PROFESSOR ROBERT DINGWALL says we must resist the biosecurity state

Robert Dingwall is a professor of sociology at Nottingham Trent University and a member of several Government advisory groups These are extraordinary times, and not just because we are coming through the greatest national trauma since the Second World War. The vaccination programme is something close to a modern miracle. There is further good news … Read more

DOMINIC LAWSON: From rugby to the vaccine, the French can’t resist putting the boot in to England

Well, it would have to be a French referee, wouldn’t it? English rugby supporters are still raging about a decision by Pascal Gauzere in the match between us and the Welsh on Saturday, when he instructed the England captain Owen Farrell to tell his team to ‘change your behaviour’. While Farrell gathered them around to … Read more

DOMINIC LAWSON: From rugby to the vaccine, the French can’t resist putting the boot in to Britain 

Well, it would have to be a French referee, wouldn’t it? English rugby supporters are still raging about a decision by Pascal Gauzere in the match between us and the Welsh on Saturday, when he instructed the England captain Owen Farrell to tell his team to ‘change your behaviour’. While Farrell gathered them around to … Read more

PROFESSOR ROBERT DINGWALL: We must resist the powerful voices arguing for Zero Covid

We must resist the powerful voices arguing for Zero Covid, writes Professor Robert Dingwall (pictured) The real Covid news gets better every day. Case numbers are falling. Hospital admissions are falling. Deaths are falling. The vaccination programme is a success beyond anyone’s wildest imagination. New, effective treatments are emerging. Spring, fresh air and sunshine are … Read more

Easdale brothers: ‘We’re buying Bentleys but can’t resist a skip!’

It’s fair to say that the shipbuilding town of Greenock in west Scotland is not renowned for being a fertile stomping ground for the world’s wealthiest elite.  Monaco it is not. Yet, Greenock is the place where school dropouts turned business powerhouses Sandy and James Easdale were raised, and they’ve got quite a tale to … Read more

Four supermarkets resist calls to return pandemic tax breaks

Four supermarkets still resisting calls to hand back pandemic tax breaks despite seeing boom in sales By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 4 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 4 December 2020 Four supermarkets are still resisting widespread calls to hand back pandemic tax breaks despite seeing a boom in sales.  … Read more

Are you a middle-class hypocrite? Recycle religiously but can’t resist a sneaky flight to the sun?

Think of a phrase that best describes the celebrated naturalist Sir David Attenborough and ‘middle-class hypocrite’ certainly isn’t one that springs to mind. Yet the man widely considered to be one of our national treasures recently confessed that he is one. In his new film, A Life On Our Planet, out next week, Sir David … Read more

Moment megaphone wielding anti-mask activists storm Morrison’s shouting ‘resist the new world order’

Moment megaphone wielding anti-mask activists storm Morrison’s and demand shoppers ‘resist the new world order’ and take off their face-coverings that are ‘so bad’ for them Protest group stormed supermarket and told shoppers ‘Your masks are so bad’ One accused bewildered food buyers of never asking questions about rules Bizarrely one of the anti-mask protesters … Read more

 Broadcaster John Suchet says resist the urge to overplan your life

The one lesson I’ve learned from life: Broadcaster John Suchet says resist the urge to overplan your life John Suchet, 76, was a reporter and newscaster for ITV News until 2004  He says the best piece of advice he’s received is to not overplan your life John met his wife Nula when both their late spouses … Read more

Two thirds of over-75s will resist moving to care homes due to coronavirus

Nearly two out of three over-75s say they are more likely to avoid moving to care homes following the coronavirus crisis, new research reveals. An estimated 30,000 care home residents have died during the pandemic so far, sparking a row in recent days between the Government and care providers over who was to blame. Failings … Read more