- “How China tried to suppress the lab leak investigation” – “What is becoming increasingly clear is that the dismissal of the lab leak theory back in March 2020 was a huge mistake,” writes James Forsyth in the Spectator.
- “Science journals have been corrupted by China” – “Nine months ago, the scientific establishment’s determined efforts to stifle debate on the origins of the pandemic began to crumble,” writes Ian Birrell in UnHerd.
- “Why vaccine passports are pointless” – “If both classes of citizen still get and spread the virus, vaccination is not an act of noble altruism but a pursuit of individual self-interest,” writes Lionel Shriver in the Spectator.
- “Hunt for the ‘smoking bat’ and how Wuhan lab leak theory shifted from conspiracy to credible” – Efforts are intensifying to identify the origins of the pandemic and a shift in discussions has occurred, reports the Telegraph.
- “Freedom Day? No, we risk surrendering our liberty ” – For a nation that reveres liberty, we have been remarkably relaxed at surrendering it. And even gone beyond what’s demanded of us, writes John Humphrys in the Mail.
- “China can’t intimidate the world into silence over Covid for much longer” – Scientists and the media are only now demanding answers from Beijing about the virus’s origin, writes Charles Moore in the Telegraph.
- “Delta Troubles? Retrospective Study Led by nference and Mayo Clinic Reveals Pfizer Covid Shot Only 42% Effective During July” – A brand-new study indicates some possibly troubling news concerning Covid, reports TrialSite.
- “‘Because of Covid’ has become an excuse for shoddy customer service” – “The virus has been used as a convenient way to implement cost-cutting measures,” writes Adam Williams in the Telegraph.
- “The dishonesty of the political class” – “Right now in Australia much of the press and nearly all of the politicians are in the business of scaring people senseless, with claims that cannot be cashed out,” writes James Allan in the Spectator Australia.
- “What else might our governments lock us down for?” – According to our politicians and poohbahs of public health, Australians will all be subject to some form of house arrest until 80% of us are vaccinated. But what if this is all for nothing, asks Stephen Spartacus in the Spectator Australia.
- “Widower calls for easier access to vaccine damages payment” – A man whose wife died after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has said a vaccine damages scheme needs to be made easier for families to access, reports BBC News.
- “Vaccination certificates: an idea whose time must never come” – We should embrace personal choice and individual responsibility as the core elements of Covid risk management as we all learn to live with it as individuals and a nation, writes Ramesh Thakur in the Spectator Australia.
- “#23 Cock-up, Conspiracy or Murmuration?” – “We all know that we should not idly nod along with the groupthink but being human, and lazy, we may forget,” writes Dr Hugh Willbourn.
- “CDC Panel Recommends Third Covid Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised” – A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel on Friday voted 11–0 for additional Covid vaccine doses for those who are immunocompromised, reports the Epoch Times.
- “Broadway Superstar Reportedly Fired from Show After Refusing Vaccine” – Despite her distinguished Broadway career, actress Laura Osnes has reportedly been fired from her Hamptons show after refusing the vaccine, reports Breitbart.
- “The Promise, Hope & Disappointment of the PRINCIPLE Trial as Design Concerns Throw Latest Study In Serious Doubt” – Dozens of researchers, physicians, and scientists have picked up on some concerning, perhaps even problematic, insight into this particular program associated with the PRINCIPLE trial, reports TrialSite.
- “C-19 Pandemia: Quo vadis, homo SAPIENS?” – “Mass vaccination in the middle of a pandemic is prone to promoting selection and adaptation of immune escape variants,” writes GeertVandenBossche in TrialSite.
- “Oxfam’s wealth grab madness underlines the Left’s shocking economic illiteracy” – A pandemic tax on the super-rich might grab attention but it would be regressive, unworkable and ineffective, writes Ben Marlow in the Telegraph.
- “TPA Talks Episode 12 by TPA Talks – The TaxPayers’ Alliance Podcast” – Toby talks about the rise of disinformation, the role of social media, cancel culture on campuses, ‘woke’ Whitehall, and more in this episode of TPA Talks.
- “Authors must stand up to the language police” – The cancelling of writers who use phrases like “chocolate-coloured skin” will only spiral if we appease the purity zealots, writes Lionel Shriver in the Times.
- “Mark Dolan has his say after a troubling Guardian story unearthed an ‘explosion’ of child abuse and neglect during lockdown” – “If you were a cheerleader for these unproven, experimental measures, this is your legacy,” says Mark Dolan on GB News.
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Labour on 23%? After what they have done?
Who are these people?
I must live in a bubble but I don’t know anybody who considers them anything else than a bunch of incompetent ideologues.
Speaking of which, here’s Angela Rayner, tying herself in knots again. Sounds to me like you don’t have a ‘housing crisis’, you have an ‘immigration crisis’;
”Housing Minister, Angela Rayner in another car crash i/v with @TrevorPTweets
. Apparently 5 out of 7 new homes will go to migrants.
She says there is plenty of housing but needs to build 2.5 million more.”
https://x.com/DaveAtherton20/status/1865724329570312283
Top comment. Yep, sounds like yet another bad case of ‘chronic oral flatulence’ to me. It’s going around something rotten in the Labour party…
”As an engineer who has a background in all kinds of construction including development of land to construct residential & commercial properties I can 100% state she has no idea what she is talking about.
