Revolution eats its children: The poor voted for Brexit to protest fuzzy authority, MPs wanted parliamentary sovereignty
Let me caricature a specifically Conservative Brexitism. Of course, there was the Brexit of the much angrier and poorer north and Midlands. This was a Brexit more about distant power, wage suppression, neglect and inequality. But the mild, mainstream Tory Brexiters talked a lot about parliamentary sovereignty, which the Whig...
British PM Liz Truss on the brink as Conservative-fuelled Brexit revolution devours its children
Can Liz Truss survive? The humiliating U-turn over the top rate tax cut has won her time in the party and in the markets. But within hours of the first U-turn, her premiership was unravelling further in almost every direction. In the crammed bars of the Birmingham Hyatt hotel, seasoned...
Man United not out of the woods yet as calls for lazy Rashford to improve, push for Garnacho game time rise
Manchester United icon Paul Parker believes Alejandro Garnacho should be thrust into Erik ten Hag’s starting XI. And he has also urged Marcus Rashford to improve his efforts off the ball to help out teammates. United have bounced back from this month’s 6-3 derby defeat at Man City with narrow...
Arsenal’s unappreciated trio with firm grip on the trigger is instilling ‘monster mentality’ in the Gunners
Arsenal’s young attacking stars are not the only players excelling at the Emirates this season. The Gunners have had a stunning start to the season, with the likes of Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli grabbing the headlines as they sit atop the Premier League table. But there are also a...
Iran intensifies crackdown on Kurdish human rights protesters after morality police murder detained woman
Iran on Tuesday intensified its crackdown on Kurdish areas in the country’s west as protests sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman detained by the morality police rage on, activists said. Riot police fired into at least one neighbourhood in Sanandaj, the capital of Iran’s Kurdistan province, as Amnesty...
How Brazil President Bolsonaro weaponised Covid to cut Black voter numbers to gain advantage over Lula
Last week’s elections in Brazil witnessed belated gains in representation for marginalised and vulnerable communities that have suffered a rise in hate crimes and violence under Jair Bolsonaro. But with the presidential runoff coming on October 30, the fight is far from over. Nearly four years of government led by...
Ronaldo joins 700 club when he’s talked about in past tense, his legs gone and his zest the stuff of a legend
The smile from Cristiano Ronaldo was of supreme satisfaction. Just as the finish that summed up so much of why he is one of the greatest goal scorers in the history of football. What that reaction really meant as he stood in the Merseyside rain with his hands clasped just...
Arsenal steal Liverpool’s ‘monster mentality’ with belief and spirit to go toe-to-toe with Man City
Arsenal proved they are the new “mentality monsters” after twice being pegged back before beating Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp gave his Reds the title after they won the FA Cup in May – yet they looked anything but as they fell 14 points behind the new league leaders. The Gunners are...
Arsenal, Liverpool face sanctions as FA probe into unsporting conduct after bad tempered match starts
The English FA are set to investigate a comment made during Arsenal’s victory over Liverpool on Sunday. Players from both sides were embroiled in a bust-up late in the game and referee Michael Oliver went to inform both managers of the alleged incident. The investigation come on the back persistent...
Arsenal boss Arteta says match against Liverpool is ‘really demanding’ but Gunners will ‘raise their level’
Mikel Arteta has suggested that his in-form Arsenal team “can get better” as the season goes on and he wants them to “raise their level” against Liverpool. The Gunners have been in great form at the start of this season. They are out to kick on this term after they...
