembrokeshire'Un Herd Why Wales blames England for its woe Second homes are killing Pembrokeshire Like most seaside towns in the off-season, Saundersfoot has a touch of the melancholy about it. Gone is the phalanx of families…...
Why are the Lib Dems so afraid of Christianity?
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (524+ words) The Liberal Democrats have always prided themselves on being the party of tolerance and pluralism in British politics. Their "values" include the claim that an active state should "ensure that no one is held back by" discrimination", including based on…...
Could Britain run out of food?
14+ hour, 57+ min ago (319+ words) 'Our food system is incredibly fragile.' Getty Then there's synthetic fertilizer, which is the biggest single variable cost for many farmers. In recent decades, the world's food production system has become heavily reliant upon ammonia and sulfur from the Middle…...
James Comey indictment undermines Trump's fight against lawfare
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (154+ words) Comey is finding that Trump has different rules for friends and opponents. Credit: Getty With Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche temporarily at the helm, the Department of Justice is once again turning its guns on one of Donald Trump's old…...
King Charles is the last statesman of a vanishing world
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (559+ words) Un Herd King Charles is the last statesman of a vanishing world King Charles delivered a masterclass. Credit: Getty UAE break from Opec signals new era of energy independence Say what you like about Charles III, but he is a…...
Morgan Mc Sweeney's inside job
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (1152+ words) Labour may never recover'Un Herd Morgan Mc Sweeney's inside job Labour may never recover The No. 10 aide had fallen on his sword, sacrificing himself on the altar of Keir Starmer's continued reign of error. The press, the public, and even…...
My night with the Republican power gays
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (1049+ words) Trump's new elite turned up for Grindr'Un Herd My night with the Republican power gays Trump's new elite turned up for Grindr (Tasos Katopodis/Getty for Grindr Inc.) Long before Saturday's shoot out at the Hilton, many of my fellow…...
Cole Allen wasn't radicalised by Bluesky
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (334+ words) Cole Allen appeared in court yesterday following his thwarted shooting at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night. As is so often the case now, the first thing uncovered about him after the incident was his internet presence. Bluesky users have…...
Modern therapy is erasing responsibility
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (265+ words) I felt a surge of annoyance that quickly turned to despair when I read Courtney Boyer's article in the Telegraph this weekend about how she had "opened up" her marriage. In the article, Boyer described how she married in 2005, had…...