Tag Archives: Katie Hopkins

Silence is hard to achieve

Posted on March 24, 2017 by ianchisnall

The last few hours since the terrible attack on Westminster have seen a wide range of responses from people some of which are almost as appalling as the attack itself. Two public responses that have stood out came from Simon … Continue reading →

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The value of an apology

Posted on October 14, 2016 by ianchisnall

The twitter and media storm that erupted around Lily Allen and her visit to the jungle camp, and her apology to a teenage boy from Afghanistan is something that shows the best and worst of our nation. Clearly no one, … Continue reading →

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Will the Government please speak up

Posted on January 7, 2016 by ianchisnall

I find it incredibly frustrating whenever broadcasters run particular stories and then declare that they invited the relevant Government Department to speak on the subject and no one was available for comment. I recognise that Governments cannot simply dance to the … Continue reading →

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The places where some cannot go

Posted on December 13, 2015 by ianchisnall

In the furore of comments by Donald Trump and Katie Hopkins suggesting that the Metropolitan Police cannot enter certain parts of London and that there are some parts of the UK that non Muslims cannot go it might be useful … Continue reading →

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