Is Sally Rooney a folk hero? The British media seems determined to turn her into one. It makes sense on one level. She has already been seen with an owl. Maybe someone should check if the beautiful bird from that photograph of the writer is also a “supporter of terror” under UK law. You can…
Westminster Magistrates Court in Marylebone, west London, was slightly more prepared this time for the inevitable crowd chaos of a hearing involving the Kneecap rapper from Belfast, Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh. But only just. As ever, Kneecap put on a show. The hassled court staff will surely breathe a huge sigh of relief when this…
GLASTONBURY: The UK government said on Sunday that the BBC had questions to answer over criticism of Israel by musicians at the Glastonbury festival that police are probing.UK officers are studying videos of rapper Bobby Vylan leading crowds in chants of “Death, death to the IDF”, a reference to the acronym for the Israeli army,…
PILTON, England — Irish-language rap group Kneecap gave an impassioned performance for tens of thousands of fans on Saturday at the Glastonbury Festival despite criticism by British politicians and a terrorism charge against one of the trio. Liam Og O hAnnaidh, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, has been charged under the Terrorism Act with…