The chief executive of Kick it Out believes Fifa failed with its risk assessment following the racism and disorderOne of the many sad things about what unfolded during England’s game in Hungary on Thursday is that it was completely preventable. We knew…
Gareth Southgate calls for protection for his players after abuse in Hungary
• Missiles thrown at players and reports of monkey chants• FA asks Fifa to investigate allegations of racismGareth Southgate called for Fifa to take strong action after Hungary fans targeted Raheem Sterling and Jude Bellingham with monkey chants during…
Hungary v England: World Cup qualifier – live!
Minute-by-minute updates from the 7.45pm BST kick-offMaguire reflects on Euros heartbreak as England returnAnd you can email Scott with your thoughts 6.46pm BST There’s just the one change to the starting XI named for the final of Euro 2020. Jack Greal…
‘Filthy Pride’: Marching for LGBTQ+ rights in Orbán’s Hungary – video
Patrik and Zsolt are activists and YouTubers representing LGBTQ+ people in Hungary, where a new ‘anti-paedophile’ law means it is illegal to educate about or to promote LGBTQ+ issues to under-18s. This law follows earlier restrictions by Viktor Orbán’s…
“What are the lyrical themes on Vadak?”
“The loose concept is we, like all living creatures, are chased by death in a woodland of time. We are wildlings and not hunters.”
Interview with Tamás Kátai about Vadak (2021) (full album on youtube), the latest album of Thy Catafalque, perhaps the …
How to make London greener: stick up a tower block with a roof garden
The idea may not win the Garden Museum’s competition but, as a parody, it deserves a prizeThe Garden Museum in London is running an architectural competition for the design of a pavilion for St Mary’s Gardens, a leafy enclave next to its premises in a …
How Tucker Carlson and the far right embraced Hungary’s authoritarian leader
Fox News host offers gushing praise for Viktor Orbán, spurring concerns about the erosion of democracy at home“In the last few nights in Budapest,” mused Tucker Carlson, US rightwing media star, “I’ve run into a number of Americans who have come here b…
What is it about Viktor Orbán that attracts so many rightwing sycophants? | Nick Cohen
Hungary’s leader and Fox News are natural bedfellows in peddling paranoia politicsTucker Carlson is not much to look at. A little man with a face screwed into the scowl of a junior manager passed over for promotion, you might walk by him in the street …