United Kingdom
June 3, 2026 — Bill Glahn
It has been decreed by official Britain: the unprovoked, brutal murder of Henry Nowak shall not be “politicized,” lest the wishes of Henry’s surviving family be dishonored. In practice, to avoid politicization, one must refrain from any criticizing or questioning any errors or omissions by anyone in government. How dare you. The 0nly prominent political figure to not go along with the Omerta is Reform leader Nigel Farage. For this
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June 2, 2026 — John Hinderaker
For years, working-class white Britons have suffered under a discriminatory system of justice in which they are second-class citizens. Left-wing British authorities have consistently had their thumbs on the scale in favor of non-white minorities, the Pakistani rape gangs being the most notorious, but by no means the only, instance. British police have come in for well-deserved criticism, as they have been more interested in arresting whites for controversial Facebook
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June 2, 2026 — Bill Glahn
Say his name. At the demand of the U.K. parliament, the prime minister dispatched his home secretary, the Right Honorable Shabana Mahmood, to make a statement and answer questions today. From the BBC, Home Secretary Mahmood addresses ‘horrifying’ murder of Henry Nowak in Commons I disagree with the BBC’s choice of verb. For now, official Britain is hiding behind an alleged independent watchdog investigation of the incident. The investigation may
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June 1, 2026 — Bill Glahn
Say his name. This young university student was murdered in England back in December. He spent his last few minutes on earth bleeding out from five stab wounds, including one to the face, while handcuffed and under arrest for “racism.” The police wouldn’t believe his repeated cries for help, “I can’t breathe,” “I’ve been stabbed,” because his killer had accused Nowak, age 18, of “racism.” Instead, police mocked Nowak in
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May 31, 2026 — Bill Glahn
Say his name. Nowak was a young university student murdered late one night in an inexplicable incident in the United Kingdom back in December. Compounding the tragedy 100-fold is the fact that he might have survived his wounds if not for the reverse racism demonstrated by the responding police. Nowak was murdered by one Vickrum Digwa, 23, who was convicted in court last week of the crime. Digwa is an
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May 27, 2026 — John Hinderaker
The British Museum, in recognition of Jewish Culture Month, scheduled a lunchtime lecture event titled “Ancient Israel and Judah in the British Museum.” The lecture was to be given by Dr Paul Collins, Keeper of the Department of the Middle East. The description sounds interesting if you like ancient Near Eastern history: The histories of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah can be illuminated by the archaeology and art of
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May 20, 2026 — John Hinderaker
Price controls are in the Hall of Fame of bad ideas. They have an unbroken record of failure, stretching back literally thousands of years. And yet, they remain alluring to people with no knowledge of either history or economics, or–probably more relevant–to failing governments. There was a time when Britain’s government was known for a certain level of financial sophistication. No longer: [British Chancellor] Rachel Reeves is pressuring supermarkets to
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May 17, 2026 — John Hinderaker
Is the special relationship between the U.S. and Britain on the rocks? I think it depends on which Britons you ask. At yesterday’s Unite the Kingdom rally, they showed pictures of world leaders on the screen. One after another was booed by the crowd, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer getting the loudest boos. Until they came to… Tommy Robinson led the crowd in a chant: At the Unite The Kingdom
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May 16, 2026 — John Hinderaker
Last September, British conservatives held a massive march through London. Estimates varied, but the crowd was at least 100,000 to 150,000 strong. We wrote about the march here. There was another Unite the Kingdom demonstration today. These events were organized in part by Tommy Robinson, and, although entirely peaceful, they are viewed as anathema by the British establishment. Thus, Prime Minister Keir Starmer denounced this year’s rally as “peddling hatred
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May 11, 2026 — Bill Glahn
I can announce with great confidence that we have reached the peak of western civilization. The headline from the Times of India speaks for itself, Non-binary Indian on student visa elected to Scottish Parliament. I honestly don’t know how this can be topped. The Times reports, A non-binary transgender Indian and former PhD student, born in Tamil Nadu, has become the first person to be elected as a Member of
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May 9, 2026 — Bill Glahn
This has to rank as the biggest upheaval in British politics in more than a century, since 1924, when Ramsay MacDonald led the first-ever Labour government in the United Kingdom. Fast forward to 2026 and the off-year municipal and regional elections held on Thursday. Left-wing Labour was obviously the biggest loser. In city council elections held across England, the current majority party in the national Parliament finished a distant second
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May 8, 2026 — Bill Glahn
Most of the votes still remain to be counted in yesterday’s local and regional elections in the United Kingdom. But the upstart, right-leaning U.K. Reform party is already the clear winner. In city council elections across England, Reform has won more seats than any other party. At times during the count, the ruling Labour party (in red) has fallen to fourth place, behind Reform, Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives. The
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May 7, 2026 — Bill Glahn
Today in Great Britain, they are holding local elections. On the ballot today were seats in the provincial legislatures of Scotland and Wales. Also, mayors and city council seats across England are up for grabs. The party in power (in this case, Labor) always does badly in these off-year contests. The question tonight is “how badly?” Also, Nigel Farage’s Reform party is again challenging the Conservatives for top spot on
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May 5, 2026 — John Hinderaker
This comes from Wales, where Google’s AI says the population is 94% white, with 2.9% identifying as Asian or Asian/White, and 0.9% as black or mixed race. Which makes this doubly weird: Welsh nurseries have been advised to report children for “racist incidents” in guidance backed by the Labour Government. The taxpayer-funded guidance for childminders aims to make nurseries and play groups “anti-racist” environments. Childcare workers are advised to call
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April 29, 2026 — John Hinderaker
London has been hit with a wave of anti-Semitic attacks. I assume that the perpetrators are all Muslims, although some have not been caught. Earlier today, a 45-year-old Somali who is described as a “British national” went on a rampage in Golders Green, stabbing two Jews, neither fatally: He was chasing people pic.twitter.com/lMpwEv0zDU — Waqas Inayat (@Waqas_Inayat1) April 29, 2026 The perpetrator was apprehended by police, tased and, with difficulty,
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April 22, 2026 — John Hinderaker
That is what the BBC highlighted, anyway: You really can’t hate the @BBC enough. For context, Abdullah Albadri, armed with two knives and carrying a “martyrdom note,” tried to storm the Israeli embassy in London, told police he wanted to die “for the glory of God,” and was then charged with preparing a terrorist attack. pic.twitter.com/RkzhE6hQo1 — Yehuda Teitelbaum (@chalavyishmael) April 21, 2026 In the linked story, the BBC describes
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April 20, 2026 — John Hinderaker
A nation’s legal system is the ultimate measure of that society’s values. What does it tolerate? What does it prohibit? What does it care about, enough to actually do something? In the U.K., as in much of Europe, the answers to those questions are depressing. Does British society care about, for example, mass gang rape? Or does it only care about those who are unhappy about such rapes making waves?
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