Widely-viewed video of brutal stabbing on anniversary of anti-migrant riots prompts fears of unrest Daily Telegraph 09/06/26 link The viral video was barbaric and shocking. A Sudanese man held a kitchen knife aloft moments before launching a ferocious attack on the helpless victim he was straddling in a Belfast street. Moments after the blade glinted in the street lights, three brave residents rushed the attacker as horrified residents and passers-by looked on. The 54-second mobile phone clip captured the best and worst of humanity. It has been viewed millions of times. The events on Kinnaird Avenue, a residential road in the north of the Northern Irish city, began shortly after 10.30pm. Nimon Abshir, a 25-year-old Somali immigrant, had just parked his car on the road to collect a visa document a friend had printed for him. The warehouse cleaner was shocked to see two men he at first thought were fighting on the ground. He told The Telegraph: “I saw two guys – the b...
The two-tier policing of people’s emotions must stop Daily Telegraph 08/06/26 There’s a new poster at my local railway station that shows a snake riding a train, looking hypnotically at the viewer, with the words: “Staring at her and making her feel harassed is ABUSE. End violence against women and girls.” Quite right. Point taken. But here’s the thing: if a snake drops from the ceiling and stares at me, I’m liable to stare back. In fact, I’d probably pull the emergency cord. What I would not do is call the police because it’s 2/1, they’d take the snake’s side against mine, leading to my arrest, trial and Stella Creasy chaining herself to the reptile enclosure at London Zoo. I’m embarrassed at being a man, ashamed of being white. I know I am responsible for every evil since time began. I watched the events to mark D-Day this weekend and thought: “Why did we even bother?” given that the British Empire “lasted longer” and “did more damage” than the Nazis (according to academic Kehi...