@IsabelOakeshott So no man ever gets accused of being thick ? No female politician can ever by criticised? Women should be treated chivalrously? Have more respect for women - Truss doesn’t ask for the special treatment you are demanding on her behalf
@PatrickPreziosi The Sea, The Sea narrowly followed by The Word Child and The Black Prince ( joint second) . 3 of my all time favourite books - and all 3 bear - or even thrive - multiple readings
Falsely accusing people of racism can have ruinous personal consequences, both for the accused and - as it turns out - the accusers.
Appeals court orders Oberlin College to pay $25m to local bakery it labelled “racist”.
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EXTRAORDINARY to watch the pro lockdown brigade (almost everybody) starting to wonder if maybe, just maybe, they got this totally wrong. Almost 2 years too late, they are finally waking up to the horrific collateral damage. It's on you, guys.
“Diversity is replaced with homogeneity of thought. Inclusion, with exclusion. In this ideology, speech is violence. But violence, when carried out by the right people in pursuit of a just cause, is not violence at all.” @bariweiss https://t.co/T5iT9AhfBR
Found this incredible image online of David Amess asking Theresa May for Southend to be made a city, as always with James Brokenshire laughing on.
Both were exceptionally talented MP’s, taken long before their time - and within a few days of each other. Remember them like this.
Basildon man is gone and my heart is broken. Thank you, David Amess, for being my friend, for always smiling, the great advice and endless notes of encouragement. And for our last conversation in the lobby before recess. And of course your wonderful book. I will never forget you.