‘Cancel culture is like a medieval mob’: Rowan Atkinson blasts social media and blames it for widening divisions in society Rowan Atkinson said that he finds playing Mr Bean ‘stressful and exhausting’ The actor, 65, also said the only character he enjoyed playing was Blackadder He compared online cancel culture to ‘digital equivalent of the … Read more
‘Cancel culture is like a medieval mob’: Rowan Atkinson blasts social media and blames it for widening divisions in society Rowan Atkinson said that he finds playing Mr Bean ‘stressful and exhausting’ The actor, 65, also said the only character he enjoyed playing was Blackadder He compared online cancel culture to ‘digital equivalent of the … Read more
Royal Horticultural Society is dragged into culture wars as boss vows to make it less ‘white, middle-aged and middle class’ A critic said it was ‘another institution falling to the modernisation agenda’ The president said the RHS would affirm the ‘commitment to equality’ TV garden designer Danny Clarke welcomed the proposed changes By Chris Hastings and … Read more
Royal Horticultural Society is dragged into culture wars as boss vows to make it less ‘white, middle-aged and middle class’ A critic said it was ‘another institution falling to the modernisation agenda’ The president said the RHS would affirm the ‘commitment to equality’ TV garden designer Danny Clarke welcomed the proposed changes By Chris Hastings and … Read more
Building society bosses plead with government to ‘taper’ stamp duty holiday for those with approved mortgages Government temporarily increased the nil rate band of residential stamp duty in England and Northern Ireland from £125,000 to £500,000 The ‘holiday’ is due to end on 31 March 2021 Building Society bosses say this will have a ‘damaging … Read more
Facebook freezes accounts of Dorset historical re-enactment society who enjoy portraying the 1685 Monmouth Rebellion and switching on the local Christmas lights ‘after mistaking them for a US far-right militia’ Wimborne Militia, in Dorset, recreate historic battles from the 17th century Five of its 60 members have recently had their Facebook accounts disabled They fear … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: BBC stars Emma Rigby and Sid Owen are accused of flouting Covid rules as they join bankers and property execs at high society Halloween party in luxury apartment overlooking Tower Bridge EastEnders legend Sid Owen and BBC star Emma Rigby were at Halloween party held by Treats Magazine Bash held in Tier Two level … Read more
Well-heeled city dwellers are escaping to the country amid the coronavirus pandemic, in search of more space in which to enjoy the freedom of working from home. But it is not just the Cotswolds, Home Counties or the South West that are attractive to urbanites from London, Manchester and Birmingham seeking to relocate. Yorkshire is … Read more
Tatler has cut huge swathes from its online profile of the Duchess of Cambridge after the society bible was accused of publishing a ‘string of lies’. The magazine has caved in and removed almost a quarter of the piece – in particular ‘cruel’ and ‘snobby’ barbs aimed at Kate’s mother Carole Middleton and sister Pippa. … Read more
Tatler has cut huge swathes from its online profile of the Duchess of Cambridge after the society bible was accused of publishing a ‘string of lies’. The magazine has caved in and removed almost a quarter of the piece – in particular ‘cruel’ and ‘snobby’ barbs aimed at Kate’s mother Carole Middleton and sister Pippa. … Read more