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CHESTERFIELD DERBYSHIRE 2016 34,478 voted Leave EU 22,946 voted Remain EU RESULT Leave EU 60-40. Turnout 77.8% CHESTERFIELD DERBYSHIRE 2024 GE 19,316 voted Labour 22,239 voted OTHER PARTIES Registered voters 71,654 Total voted 41,555 Turnout 58%

"We see iftars in cathedrals," says Fraser, in a piece lauding the "success" of Britain's multi-faith democracy. Indeed we do. Frequently. But do we see Holy Communion in mosques to the same extent? Or even at all? No. In which case it is yet again only one side making the concession. Asymmetric multiculturalism. When will they grasp it?

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This is the man that helped create the Climate Change Act that has resulted in the UK closing its fertiliser plants. Now he's worried about a lack of fertiliser. These people should be in prison.

More than 1.5million British children are now classified as ‘disabled’ – two-thirds of whom have a ‘behavioural issue’. This is insane. Many of these kids are just naughty or lacking discipline. It’s not kind to set them up for failure, says Frank Furedi buff.ly/QZXvtyz

Grooming gang survivor hits out at Labour peer accused of mocking national inquiry: ‘It’s disgusting’ gbnews.com/news/grooming-…

Before letting dogs out for toilet tonight or in the morning just go out first and make sure fences or gates haven’t been blown open or damaged. Lots of dogs go missing this way. Very strong winds out there tonight 💨 🐶

Scotland’s NHS is struggling, schools are slipping, ferries are a joke and Swinney’s priority is emailing FIFA about ticket prices? What a total waste of time.

The lost gas fields that could power Britain for decades. “Far out under rough Atlantic waters lies the Glendronach gas field. Discovered eight years ago off the coast of Shetland, the reservoir has the potential to start pumping gas into the system within two to three years, heating homes and supporting industry. However, the reality is radically different. Despite being one of the largest unexploited energy assets in UK waters, Glendronach’s fate is far from secure. The gas is there, as is the technology to extract it. But Britain’s politicians have pushed Glendronach and others like it into a limbo that could prove permanent. Glendronach is just one of dozens of gas and oil fields lying under British waters that are now at risk. Hundreds of miles away in the southern North Sea, the Glengorm gas field – which could provide Britain with millions of cubic metres of gas – has also faced difficulties.   Today, its economics are too uncertain for it to be progressed. Jackdaw and Rosebank, the UK’s most controversial virgin fields, are similarly in doubt.  Last week, Miliband put operator Adura’s permit applications on hold. Jackdaw is capable of providing 6pc of the UK’s gas within months. According to Offshore Energies UK, there are 51 known fields in British waters that could feed gas into UK pipes. Their progress has been halted not by geology but by politics and taxes. Another 60 projects – mostly extensions to existing fields – have been held back for the same reason, says Ben Ward, market intelligence manager at the trade body. It means, in total, an equivalent of 3.25 billion barrels of oil have been left to languish in the ground, accounting for both oil and gas projects. Oil is largely exported, so its main benefits are in jobs and taxes.  However, the gas would be flowing straight into our pipes, supporting us through the latest energy crisis. So how much are we missing out on from those frozen fields? Ward’s estimate is 1.5 billion barrels’ worth, equating to 250 billion cubic metres of gas, or between three and four years of UK needs.  That lost production, he points out, does not mean we use less gas – it just means we have to import more. The blocked projects are just one part of the picture. There are many more potential sources of gas and oil lying under UK waters, industry experts say. Last month, Chris Cox, the chief executive of Serica Energy, now one of the UK’s largest gas and oil producers, suggested that the waters west of Shetland may hold five trillion cubic feet of recoverable gas” Telegraph

