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Another day, another troll accusation – Twitter user Citizen Halo has taken to social media to lash out at the MSM after a hit piece suggested that she was not a “Finnish activist,” but actually a Russian troll.
- Ex-Tory minister: ‘Weekly Islamophobic incidents and rhetoric’ in Conservative Party
Former Tory minister Baroness Warsi, the first female Muslim to attend cabinet, has revealed that “there are almost now weekly occurrences of Islamophobic incidents and rhetoric,” in the Conservative Party. - ‘Stockholm Syndrome’: Twitterati mock ‘hysterical’ reaction to birth of 3rd #royalbaby
“I honestly can’t cope,” “sick,” “creepy”… the arrival of a new royal baby hasn’t been met with universal cooing from the public. In what may be news to much of the media, it turns out a lot of people simply “don’t care.” - Guardian’s Owen Jones accuses mainstream media of ‘groupthink’, ‘intolerance’ and elitism
Guardian columnist Owen Jones has fired an opinion-rocket right into the midst of his own kind – journalists. His claim that the mainstream media is an invite-only club run by public school pals has not gone down well. - Sex change drugs put kids at risk of infertility, heart disease, baldness, doctor warns
Sex change drugs are harming children, a leading NHS psychiatrist has warned. Dr. Lucy Griffin spoke out about British kids using cross-sex hormones, warning they could have grave consequences, like heart disease or osteoporosis.
- Guardian’s Owen Jones accuses mainstream media of ‘groupthink’, ‘intolerance’ and elitismGuardian columnist Owen Jones has fired an opinion-rocket right into the midst of his own kind – journalists. His claim that the mainstream media is an invite-only club run by public school pals has not gone down well.
- Britain ‘will not stay in customs union’ – UK government
The UK government has insisted that Britain will leave the customs union, ahead of a symbolic vote in Parliament on Thursday, with pro-Brexit Tory MPs reportedly turning the pressure up on Prime Minister Theresa May. - Ex-Tory minister: ‘Weekly Islamophobic incidents and rhetoric’ in Conservative PartyFormer Tory minister Baroness Warsi, the first female Muslim to attend cabinet, has revealed that “there are almost now weekly occurrences of Islamophobic incidents and rhetoric,” in the Conservative Party.
- ‘Stockholm Syndrome’: Twitterati mock ‘hysterical’ reaction to birth of 3rd #royalbaby“I honestly can’t cope,” “sick,” “creepy”… the arrival of a new royal baby hasn’t been met with universal cooing from the public. In what may be news to much of the media, it turns out a lot of people simply “don’t care.”
- Sex change drugs put kids at risk of infertility, heart disease, baldness, doctor warnsSex change drugs are harming children, a leading NHS psychiatrist has warned. Dr. Lucy Griffin spoke out about British kids using cross-sex hormones, warning they could have grave consequences, like heart disease or osteoporosis.
- Nazi saluting pug trainer ‘Count Dankula’ fined for online video
A man who filmed his pug doing a Nazi salute before posting the footage on YouTube has been fined £800. The case sparked a massive debate on free speech, with high-profile figures such as Ricky Gervais also weighing in. - Another person accused of being ‘Russian troll’ by Times newspaper for non-mainstream viewsAnother day, another troll accusation – Twitter user Citizen Halo has taken to social media to lash out at the MSM after a hit piece suggested that she was not a “Finnish activist,” but actually a Russian troll.
- Govt officials splash £10mn of public cash on business flights in midst of austerity
While Tory policies thrust austerity on the British public, two government departments have come under fire for splashing more than £10 million of taxpayers’ money on thousands of luxury fights in just 12 months. - MI5 vetted thousands of BBC staff to keep ‘evil’ and ‘subversive’ lefties out
The BBC allowed MI5, Britain’s intelligence service, to vet its applicants in a bid to stop potentially “subversive” people from influencing the broadcast material, new files have revealed. - UK seeks to extend MI5 & police powers and will target those ‘vulnerable to radicalization – report
UK police and domestic intelligence agency MI5 will get new powers to round up suspected terrorists before they strike, including targeting radicalization-prone communities, as terror threats grow, according to a media report. - British govt must explain its behavior in Skripal case, Syria strikes – UKIP MEP
Although the UK has deemed Russia responsible for the poisoning of Sergei Skripal, the public needs proof, a UKIP MEP told RT, adding that London should also justify its role in the Syria airstrikes. - 'I am human, I bleed red’: Twitter user hits back after UK govt accuses her of being 'Russian bot'
After reportedly being accused by the UK government of being a Russian bot, Twitter user @Partisangirl has responded with a picture of herself, declaring: “I am human. I am not a machine! I bleed red.”
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