Before the Crusades, two-thirds of the Christian world had already fallen under Islamic rule.
Your school probably skipped that part.
They taught you the Crusades began in 1095, as if Christians just woke up one morning and decided to march east for no reason.
But history did not begin in 1095.
By then, Islamic armies had already conquered massive portions of the Christian world:
Syria.
Egypt.
North Africa.
The Holy Land.
Spain.
In 711 AD, Islamic forces crossed into Spain.
By 732 AD, they had pushed all the way into France.
That is where Charles Martel met them at the Battle of Tours and stopped the advance into Western Europe.
Some historians consider it one of the most decisive battles in world history.
So when people talk about the Crusades without mentioning the 400 years before them, they are not giving you history.
They are giving you a narrative.
Were the Crusades complicated?
Of course.
Were Christians perfect?
No.
But the idea that the Crusades were some random act of Christian aggression is historically dishonest.
The real story begins long before 1095.
And once you know what happened before the Crusades, the entire conversation changes.
They buried this.
Now you know.
It emerged during the MPs' expenses scandal of 2009 that Andy Burnham submitted a single expenses claim for £16,644 to cover the purchase of the property, covering their stamp duty and legal fees as well as a new kitchen.
By claiming the windfall as a parliamentary expense, Andy Burnham escaped having to pay thousands of pounds in Capital Gains Tax – a levy that his allies want him to increase when he becomes PM.
It seems that Andy and Angela Rayner have more in common than first thought.. avoid paying taxes
Rupert Lowe has called on all 'right-leaning' parties to come together to oppose the government's proposed changes to the 'asylum' system.
There should be a united front on this issue to prevent even more damage from Labour.
I fully support this.
Do you?
Six of these ten Highland Councillors voted to allow a taxi driver who raped a passenger to keep his operator’s license — even though senior police officers urged them not to.
Please note that although we’re constantly told it’s women who grease the wheels for rapists, every single councillor who voted in rapist David Brown’s favor is a man. Take a good look at them, Scottish women: these 6 men would put you, alone and unwarned, in a taxi with a man who has already raped at least one passenger.
Brown has been put on the register for life; he raped an 18 year old girl and dumped her outdoors on a sub-zero January night in the Scottish Highlands; but these 6 men - Chris Birt, John Grafton, Ruraidh Stewart, Sean Kennedy, Willy MacKay, and Duncan MacPherson - are more concerned about his finances than they are about the safety of local women.
https://t.co/Rq2jzLJ9P3
A homeless Irish man sleeping rough asks the obvious question: why is he the one without a blanket or proper shelter while migrants are housed in tax-funded luxury guarded by security? The contrast could not be clearer or more insulting. Native citizens who built and sustained the country are left on the streets while new arrivals receive better accommodation than many working families could ever afford.
This is not compassion. It is a deliberate inversion of priorities. Governments across Britain and Ireland have chosen to spend billions on hotels, converted buildings and high-end facilities for people who entered the country unlawfully or with questionable claims, while veterans, the elderly and ordinary citizens sleep in doorways. The same politicians who lecture about “diversity” and “inclusion” treat their own people as disposable.
The policy is unsustainable and morally indefensible. Every pound spent on luxury migrant accommodation is a pound not available for British and Irish citizens in genuine need. Every bed given to someone with no right to be here is a bed denied to a native family or a homeless veteran. The public sees the disparity every day and understands exactly what it means.
The only remedy is to stop the inflow immediately and begin large-scale removals. Failed asylum seekers, economic migrants and foreign nationals who commit crimes must be deported. Housing, welfare and public services must be reserved first for the people whose taxes fund them. Anything less guarantees more scenes like this one and deeper resentment from citizens who are being told their country no longer belongs to them. Put our people first. End the madness.
Incredibly, while the Tories were flooding the country with 12 million migrants, they found time to pass a law to increase pension payments to literally one man:
Keir Starmer.
Should Reform repeal this law?
For years, I’d spot the occasional wasp drifting through my yard. I left them alone, figuring they’d return the favor. Every now and then one would sting me, but it was rare enough that I didn’t make an issue of it.
Then I started seeing more of them. Before long, I realized they were building nests in the eaves, under the deck, and in the woodpile. The population exploded. What had been a minor annoyance became a daily hazard. The more numerous they grew, the more territorial and aggressive they became.
Eventually I faced a clear choice: I could tolerate the growing risk of being stung, not just me but the entire neighborhood or I could go after the nests and deal with the painful, messy fight that would surely follow.
By the way… this isn’t really about wasps.
‘This is the end of England’ he shouts. If we don’t stop these wretched boat crossings he could be right. Deport them all I say. They should not be allowed to stay here under any circumstances.
Want a brand new home worth £250,000 but can’t afford it?
Simply break into Britain and you get to live in one for free.
Remember, this is what the Tories and Labour did to you.
Invaders crossing the Channel today shouted ‘This is the end of England’ as they entered the UK.
Deport all illegal immigrants and Islamists — and ban their immigration with no exceptions?
A. Yes
B. No