Wait until Starmer starts focusing on this. Canada wants to make quoting the Bible illegal. “Canada’s Liberal government has chosen this sacred season to display its utter contempt for Christianity.  It is currently forcing through the outrageous Bill C-9, which could make it a hate crime to quote from sections of the Bible. More than 40 civil and religious groups had asked that for the Bill’s language be clarified and its scope more carefully defined so that religious texts would not be subject to hate crime legislation.  But all in vain.  After a hot debate in the House of Commons, the Liberals highhandedly ended a Conservative filibuster and fast-tracked the bill.  It has now been sent to the Senate to decide if Canada is the kind of country that wants to turn quoting St Paul into a criminal act. The Combatting Hate Act is not just concerned with religious speech. It is a sweeping but vaguely-worded law intended to fight ‘antisemitism, Islamophobia, homophobia and transphobia’.  One of its new categories of hate crime is intimidation. This is defined so loosely that all kinds of lawful behaviour, including peaceful protest and religious expression, could be criminalised in consequence. Intimidation, according to the bill, means ‘engaging in any conduct’ ­– anyconduct, not necessarily threatening conduct – ‘with the intent to provoke a state of fear in a person in order to impede their access to a building or structure.’  Canadian police will have to get very good at mindreading.  How else will they know if an idler on the pavement is simply gazing into space, or staring at someone ‘with intent’ to cause fear? New police training will be needed in any case. The bill grants the police unprecedentedly wide discretionary powers and increases the sentences for hate crime to up to ten years of jail.  This is a potent combination. We will have a loosely defined thought crime; increased police powers; and massively increased sentencing. The innocent will have the cards stacked against them. But the most controversial part of all is the removal of the hate-crime exemption for good-faith interpretation of a religious text, which was previously enshrined in the criminal code to prevent religious persecution and harassment. The Bible is certainly in the government’s crosshairs.  Marc Miller, the minister of Canadian identity and culture, testified in parliamentary discussions about the legislation that he believes there is ‘clear hatred’ in the Bible, particularly in Deuteronomy, Leviticus, and St Paul’s Epistle to the Romans.  He said he didn’t understand how the concept of good faith can be invoked in quoting certain passages from the Bible, and there should be discretion for prosecutors to press charges for criminal hate speech. This should have instantly delegitimised anything further Miller had to say on the topic, and he should have apologised.  How can he, or indeed any elected official, decide what the Bible means, or question whether Christians can quote its texts in good faith?  If the government of Canada wanted to understand a difficult Bible passage, it should approach a qualified religious authority – perhaps the Canadian Catholic bishops’ conference, whose concerns about the legislation went unheeded – and respectfully asked for an explanation. But instead, they escalated from insult to injury.  After disregarding numerous protests, petitions and letters from religious and civil liberty associations, the Carney government has rushed through this hugely problematic piece of legislation. In doing so, the Liberal government has laid the foundations for religious persecution. Some tasks are above the powers of government. Interpreting the Bible is one; unravelling the loves and hates of the human heart is another.  The Orwellian authors of this anti-hate legislation should learn to accept their limitations” Jane Stannus

They've been doing it since the mid-1800s... but now this church has been told that advertising their mass times on their protected railings is against planning rules. But they're not taking the barmy ruling lying down... trib.al/EFq8aeN

BREAKING: Saudi Arabia says strait of Hormuz is not property of Iran, it must be opened for free and fair trade for all.

What did ⁦@BBCRadio4⁩ choose to broadcast on Easter morning? A documentary whitewashing a woman who joined ISIS, giving her half an hour to explain why we shouldn't think badly of her. The BBC is beyond parody bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

Labour's new pay-per-mile taxes on electric vehicles will hit businesses with £260m of costs. "This is not a marginal cost. It is a significant operational burden that ultimately feeds through to businesses & consumers who rely on these vehicles every day," said Toby Poston, CEO of the British Vehicle Rental & Leasing Association, who described the policy as "extremely hostile" to businesses that operate fleets.

🪫 Ed Miliband’s ban on exploration has put the UK’s wealth of unexploited energy assets in limbo 🔗 telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/…

Brits: Would you prefer to align with the USA or the EU?

Fury as shocking cost of Keir Starmer's Brexit betrayal revealed – 'another blank cheque' Prime Minister wants an 'ambitious' new trade deal with the EU, but it won't come cheap! express.co.uk/news/politics/…

A 50-year-old Romanian national has been jailed for 11 years and will be deported after serving his sentence for raping a woman in south east Cornwall. Sebastian Maier, formerly of St Austell, was found guilty at Truro Crown Court of rape and sexual assault. In September 2025, he attacked the victim at an address in the area, leaping on her and raping her in a violent assault during which she almost choked. The judge described the offending as serious sexual depravity, noting that being drunk was no excuse. Maier will be deported back to Romania once he has served two-thirds of his sentence.

We are appealing for the public's help to locate missing 16-year-old Jamie. He has not been seen since Tuesday 24 March in the Highbridge area of Somerset. He has links to Weston-super-Mare, Bridgwater and Taunton. If you see him, please call us and quote ref 5226083445.

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Disgraced ex-BBC presenter Huw Edwards has broken cover for the first time since the Channel 5 drama Power: The Downfall Of Huw Edwards aired. The 64-year-old, convicted last year of possessing indecent images of children, was spotted casually puffing on a vape at a South Wales retail park. Grey-bearded and dressed in jeans and a cardigan, he loaded shopping into his car, including a BedGuard kit for odours and stains. The drama starring Martin Clunes has triggered fresh public fury. Edwards called it a “one-sided account” and says he intends to challenge the claims. Edwards is reportedly weighing a potential return to the spotlight, with plans allegedly in motion for him to launch his own documentary or podcast series