Boris Johnson today condemned ‘wetness’ as both Conservative and Labour politicians united to attack the BBC over its decision to drop the singing of Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory at the Last Night of the Proms after critics claimed the patriotic anthems were ‘racist’. Speaking on a visit to a Devon shipyard, the … Read more
Laurence Fox today led calls to strip the BBC of its licence fee funding over the bungled decision to play Land of Hope and Glory and Rule Britannia at the last Night of the Proms but not sing the ‘racist’ words to avoid offending the woke. Critics accused the BBC of ‘erasing history’ and caving in … Read more
The Last of Hope and Glory and Rule Britannia will be played at the Last Night of the Proms after Boris Johnson old the BBC that the centuries-old patriotic songs should not be cancelled. The BBC was understood to be considering dropping the anthems from the concert on September 12 amid fears of criticism in … Read more
The furious row over whether Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory should be axed from Last Night of the Proms deepened today as the patriotic songs were labelled ‘racist propaganda’. The BBC is said to be considering dropping the anthems from the concert on September 12 amid fears of criticism in the wake … Read more
British anthems Rule, Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory could be axed from the BBC Proms amid the Black Lives Matter movement, an insider has claimed. The broadcaster is considering dropping the patriotic songs from the Last Night concert due to fears of a backlash because of their apparent links to colonialism and slavery, … Read more
A policeman grapples with a black suspect on an East London pavement. Instead of rushing to the copper’s aid, passers-by attack him. When a female officer intervenes, she is kicked and punched. After putting the boot in, another man poses theatrically for a selfie, grinning as the policeman struggles on the floor. The incident was … Read more