Happily, Britain is not (yet) at war over the invasion of Ukraine, but at home we sometimes resemble a war-torn country. Apparently. Here are some reports from the last ten days…

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‘More than half of drivers believe there is a “war on the motorist” in Britain, the Daily Mail can reveal.’ (Daily Mail 10 July 2023)

‘Residents of the area around another major stadium said they were “sickened” by the council declaring war on fans and turning it into a ghost town.’ (Sun web edition 9 July 2023)

‘The Left’s war on correct grammar has betrayed the poor.’ (Sunday Telegraph 9 July 2023)

‘Thirty daily health habits … Declare war on the chair.’ (i 8 July 2023)

‘The war on drugs has failed – it’s time to decriminalise, says SNP.’ (Daily Telegraph 8 July 2023)

‘A coalition of leftie bishops and Labour peers have declared war on the new law [the Illegal Migration Bill], voting against it eighteen times in just eight days.’ (Sun web edition 8 July 2023)

‘Sir Keir’s pre-briefed announcement was a pledge to improve children’s oratorical skills, which sits uneasily with the war on independent schools.’ (Daily Telegraph 7 July 2023)

‘Labour’s civil war on ULEZ escalated yesterday.’ (MailOnline 7 July 2023)

‘The country has imposed a trade war on itself through Brexit.’ (i 6 July 2023)

‘Cheltenham is winning the “war on wee”.’ (Gloucestershire Echo 6 July 2023)

‘Police chief says war on organised crime continues after Elle Edwards’ murder.’ (Wirral Globe 6 July 2023)

‘UK seaside town waging war on beach shelter booze dens “which get worse at night”.’ (Daily Star web edition 5 July 2023)

‘Why has the BBC become entangled in such a messy situation and appeared to declare war on existing local publishing companies?’ (Nuneaton News 5 July 2023)

‘Declaring war on “miserable” climate groups like Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion, the PM also slammed Sir Keir Starmer for being in cahoots with XR protesters in Labour-run Wales.’ (Sun 5 July 2023)

‘If I write about a war on conservatives, do you promise not to call the funny farm?’ (Daily Telegraph 3 July 2023)

‘If there’s a war on the housing crisis, the white flag is flying high.’ (Express 3 July 2023)

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‘Talk TV’s roster of noisy presenters, such as Piers Morgan, Mike Graham and Julia Hartley- Brewer … go about their self-proclaimed war on woke.’ (i 3 July 2023)

‘Welsh war on holiday lets.’ (Sunday Times 2 July 2023)

‘Alan [Titchmarsh] has signed up the monarch to wage war on the Royal Horticultural Society.’ (Daily Star 2 July 2023)

‘Mary Harrington’s column last week about an all-out war on parental authority was brilliant.’ (Mail on Sunday 2 July 2023)

‘First they came for our bees, now they’re coming for our beers, warns an Asian hornet expert who has been waging war on the deadly invasive species over the past few years.’ (Daily Star web edition 1 July 2023)

‘Green Party’s war on cars backfires as tourists abandon Brighton.’ (Daily Telegraph 1 July 2023)

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