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The University of Bradford’s JB Priestley library building contains the archive of the Bradford-born playwright, novelist and broadcaster.

Laid to rest in her best clothes and lying on an ornamental bed, she was probably of noble blood. Quite how the 16-year-old Anglo Saxon girl died and who she was remain a mystery. But she was buried wearing a gold cross – suggesting she was one of Britain’s earliest Christians

The English Passport blog is owned by Diamond  and Associates Ltd.  The company is registered at the address of Steve Uncles who is an officer of the English Democrats and a candidate for that party on the London-wide list of London Assembly candidates.

I have been asked by a couple of people to explain why we are also targeting certain English Democrat candidates in these elections as it isn't a traditional far right party. That is true, the English Democratic Party (EDP) is not a far right party but so many BNP members have gone over to them in the last few months that the very composition of the party has changed and so now it has become a legitimate target.

Study finds 40% of BNP supporters believe armed conflict between ethnic, racial or religious groups could be justifiable

Statement for the launch of the Hannah Mitchell Foundation, Bradford Town, March 9th 2012

Ministers should draw up plans to deal with a break-up of the eurozone "as a matter of urgency", a committee of MPs and peers has warned.

The Spanish rebellion has begun, sooner and more dramatically than I expected.

The United Kingdom joined the EEC on a false premise. In 1972, most British people believed that they were trading sovereignty for prosperity: in exchange for ceding a limited degree of democratic self-rule, they'd be joining a large and prosperous market.

A government paper offers few new ideas, but it does clear the way for a debate about the challenges that accompany diversity

Can television succeed where the politicians have failed? The producers of a new Channel 4 series, Make Bradford British, which starts this week, set themselves the ambitious challenge of doing just that, bringing together the people of the notoriously divided Yorkshire city.

We all know about Shrove Tuesday – Pancake Day – but there’s another food tradition the day before.

While ordinary people fret about austerity and jobs, the eurozone's corridors of power have been undergoing a remarkable transformation

Some eurozone countries no longer want Greece in the bloc, Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos has said.

There is a funny little chap, calls himself 'Foreign Secretary', who flies around the world imposing no-fly zones and regime change in the name of 'democracy' and 'the will of the people'.