Guy Walters

Dec 19, 2023 | independent.co.uk | Guy Walters

It is hard to think of a more powerful four-letter word in the English language than Eton. Just two vowels and two consonants capture a whole surging mass of class envy, hatred, privilege, elitism and toxicity. Search for Eton on social media and up will come numerous posts claiming that people who went to the school are all corrupt crooks, and how Etonians essentially rule not just Britain but most of the known universe.

Dec 19, 2023 | independent.co.uk | Guy Walters

It is hard to think of a more powerful four-letter word in the English language than Eton. Just two vowels and two consonants capture a whole surging mass of class envy, hatred, privilege, elitism and toxicity. Search for Eton on social media and up will come numerous posts claiming that people who went to the school are all corrupt crooks, and how Etonians essentially rule not just Britain but most of the known universe.

Dec 14, 2023 | nz.news.yahoo.com | Guy Walters

Sarah Ferguson has visited Burnley in a bid to tackle the town’s obesity problems. 75 per cent of Burnley’s residents are overweight or obese, making the town the 10th fattest place in the UK. The Duchess of York spent a day at a school, mosque and Turf Moor football stadium meeting local leaders and forging links with medical professionals. Speaking to Independent TV she said that battled an eating disorder “from the age of 12 through to 35”.

Dec 14, 2023 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Guy Walters

Fergie goes to Burnley on a weight-loss missionSarah Ferguson has visited Burnley in a bid to tackle the town’s obesity problems. 75 per cent of Burnley’s residents are overweight or obese, making the town the 10th fattest place in the UK. The Duchess of York spent a day at a school, mosque and Turf Moor football stadium meeting local leaders and forging links with medical professionals. Speaking to Independent TV she said that battled an eating disorder “from the age of 12 through to 35”.

Nov 17, 2023 | independent.co.uk | Guy Walters

All nations have figures and episodes in their pasts about which they are divided. For the British, it is undoubtedly the empire. While its defenders say that it civilised so much of the world, its detractors state that the empire enslaved it. With the French, the topic that causes the most division is not their own imperial project, but rather that of the character and legacy of Napoleon Bonaparte.