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It's St George's Day but England is more divided than ever

It's St George's Day but England is more divided than ever

Want LBC stories before everyone else? Set us as your Preferred Source on Google It has long been my prediction that St George’s Day will become a...

23.04.2026 10

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We can't have 20mph limits if speeding isn't punished with points

Top Gear might be off air, but Kemi Badenoch is auditioning to fill Jeremy Clarkson’s shoes as a put-upon motorists, raging from a sofa about red...

17.04.2026 10

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Why do I even need to say that Trump comparing himself to Jesus is offensive?

Anyone who has seen the film Conclave will know that even those with the greatest ambitions of becoming Pope must not be seen to actively seek the...

13.04.2026 10

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We should be concerned about the rise of a 'soft day off'

As social media trends go, the soft days off craze is, on the face of it, hardly the most destructive idea to be shared. Listen to this article...

11.04.2026 20

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Giving 16-year-olds the vote is a policy Labour cannot U-turn on

What do teenagers know about real life? Quite a lot, actually. How much power do they have to make a difference? Well, maybe a little bit more. Listen...

19.02.2026 10

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Starmer saying he is working class isn't what Labour need - when will politicians learn?

In need of a lift after a difficult week, Sir Keir Starmer took a leaf out of the playbook from nearly every PM who has come before him… Stating how...

14.02.2026 10

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World Cup concerns are valid, but England should play on in the USA

By William Mata England’s football team have faced calls to boycott the World Cup. They should listen to them, but ultimately play on. The reasons...

10.02.2026 7

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Why I have been to the cinema 59 times this year

By William Mata “But didn’t you go to the cinema last week?’ a friend of my wife’s asked me, recently, when she heard I was going again the...

23.12.2025 10

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The church isn’t ‘far-right’ but might offer some truths to Robinson supporters

By William Mata Gareth, a 36-year-old supporter of far-right causes, was quoted this week as saying he is going to start going to church. His new...

07.12.2025 20

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Men are caught between two harmful stereotypes

By William Mata Confused as to what it means to be a man? Unsure how to act or fit in? Well, don’t worry about any perception of ever-changing...

20.11.2025 10

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What the UK could learn from Australia's clear sense of identity

By William Mata Sir Keir Starmer recently called pro-Palestine student protests on October 7 “un-British” - and in doing so, sounded not...

19.11.2025 10

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The World Cup is broken by greed: Could this idea fix it?

By William Mata Any football fan of my age will remember going into a very boisterous school hall at 7am to watch England play Nigeria and, later,...

19.10.2025 10

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Pets on the Tube is a rare moment of joy for Londoners

By William Mata It’s not often I’ll write a column in defence of Transport for London, but I am willing to stick up for the heartwarming sight of...

13.10.2025 10

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The new Archbishop of Canterbury has the most essential ability: listening

By William Mata At the end of a particularly traumatic news week, perhaps a glimmer of positivity has been the election of Dame Sarah Mullally as the...

05.10.2025 10

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Are the police serious about stopping red light jumping cyclists?

By William Mata City of London Police says it wants the ability to implement harsher punishments to cyclists who do not stop at red lights. And why...

28.09.2025 10

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Listening to Lana Del Rey does not make a guy a 'performative male'

By William Mata A couple of weeks ago, a friend sent me a personality test. The questions included: ‘Have you read Raven Leilani books?’ Yes. ...

01.09.2025 20

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Campaigners are right, we should name storms after fossil fuel companies

By William Mata In what’s becoming a late summer tradition almost as unwelcome as an actual rain shower, the Met Office is about to release its...

25.08.2025 10

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Teens cracking age verifications is the new fake ID – and more damaging

2 August 2025, 07:00 By William Mata Growing up in a middle-class town, the one issue that dominated the local paper week after week was ‘will...

05.08.2025 10

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Football needs an off season to let other sports shine

26 July 2025, 15:05 By William Mata It’s 2040: Oasis, needing money once more, have completed a summer series of gigs; Taylor Swift has just...

29.07.2025 10

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Why Denis Villeneuve is the perfect director for James Bond

28 June 2025, 10:44 By William Mata It was not the James Bond news we were hoping for. There was no announcement of a new film, nor an answer to the...

01.07.2025 10

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