
Millwall fans ‘completely wrong’ to boo players taking the knee
James Cleverly condemned football supporters booing players who take the knee
5 years ago
Oli Dugmore
Oli Dugmore is JOE.co.uk's often-nominated but rarely award-winning Editor-in-Chief. He has reported from the Middle East, America and Europe.

Millwall fans ‘completely wrong’ to boo players taking the knee
James Cleverly condemned football supporters booing players who take the knee
5 years ago

EA releases FIFA 21 upgrades a day early, available now
PlayStation 4 and Xbox One users can download the next-gen version of the game today
5 years ago

No, Brexit did not speed up the UK’s coronavirus vaccine approval
Matt Hancock made inaccurate claims about authorising a coronavirus vaccine
5 years ago

There is currently no evidence to show an increase in suicides during lockdown
Misinformation, even shared by some politicians, has claimed deaths by suicide increased 200 per cent during lockdown
5 years ago

Coronavirus tiers: Is London a ‘special case’?
The Conservative candidate to be Mayor of London Shaun Bailey says it’s right London is treated differently to the rest of the country
5 years ago

Should Jeremy Corbyn be suspended from the parliamentary Labour party?
Oli Dugmore spoke to Owen Jones about the latest Labour party civil war
5 years ago

Alastair Campbell on self-harm and happiness
Tony Blair’s former director of communications opens up in the middle of a depressive episode
5 years ago

Texas demands better healthcare
Dallas is the least insured city in America when it comes to healthcare. Around a quarter of people who live there don’t have cover – and it’s often a consequence of circumstance rather than choice. The Texan stereotype is of an assault rifle-shooting, God-loving populace that call themselves rednecks with pride. And those people exist, […]
5 years ago

Fear and loathing at the US / Mexico border
“Niggers don’t work, that’s what my daddy said.” Dennis sells Trump merchandise at the side of I35, a highway running from Canada to Mexico, just beyond Waco, Texas. Or at least he’s here today. He cruises, loosely following the president’s campaign trail, shifting MAGA t shirts, MAGA flags and MAGA hats. Business is good. Outside […]
5 years ago

In Georgia, 2020 fault lines run deep
“I’d draw a fat target on that ass,” Chris Hill laughs after watching a couple of Atlanta strippers pole dancing – part of an effort to increase turnout among young black men in their city. “I got slapped in the face the last time I did that.” He was watching the last video we’d published […]
5 years ago

Jeremy Corbyn won’t be fined for breaking coronavirus rules
The former Labour leader attended a dinner party with eight other people
5 years ago

Man predicted Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosis based on military flight paths
Yanks love nukes
5 years ago

Leeds, Cardiff and Swansea put into lockdown
If everywhere is under local lockdown does that mean it’s a national one?
6 years ago

10pm pub curfew forces hundreds onto packed trains in London
Who could have seen this coming
6 years ago

Bernie Sanders: Americans, be ready to protect democracy
The senator said the public need to take Trump’s threats seriously
6 years ago

Police officer shot dead in south London
The officer was killed while a suspect was detained at Croydon police station
6 years ago

Donald Trump refuses to promise he will leave office peacefully
The apocalypse beckons
6 years ago

Government U-turn: Do not go back into the office
Three weeks ago they said the opposite
6 years ago

Matt Hancock admits second national lockdown is possible
10 million people currently under local lockdowns
6 years ago

Ed Miliband offered out Boris Johnson in front of his mates – and the PM did nothing
The Tory leader immediately left the House of Commons chamber once Miliband finished his speech
6 years ago

All living former prime ministers have condemned Boris Johnson’s latest Brexit move
Firestarter David Cameron said he has ‘misgivings’ about the government’s willingness to break international law
6 years ago

Gavin Williamson nominated for MP of the year award
The embattled education secretary joins an illustrious list of candidates including Jeremy Corbyn
6 years ago

Mass protests in US after police shoot black man
Protests erupted in Wisconsin after video circulated on social media showing police officers shooting a black man in the back seven times
6 years ago

