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Falconer’s empty words for Dr Abu Safiya draw backlash

Post author:The Canary
Post published:6 July 2026
Post last modified:7 July 2026

Middle East minister Hamish Falconer’s platitudes for Gazan pediatrician Hussam Abu Safiya, a hospital director abducted in 2024, were rebuked for their hypocrisy. On 5 May, Falconer took to X to say: I am aware of the concerning reports about the treatment of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya who is still in Israeli detention. We have raised his case again today with the Israeli authorities. Britain’s commitment to the rule of law and a fair trial is resolute. Falconer’s empty talk Nothing says ‘resolute commitment to the rule of law’ quite like arming the very regime (Israel) that flouts it, does it, Hamish?…

Kemi Badenoch says future Tories will all be ‘C words’

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:31 May 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

Kemi Badenoch has argued that the next generation of Conservatives need to be C words. If you’re thinking ‘aren’t they already?‘, we can explain: I can think of a sixth C https://t.co/LPcvwY7kT9 — Ian Sharp (@gablid) May 31, 2026 Kemi Badenoch — Do you C what she did there? This latest intervention comes from a Badenoch-penned think piece titled: This Z-list Labour Parliament is everything that’s wrong with British politics You don’t have to read between the lines to understand that Badenoch is promising a return to the traditional Tory values of bungs for business and austerity for the masses: I…

I Gotta Horse!

Post author:Alf
Post published:22 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

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Wise Words I

Post author:Alf
Post published:6 March 2025
Post last modified:14 July 2026

The older you get the stronger the wind gets and it's always in your face. Pablo Picasso