Pandering

Batley cartoon: Pandering to the mob would be a disaster, writes DR RAKIB EHSAN 

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As Britain at last begins to emerge from the pandemic, our country desperately needs a spirit of unity and solidarity. But the inflammatory row at Batley Grammar over a teacher’s use of the Prophet Muhammad’s image in a religious studies class threatens to undermine social cohesion – not just in Yorkshire but across Britain. Unless … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Pandering to drug dealers and oligarchs

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Bombshell revelations that a corrupt, money-laundering culture lies at the core of Britain’s biggest bank HSBC are a devastating reminder that the nation’s lenders have learnt nothing since the financial crisis of 2008 to 2009. Back then, the banks took us to the financial abyss by selling bad debt in vast quantities around the world, … Read more