Anne Marie Waters Sunday 17th October 2021 “Diversity is our strength”. That’s what we’re told. Incessantly. Relentlessly. Over and over again. But what is not so ever-present is a reason, or an explanation. Why is diversity our strength? What exactly is so strong about it? This phrase is classic example of what the term ‘Orwellian’... Read more
Category: Sunday Column
SUNDAY COMMON: The Common Law Conundrum
Anne Marie Waters Sunday 10th October 2021 It’s an issue that pops up very very frequently, especially since the Coronavirus Act removed so many of our rights and freedoms with blatant ferocity. Many people take for granted that our rights are protected at Common Law and that the government is acting unlawfully in restricting our... Read more
SUNDAY COLUMN: The Cost of Travel
Anne Marie Waters Sunday 19th September 2021 My mother lives in Ireland. I have not seen her since 2018 and with threat of another lockdown hanging over us, I thought it best to visit her while I still can. So I set about organising my journey. Prior to 2020, going from England to Ireland was... Read more
SPECIAL REPORT: The Animal Justice Project
Warning: Graphic Content This is a report by The Animal Justice Project In January 2021, an industry-wide review of the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (WATOK) legislation took place. The UK government stated that the review would “provide significant opportunity to identify/signpost key themes for improvement”. And yet it does not address... Read more
SUNDAY COLUMN: The Forced Vaccination of Children
Anne Marie Waters Sunday 5th September 2021 Imagine a scenario. A 12 or 13 year old child is at school. School has been rather difficult for the past couple of years. This child and his or her friends have to wear masks and stay metres apart lest they infect each other with a lethal virus. ... Read more