Posts Tagged ‘furore’

Owen Paterson: British MP at centre of lobbying furore quits ‘the cruel world of politics’

The MP at the centre of the lobbying furore gripping British politics has resigned. Owen Paterson was found to have lobbied the government in 2016 and 2017 on behalf of two companies that were paying him — the clinical diagnostics company Randox and the meat-processing firm Lynn’s Country Foods. A parliamentary standards committee recommended he […]

Prague still caught between East and West as Taiwan furore exposes ideological split

If the Czech Republic’s relations with China had been fraying over the past 12 months, they have now hit a new low after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reacted furiously to a leading Czech politician’s visit to Taiwan. Speaking during a state visit to Germany, Wang said that Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil’s arrival in […]

Starkey backed in furore over ‘whites and black culture’ claim

UK Daily Mail Aug 15, 2011 David Starkey was defended against accusations of racism yesterday after the outspoken TV  historian said white youths involved in last week’s riots were imitating black gang culture. A string of critics queued up to lambast Dr Starkey, who quoted Enoch Powell in a Newsnight debate and said white youths […]

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