Croatia passes government threshold for quarantine measures
It’s expected the country will be removed from the travel corridor later today
6 years ago

Barack Obama eviscerates Donald Trump in DNC speech
The former president said his successor was running a ‘reality show’ government
6 years ago

John McCain’s widow endorses Joe Biden for president
Cindy McCain appeared at the Democratic National Convention as it formally nominated Biden
6 years ago

Who’s to blame for fucking the coronavirus response?
Britain is divided right now, but I think we can all agree on one thing The United Kingdom has fucked its response to coronavirus, no matter which way you look at it. Almost 46,000 people have died as a result of Covid-19 at the time of writing, with a further 119 dying on July 28. […]
6 years ago

Understanding Jeff Bezos’ ludicrous level of wealth
Jeff Bezos made £10 billion in a single day this month. £10 billion The Amazon big man started out selling books from his garage in Seattle. Let’s take one book, The Art of the Deal written by fellow billionaire Donald Trump, although he’s more famous for something else now. And let’s say this copy of […]
6 years ago

Russia Report: Why isn’t Boris’ government investigating interference?
What is the Russia report? If you’ve watched the news in the United Kingdom over the past year, you’ve probably heard the phrase ‘Russia report’ uttered at least a good four hundred times. It has become one of those phrases, like ‘blockchain’ that we consistently hear, without ever getting close to understanding what it actually […]
6 years ago

Paul Mason: ‘In 2020 we’re accruing centuries’ worth of debt’
Coronavirus has ravaged the British economy Millions of people across the United Kingdom have found their employment by coronavirus in some way. Whether they were furloughed, accepted pay reductions, or lost their jobs – the crisis has been a major blow to the economy. The government has handed out billions in furlough payments, and has […]
6 years ago

Sadiq Khan: Why don’t our political leaders wear masks?
Masks will soon be mandatory After months of confusion, tens of thousands of deaths, and mixed messages over their efficacy, face masks will be mandatory for anyone entering a shop from July 24. In a crisis, those in charge of the major decisions must lead by example. Despite this, there remain a number of political […]
6 years ago

Peter Geoghegan: How to buy friends and influence politics
There’s one sure-fire way into politics: money To truly influence American politics, groups and individuals spend millions in donations to get a seat at the table and lobby politicians to do what they want. If you want to go for dinner with our prime minister Boris Johnson, it’ll set you back about £50,000. But in […]
6 years ago

The government is to blame for Leicester’s new lockdown
Leicester is in lockdown The people of England are excited to return to the pub on July 4. Lockdown is easing, meaning we can return to some form of normality, eating out and enjoying a drink or two with friends. But while (most of) the rest of us toast each other for dealing with three […]
6 years ago

Donald Trump’s rhetoric is giving Joe Biden an advantage in key states
He could become the first single term president for three decades US president Donald Trump loves to talk, which is fine. When things are going good – people have well-paid jobs, society is peaceful and people are healthy – it’s fine for a president to talk. But that all changes when your country is burning. […]
6 years ago

Let’s talk about Islington: The tiny borough that everyone derides
What area do we picture when we think of power? London generally comes to mind when people think about where the power is held in the United Kingdom, indeed it is a point of annoyance for many people in the UK. But where exactly in London is this power held? Westminster? Number 10? Soho? Chelsea? […]
6 years ago

Afua Hirsch: UK media uses racism as entertainment
‘If you don’t like it here, why don’t you just leave?’ Everyone has grievances with the country of their birth. Take Brexit for example, millions of people so unhappy with the state of their country that they voted en masse to fundamentally change its course. But one consistency throughout the Brexit debate and its aftermath […]
6 years ago

Why no one wins in Boris Johnson’s culture wars
In this culture war, everybody loses There is a culture war currently taking place in the United Kingdom. Do you believe statues of slave traders should be torn down? Or do you believe that they are a worthwhile monument to the country’s shameful history of slavery? As with most things these days, there is very […]
6 years ago

Why publishing fake news works for Donald Trump
Fake news works It is an unfortunate fact of modern political life that the truth, quite simply, does not really matter anymore. It does for some people, of course, but for a large number how they perceive the world is a lot more important than cold hard facts. Within this sort of world, it becomes […]
6 years ago

