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Aug 7, 2024 | 
spectator.com.au | Pooja Bhalla
The police were getting ready for far-right demonstrations in 100 locations, we were told. Hounslow, a west London suburb, has a decent mix of Muslim, Christian, Hindu and Sikhs but we have never had any serious race relations trouble. This changed at 3 p.m when Hounslow’s high street became a ghost town.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
spectator.co.uk | Pooja Bhalla
Text size Line Spacing Comments Share Share Pooja Bhalla Predicting a riot in Hounslow almost caused one Linkedin Messenger Email Weekly delivery of the magazine Unlimited access to our website and app Enjoy Spectator newsletters and podcasts Explore our online archive, going back to 1828...
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Nov 30, 2023 | 
thespectator.com | Juan P. Villasmil |Thomas W. Hodgkinson |Charles Lipson |Pooja Bhalla
A hero to some and a villain to others, the late Henry Kissinger impacted American foreign policy thinking in the last six decades more than anyone else. Of the former secretary of state and Nobel Peace Prize winner’s contributions, one of the most significant was the strengthening of Sino-American relations. His détente policy was once celebrated by Nixonites when the Soviets were seen as the US’s main competitor.
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Nov 30, 2023 | 
thespectator.com | Thomas W. Hodgkinson |Charles Lipson |Pooja Bhalla |Amber Athey
The Dowager Countess of Deloraine, who was governess to the children of George II at Hampton Court and other royal homes, was a notorious bore — so much so that her “every word” made one “sick,” according to the courtier Lord Hervey.
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Nov 30, 2023 | 
thespectator.com | Charles Lipson |Pooja Bhalla |Amber Athey |Stephen Miller |Stephen Miller
The next weeks will be filled with remembrances, fulsome appreciations, and harsh criticism of Henry Alfred Kissinger, who died Wednesday at 100. His prominence is well deserved. The only modern Secretaries of State who rank with him are George C. Marshall and Dean Acheson, who constructed the architecture of Cold War containment in the late 1940s. Kissinger’s central achievement was updating that architecture to include China, less as an American ally than as a Russian adversary.
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Nov 29, 2023 | 
thespectator.com | Pooja Bhalla |Amber Athey |Stephen Miller |Stephen Miller |Naveesha Ghedia
Political media is buzzing with the news that former UN ambassador Nikki Haley will have the backing of the Koch-funded group Americans for Prosperity Action in the 2024 presidential primary. AFP Action says it will launch a multi-million dollar ad buy for Haley in early primary states and is prepared to deploy all of its grassroots resources to help Haley defeat former president Donald Trump. Who told them to light their money on fire?
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Nov 29, 2023 | 
thespectator.com | Pooja Bhalla |Amber Athey |Stephen Miller |Stephen Miller |Naveesha Ghedia
I’m a student in one of Britain’s largest high schools and know no one who supports Israel over Palestine. Some readers might find that shocking. Consider, though, how my generation gets its news. TikTok is today by far the preferred source of news for teenagers; YouTube is next, Instagram third. Studies show the average teen spends two hours every day glued to their screens. Few my age buy or read a newspaper, or would ever think of doing so.
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Nov 22, 2023 | 
spectator.com.au | Pooja Bhalla
I’m a sixth-former in one of Britain’s largest comprehensives and know no one who supports Israel over Palestine. Some readers might find that shocking. Consider, though, how my generation gets its news. TikTok is today by far the no. 1 source of news for teenagers; YouTube is next, Instagram third. Studies show the average teen spends two hours every day glued to their screens.
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Nov 22, 2023 | 
spectator.co.uk | Pooja Bhalla
Text size Small Medium Large Line Spacing Compact Normal Spacious I’m a sixth-former in one of Britain’s largest comprehensives and know no one who supports Israel over Palestine. Some readers might find that shocking. Consider, though, how my generation gets its news. TikTok is today by far the no. 1 source of news for teenagers; YouTube is next, Instagram third. Studies show the average teen spends two hours every day glued to their screens. Or Unlock more articles REGISTER...
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
ocregister.com | Pooja Bhalla
Among the leading factors that drive people into homelessness are poor health and a lack of healthcare. Too often illness and injury lead to the loss of work and income, devastating family finances and leaving rent and mortgages unpaid. Recent research has also found that medical debt is another leading contributor to people becoming unhoused.
