Opinion

Published: 24 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A majority of Conservative Party members believe their party will need to prop up a government led by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK after the next general election, according to a new survey conducted by ConHome. The results highlight the deep uncertainty within the Tory rank-and-file as the party faces internal divisions and the prospect of being significantly weakened...

Published: 24 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The BBC is set to overhaul its editorial oversight processes and create a new deputy director general role following a row over political bias. The reforms aim to reduce the influence of a Conservative board member accused of attempting to sway the broadcaster’s impartiality. Tim Davie and Deborah Turness, head of BBC News, resigned amid the controversy after...

Published: 21 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a historic and unexpected victory, 34-year-old state legislator Zohran Mamdani has won New York City’s mayoral election, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo, a candidate backed by both the political establishment and former President Donald Trump. Mamdani, a democratic socialist, becomes the city’s first Muslim immigrant mayor and the youngest in over a century, sending reverberations across...

Published: 21 November 2025 Friday The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online Miss Mexico Fatima Bosch has been crowned Miss Universe in a glimmering ceremony in Bangkok, bringing a dramatic and controversy-ridden pageant season to an unforgettable close. The 25-year-old model and social advocate stunned audiences with her poise and confidence, but her victory arrives under an unusually heavy cloud of scandals, disputes with organisers, and a global conversation...

Published: 21 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Michael Caton-Jones, the acclaimed Scottish director behind cinematic landmarks such as Rob Roy, This Boy’s Life, and Memphis Belle, is now the subject of a new documentary exploring his remarkable journey from a working-class upbringing in Broxburn, West Lothian, to Hollywood’s glittering sets. Known for directing legendary actors including Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Jessica Lange,...

Published: 20 November 2025 Thursday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Labour MP Clive Lewis has thrust himself into the centre of an intensifying debate over the future of the Labour Party’s leadership by declaring he would be willing to give up his parliamentary seat to help Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham mount a challenge against Sir Keir Starmer. His remarks have added fresh fuel to ongoing...

Published: 20 November 2025 Thursday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The scene inside the sports hall in Caerphilly could easily have been mistaken for any other by-election count. In the centre of the hall, trestle tables stood neatly arranged, ballot boxes were carried in one after another, and teams of counting staff quickly began sorting through the bundles of votes. Yet despite the familiar set-up, there...

Published: 18 November 2025 Tuesday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A growing rift is emerging within Russia’s liberal opposition, revealing a persistent and often unchallenged pattern of anti-Palestinian sentiment among its most influential voices. This trend, long embedded in segments of the Russian intellectual and dissident community, surfaced again last July when Israeli writer Dina Rubina, originally from Uzbekistan and widely celebrated in Russian-speaking literary circles,...

Published: 18 November 2025 Tuesday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Scottish government has voiced strong concerns over proposed changes to the UK’s asylum system, describing the plans as deeply troubling and potentially harmful to refugees. The reforms, unveiled by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, are intended to overhaul the current asylum process, but critics argue they could create a more rigid and punitive system. Under the proposed...

13 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Jeremy Sewall, a chef with experience in restaurants around the globe, is renowned in his hometown of Boston for his expertise in clam chowder. From Neptune Oyster to Yankee Lobster, Sewall shares his top recommendations for the city’s standout bowls. New England clam chowder—a creamy, hearty stew made with clams and potatoes—has become a symbol of Boston’s culinary identity....