'I couldn't face it': the everyday burden of too much stuff It's a problem most people will face at some time. The Canberra Times · Oct 13
Celebrating deaths in Israel and Gaza is despicable, says minister James Heappey said he hopes police find two women who wore stickers appearing to feature Hamas paragliders during pro-Palestine protests in London. The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2023
Three charged after being arrested at pro-Palestine march Robert McKenzie, 68, was charged with intentionally causing racially aggravated harassment. The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2023
Sir David Butler obituary Influential psephologist, political scientist, author and expert member of the BBC’s election night coverage team for many years The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2022
The Mancunian Way: Accent discrimination is alive and kicking Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Friday June 24, 2022 Manchester Evening News · Jun 24, 2022
The Northern Agenda: Wakey-wakey Boris, you've lost another MP Pressure mounts on Prime Minister as Labour win back a 'red wall' Northern seat Manchester Evening News · Jun 24, 2022
Britain would be dull if my London accent wipes out all of the others By the end of this century, the slang I grew up speaking in my little pocket of inner-London with my mates will be the dominant dialect of Britain. According to Matt Gardner, a professor of linguistics at Oxford, Multicultural London English (MLE), will eventually rule the roost. MLE is a… Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022
People with Northern accents deemed less intelligent than Southerners Northerners like Ant and Dec, Jimmy Nail and deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner are seen as ‘friendly and trustworthy’ - but ‘less educated’ than their southern counterparts Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2022
Accent discrimination is alive and kicking in England, study suggests British Academy to feature large-scale project exploring prejudice based on how people speak The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2022