Is Joe Biden too old to be president of the United States?
Joe Biden and Donald Trump are quite old This is an undeniable fact and something which should probably give us a degree of concern. We are all now acutely aware of the often deranged behaviour and words of the US president, but is Joe Biden – who during his campaign has been regularly seen slurring […]
6 years ago

As Britons get poorer, billionaires get richer and richer
The richest have profited during this crisis There have been many, many, many talking points throughout the coronavirus, and most recently that is Marcus Rashford’s battle to secure an extension of free school meal vouchers for children from lower income families during the summer. The Manchester United forward had to campaign for an extended period […]
6 years ago

Thousands march in London for Black Lives Matter
“‘No Blacks, no Irish, no dogs.’ You know what that saying means?” Thousands of protesters gathered in London’s Hyde Park on Wednesday, demanding justice for George Floyd, the black man killed by Minneapolis police last week, and Belly Mujinga, the rail worker who died of coronavirus after allegedly being spat at by a member of […]
6 years ago

David Lammy: Will Black Lives Matter change criminal justice in the West?
BLM is one of the strongest political movements around today The death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police last week has led to renewed protest among people around the world to call for an end to racial inequality and police brutality. David Lammy is the shadow justice secretary and Labour MP for […]
6 years ago

Alastair Campbell: Why won’t Boris Johnson sack Dominic Cummings?
Is it time for Dom to go? Dominic Cummings decision to break lockdown on two occasions, and his subsequent decision to stand by what he did, has caused consternation among the vast majority of the country. At a time when millions of Britons made heartbreaking sacrifices to obey the rules Cummings helped draft, many missing […]
6 years ago

Would Obama handle coronavirus better than Trump?
How would a different president handle the crisis? Donald Trump has always promoted himself as the president you want to have presiding over your country during a crisis. He has that crisis now in the form of the coronavirus pandemic, and it’s not going well. The United States has the most cases and deaths attributed […]
6 years ago

Peter Hitchens: If the pubs open, I’ll go tomorrow
Lockdown is not particularly fun Then again, staying inside your home and avoiding contact with the outside world as a means to prevent the unnecessary spread of a deadly virus is not exactly meant to be fun. The majority of the British public are in favour of lockdown measures enacted by the government in order […]
6 years ago

Why it’s highly unlikely the UK will get a coronavirus vaccine by September
The government and newspapers appear confident We need a coronavirus vaccine. Everyone but the most confused of conspiracy theorists would agree with this statement. But there is a lack of consensus regarding when exactly we should expect to get one. The government has said that we could have 30 million doses of a vaccine ready […]
6 years ago

Domestic violence: The horror of being trapped inside with your abuser
“I don’t think I would have last lockdown” Among the myriad issues brought about by the nation living in lockdown, an increase in reports of domestic violence is one of the most worrying. Many people who before lockdown would have been able to leave their home and spend time with friends and family in a […]
6 years ago

Alan Rusbridger: Are journalists making the coronavirus lockdown worse?
What role should journalists play during a crisis? Almost every newspaper and broadcaster has a political leaning, but in the past few years this reporting, much of it blindly parroting briefs from unknown government sources, has eroded the public’s trust in journalism. At a time when the public should be looking to the media to […]
6 years ago

Mary Lou McDonald: It’s time for a united response to Covid-19
Covid-19 is all-consuming from a political standpoint It’s hard to believe right now, but there was a time not too long ago when all anyone was talking about was a little thing called Brexit. Remember Brexit? Britain’s decision to leave the European Union? Yeah, that. Once the coronavirus pandemic reached the United Kingdom though, Brexit […]
6 years ago

Coronavirus: London’s brutal lockdown killings
Shoplifting is down, but what about other crime? London is on lockdown because of a disease killing people in unprecedented numbers. While crime overall is down in London during lockdown, the capital still saw 10 murders in the month of April. We spoke to one of the Metropolitan Police’s most senior offices, who revealed that while […]
6 years ago