Many less murderous than Vickrum Digwa have exploited Britain’s cultural commitment to DEI Daily Telegraph 06/06/26 LINK As Henry Nowak lay dying of stab wounds inflicted by Vickrum Digwa, the terrible, stifling and wholly predictable teachings of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) came to life, squawking with terrible glee. Knowing full well how much leverage there is in Britain in crying racism , Digwa did just that. The Nowak murder is many things: disgusting, yowling abuse of all that is precious about our liberal democracy, a mockery of Enlightenment values and a human tragedy with the resonance of an Euripides play. Britain’s zeal for DEI training is pinned to the broader framework known as intersectionality, the defining social idea of the contemporary Anglosphere. Intersectionality says that the more “marginalised” identities you can claim, the more power you deserve. So by this logic Nowak deserved little sympathy. But it is not just white men who are relegated to th...
The favourite to be Britain’s next prime minister backs a tax revolution that has painful repercussions Daily Telegraph 06/06/26 LINK The man who is increasingly likely to be Britain’s next prime minister wants to introduce a property tax. “I think land is under-taxed,” Andy Burnham said last month as he launched his campaign to return to Westminster and challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership. “I have long been persuaded of the argument for a land value tax,” he added. The Mayor of Greater Manchester, who is the favourite to win a potential leadership battle, seems to be eyeing revolution in British property taxation. It is a system that is in desperate need of radical reform. Economists and politicians across the political spectrum have long been calling for an overhaul of the system to drive growth, boost productivity and address deep-seated unfairness. Andy Burnham has previously stated that he feels ‘land is under-taxed’ Credit : Temilade Adelaja Some argue tha...