To achieve what she says by 2030 means building over 1400 houses per day
Which is the best part of 10000 a week.
Absolute nonsense.
I’m guessing Abbott’s in charge of the abacus.”
Bless them. These people genuinely do want to go back to their country, it would seem. I hope the Labour Party aren’t going to do a ‘Hotel California’ and stop them from leaving. And to be fair, anyone who’s supportive of jihadists who go around beheading people are probably not the sort you want nabbing social housing in your community, really;
”Syrian refugees in Manchester say they ‘can’t wait to get flights back home’
Hundreds of people have gathered together in the city centre to celebrate the end of the regime – one that many fled in fear for their lives.”
https://x.com/SkyNews/status/1865805219973464261
I have a good friend who owns a construction company and he tells me that 1.5 million homes in five years is an impossibility and for one simple reason – there simply aren’t the trades people starting with brickies who can now command a grand a week for their services. And that is just one of many skilled trades. Furthermore, everybody involved in the construction industry knows this.
Totally agree (having recently been involved with a house build). Joiners, brickies, plasterers, plumbers, heating engineers – just not available especially in the numbers they need.
I heard an interviewer over the weekend making the point that no-one can expect 1.5 million homes to be built – so why make the ridiculous pledge – and the answer was – oh well, we might get 95% built and then be able to say ‘stay with us and we will build the rest’.
There is NO logic behind this. This is total madness.
There is no logic behind their other major policy pledge [net zero] but they plough on at ruinous cost
Militwat failed from Day One as all the subsea cable laying ships are booked up until into 2030. So even if there are anymore offshore windmills built they can’t be connected up. In addition his ignorant plans include Carbon Capture & Storage which does not exist on grid scale anywhere in the world and is yet to be shown to be economic. There are also floating windmills which again are not in operation and are even more expensive than normal windmills. And there are storage batteries that are hugely expensive and of little use as they store very little energy as well as hydrogen which is also too expensive.
Talking of Ranting – the 2 homes tax dodging electoral fraudster – have you seen the youtube video of her interview where she is repeatedly asked to name a single company of the ones she claims to have consulted with and who like her forthcoming labour regulations. Every time she fails to name even one. The only big name on letter that supported Rachel from Accounts was the Iceland boss who has now gone very quiet given the increase in his running costs.
Rona tards.
Climate tards.
Open borders.
Queer, trans fascism.
Socialism.
Kamalalalalarama supporters.
EU 4th Reich lovers.
There are a lot more than 23%. More like 60%.
Better late than never. And a ‘two-fingered salute’ to the dreadful Uniparty too;
”I have left the Conservative Party because it has become a shadow of what it once stood for.
Its incompetence and failure to deliver have betrayed the trust of the British people.
I deeply regret that it has come to this, as there are still a handful of decent MPs trying to do the right thing.
I believe in politics driven by conviction and a genuine commitment to serving our nation, not by empty promises and mismanagement.”
https://x.com/raelbrav/status/1865681391167373697
Interesting that within months of a landslide Labour victory, [albeit a minority of voters], the polls put the two right wing partes added together MILES ahead of Labour. Personally, I am disappointed that people still support the Conservatives, given how badly they let us down, but once the balance of power between Reform and CUP tips towards Reform, hopefully the CUP will melt away…
Anyone who voted Tory at the last election is either not “right wing” or is utterly deluded. I hope they change their minds but I doubt it.
The Tory party are now just a footnote in our history although the way things are going we will shortly not even have any history left.
Or voting tactically. Reform has the effect of splitting the “right wing” vote letting Labour in. If polls show that many intend to vote Tory, joining these voters is more likely to keep Labour out than an empty gesture.
The Tories wasted 14 years in power – committed to net zero, failed to peel back the rise of woke, eroded freedom of speech, raised taxes and to cap it all off, “covid”. They do not deserve anyone’s vote.
The Tories brought in legally binding targets on net zero, then funded the NGOs that sue the government for not doing enough to meet those targets. For so many reasons I will never vote for them again.
Me neither. Badenoch represents an improvement over Sunak but let’s not forget she was a covidian. I think the only way I would consider it would be if the entire leadership and most of the MPs were swept away – something I was hoping would happen in July.
Not that boring old trope again
Reform is in danger of becoming just a rebranding of the failed Con servatives.
Yes, there are signs that Reform are drifting towards becoming centrist under their useless leader Farage and I fear that unless Reform becomes a proper party and not the preening Farage’s plaything we are going to miss the opportunity in 2029 to get a conservative government.
Farage is the most influential politician de nos jours. I think he knows when to hold em and when to fold em. Reform is now attracting disillusioned Labour voters – and God knows, there are plenty of them – so I’d trust Nigel’s strategic plans a lot more than your sneering comments
Reform needs to do better than provide a new home for unsuccessful old party hacks
We aren’t just letting anyone in you know
The Conservative Party is finished. It will never recover. There are no signs or leadership that indicates it can provide any leadership that is needed. They are still completely lost. This is probably a good thing.