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Why does Scottish nationalism get a free pass from the Left? After all, the usual woke party line is that nationalists are prejudiced rabble-rousers. Radical politicians and academics are fond of quoting Albert Einstein: “Nationalism is an infantile disease, the measles of mankind.” Yet the same radicals, on both sides of the border, often hail Nicola Sturgeon as an enlightened, modern, progressive leader. Where British withdrawal from the EU was seen as the work of populist bigots, Scottish withdrawal from the UK is seen as a reasonable democratic aspiration. BBC presenters can’t mention French or American or Japanese nationalism without pursing their lips. But Scottish nationalism , like Irish nationalism, is treated as a legitimate option. The reason, it seems to me, is that, for a certain kind of Leftist, victimhood is the supreme virtue, trumping internationalism. Hence the election video put out last week by Alex Salmond’s new party, Alba. Narrated by Angus Macfadyen, who …

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Clyde Robinson treasures the acre of land he inherited, a verdant space tucked into a cul-de-sac in a south Memphis neighborhood, surrounded by houses and trees beside a railroad track. For more than five decades, he nurtured it while his relatives lived in a home on the property, then maintained the land after a fire destroyed the house. The 80-year-old retired cement mason pays the taxes and cares for the property in Boxtown, a neighborhood that began as a community of freed slaves in the 1860s. Now he finds himself defending it. Robinson's land is coveted by Valero Energy and Plains All American Pipeline, and their joint venture, the Byhalia Connection. They want to build an underground, 49-mile (78-kilometer) pipeline to carry crude oil to the Gulf Coast which they say will bring jobs and tax revenue to the region. The pipeline would run through wetlands and under poor, predominantly Black neighborhoods like Boxtown, named after residents used material dumped …

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U.S. Trump America first Foreign policy Iran In the spring of 2016, as Donald Trump cruised to the Republican presidential nomination, he convened an elite crowd in a Washington, D.C., ballroom to announce a new proposal that would, as he put it, "shake the rust off America's foreign policy." Backed by American flags, he eviscerated decades of GOP orthodoxy—specifically the nation building of George W. Bush in Iraq—and pledged to enact a "coherent foreign policy" that would shun distant conflicts and put "America first." Trump pledged to find "talented experts with approaches and practical ideas, rather than surrounding myself with those who have perfect résumés but very little to brag about except responsibility for a long history of failed policies and continued losses at war. We have to look to new people." But now, as President Trump faces a series of conflicts with Syria, Iran and North Korea, he's surrounding himself with some of the "old people" whose …

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On Thursday evening, Kanye West channeled all great house parties by eschewing the conventional release of a new album in favour of plugging an AUX cable into his laptop and entertaining 20,000 fans in Madison Square Garden . Reaction to The Life of Pablo, West's first album in three years, won't fully form until its wide digital release, but that hasn't stopped the controversial rapper's work from being deemed, well, controversial. A growing row centres around a lyric in new track "Famous," that reads: "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why? I made that bitch famous." There is no doubt who Kanye is referring to, and Taylor Swift was quick to make her feelings known about the song soon after the playback session finished. "Kanye did not call for approval, but to ask Taylor to release his single "Famous" on her Twitter account," Swift's representatives said in a statement. "She declined and cautioned him about releasing a song with such a strong misogynistic …

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State Pension age could be reviewed due to pandemic says expert Make the most of your money by signing up to our newsletter for FREE now SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The UK state pension makes up a significant part of many people's income during retirement. Worryingly though, new statistics released this week show pensioner poverty levels are on the rise. Related articles Nationwide is offering 2% interest on savings but time limit to note Interest rates: Britons urged to ‘act fast’ before vital ISA deadline READ MORE Santander announces 111 bank branch closures - full list of branches The Government data shows 18 percent of pensioners, equivalent to 2.1 million, are …

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Inheritance tax: Expert gives tips on how to legally avoid fees Make the most of your money by signing up to our newsletter for FREE now SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info In the latest instalment of Money Talk, Linda* wrote to Express Money to gain insight on how to leave her estate to her daughter when she is no longer here. On hand to offer their perspective were Elaine Roche, Partner at Kuits, and Director of SFE (Solicitors for the Elderly), and Clare Julian, Wealth Planner at JM Finn, who provided further expertise on the Inheritance Tax question. Related articles IR35 changes next month - Rishi Sunak given warning on self-employed Free bus pass: Your entitlement could be impacted by state …

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Meghan Markle turns 40 on Aug. 4, a mother of two and happy with her partner-in-everything Prince Harry, but also reconfiguring her place in public life after their move away from the royal family. By 04 Aug, 2021 5:00 PM Tags Birthdays Royals Prince Harry Features Meghan Markle Archie Harrison Lili Diana Meghan Markle is free to return to Instagram any time. Free, as in, there is no keeper of the royal rules looking over her shoulder, approving content. And also free in that we're heartily inviting her to get back to it, publicly that is, none of this private-only-for-her-pals business. As the purveyor of lifestyle website The Tig before getting engaged to Prince Harry as well as an actress with plenty of devoted 'gram fans , there's no carefully curated account we'd rather see popping up in Stories. Since posting their farewell to the Sussex Royal Instagram page in March 2020, Meghan and her husband of three years have …

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Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will on Thursday challenge UK-based investors to invest in more “British success stories” in order to fuel the economy’s post-pandemic recovery. Sky News has learnt that the prime minister and chancellor will issue a joint rallying cry aimed at "igniting an Investment Big Bang" that would "unlock the hundreds of billions of pounds sitting in UK institutional investors". In a letter to institutions, the pair will say that British pensioners risk missing out on "better retirements" because too small a proportion of their pension funds is being invested in long-term UK assets. "The United Kingdom's economy possesses a rich pool of assets ripe for long-term investment and bolstered by a world-leading research sector, commitment to the green technologies of the future, and British entrepreneurial spirit," says the letter, a copy of which has been seen by Sky News. "Yet while global investors, including pension funds from Canada and Australia, are …

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ACTOR John Corbett and actress Bo Derek have been together for two decades and are finally married. Corbett revealed during an appearance on The Talk on CBS that the two secretly got married at the end of 2020. Who is John Corbett’s wife Bo Derek? Corbett told Jerry O'Connell on Tuesday, “Around Christmas time we got married. Bo and I got married.” “This is probably the first time, you know, we're pretty private people,” the Sex and the City actor added. "We didn't make an announcement. All our friends and family knew." The couple has been together since 2002. Bo is an actress known for her role in 10, Tarzan, the Ape Man, and Tommy Boy. Derek, whose birth name was Mary Cathleen Collins, was born in California and was previously with an actor named John Derek, who was 30 years her senior. Their relationship was controversial and they moved to Germany , where he wouldn’t be tried for statutory rape laws since Derek was under the age of consent. Has Bo …

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Over the past several years there has been a huge rise in the popularity of influencers who inhabit more traditional family roles. The cleanfluencer’s of Instagram, like Mrs Hinch , have shone a spotlight on women who love to take care of the home front and enjoy expert homemaker recommendations and cleaning hacks . Now, a new movement has made its way over from America and it's beginning to lay down roots in the UK. Tradwives, short for Traditional Wives, are those women who choose to be housewives and live their lives like a 1950s wife and mother. They take pride in their homes, looking after their children and running the household while their husbands go out to work. Over the last few months, Alena Kate Pettitt has emerged in Britain as a woman at the forefront of the UK Tradwife community who she calls the “apron clad army.” Alena has appeared on This Morning , has been featured in the Telegraph and the BBC have even filmed a short …

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