Happy Dominion Day! Let’s Celebrate the Incoherence of “Canada at 150”

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The July 1st Specials

Happy Dominion Day! Or “Happy Canada Day” to the uninitiated. Here are some my articles and blog posts pertaining to the celebrations on July 1st.

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My favourite Martin Luther King quote

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Hezbollah humiliated on streets of London as their Al Quds Day protest is blocked by pro-Israel activists.

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Written byRichard Millett

Hezbollah terror flag at front of Al Quds Day parade.Hezbollah terror flag at front of Al Quds Day parade in London

We came we saw we conquered! While the Hezbollah Al Quds Day terror parade was allowed to take place on Sunday 18th June in the heart of London’s West End a group of 20 to 30 pro-Israel activists stepped out into the road to block the march no sooner than after it had just started.

The 300 or so Hezbollah supporters looked frustrated and bemused after expecting their usual easy ride shouting their slogans calling for Israel’s destruction.

Anti-semites will continue to block us from their anti-Israel meetings and have us thrown out of their anti-Israel events by making up accusations that we “disrupt” but they can’t stop us taking it to them on the streets of London.

As soon as the Iranian-regime inspired terror parade had set off down Portland Place from the…

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Robert Brett Taylor: The West Lothian Question, EVEL and the 2017 General Election

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Despite losing their majority in the general election on 9th June, the Conservative Party remains the largest party in the Commons.  Consequently, Theresa May is seeking to form a minority government with the support of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and is currently in talks with them to finalise a ‘confidence and supply’ agreement.  Such an agreement, if it is reached, will require the DUP’s 10 MPs to support the Conservatives on key votes, giving the Government a total of 328 seats and a slim working majority of 2.  At this time, it is unclear what the DUP will ask for in return for their support, although any agreement is expected to be published.

The prospect of a minority Conservative government propped up by the DUP has already raised serious constitutional and political concerns.  Because Theresa May lost her majority, but has nevertheless insisted that she will carry on…

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Why the separate reference to Isle of Man and the Channel Islands?

foreign resident population of Australia

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Speaking of vaccinations

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Stifling Charles Murray

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The pint glass and beer inside are both improvised self-defence weapons

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Orwell on @JeremyCorbyn’s approach to peace through diplomacy 

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Does the alternative PM support stronger anti-terror laws?

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#organic farming uses pesticides

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Australian mainland has more rivers than I thought

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Monocentric city land use explained

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The Great Escape in infant mortality by country

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