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New plugin translates all mentions of “Tommy Robinson” to “convicted fraudster Stephen Yaxley-Lennon”

A new Google Chrome plug-in has been developed that translates all mentions of Tommy Robinson to "convicted fraudster Stephen Yaxley-Lennon". Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed for 13 months for potentially prejudicing a court case. The hashtag #FreeTommyRobinson has been populated by sympathisers since his sentencing, but few people know the name is an alias. To avoid any confusion, HOPE not hate has released a 'Tommy Robinson' Chrome extension that translates all mentions of the former EDL leader...

Is there a right time to retire?

Gone are the days of carriage clocks, uncomfortable presentations and a pat on the back as you clear out your desk at age 60 or 65. Retirement at a certain age is no longer a foregone conclusion (if it ever was). These days, people can retire at any age, but many keep working into their 70s and even beyond. Is there really a right time to retire? Let’s take a look at retirement through the ages and some of the...

Leading Brexit campaigner applies for official residency card – in France

Former Vote Leave chairman Nigel Lawson is applying for an official French residency card, it has been revealed. Lawson, formally Baron Lawson of Blaby, has told Connexion he’s applying for his carte de sejour, a document that secures his rights to remain in Gascony post-Brexit. The move is on the recommendation of the French government who say Britons living in France should seek to get official residency cards. As of last month fewer than 15,000 ex-oats had them, which is roughly a tenth...

Activate deactivated: Conservative’s Momentum imitation folds after 8 months

Activate, the Conservative's imitation of Momentum, has folded after just eight months. The political movement was set up to engage young people in centre-right politics but has struggled to make any headway since it was launched in August last year. High membership fees, homophobic WhatsApp conversations and lavish meetings are highlight's of the organisation's short-lived existence. Many have argued that the group was doomed from the start having been set the impossible mission of becoming the vehicle for a conservative mass movement...

Japanese whalers admit killing 120 pregnant whales

Japanese whale hunters have admitted butchering 120 pregnant minke whales. In a report detailing a whaling expedition in the Southern Ocean, the slaughter of 333 minkie whales is detailed, of which 181 were females, including 122 pregnant ones. The report on the three-month expedition which began at the end of last year was submitted by to the International Whaling Commission. The grisly details will add to international condemnation of the Japanese whaling fleet. Despite an international ban on the practice,...

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