- “Top Scientists Warn ‘Next Pandemic Is Coming and We’re Not Ready’” – Sir John Bell and Sir David King among leading scientists to argue U.K. is no better prepared than it was in 2020, as new variant in India causes concern, reports the Independent.
- “Fourth Wave of COVID-19 Is Here, Says New Zealand Epidemiologist Michael Baker” – The average number of daily cases sits at about 2,000 at the moment, but Baker said the actual number could be higher with people less inclined to test and report, according to the New Zealand Herald.
- “What’s the Truth About Long Covid?” – How big a deal is long Covid and can it be treated? Ross Clark explores a new study out of Oxford to help find the answer in his piece in the Spectator.
- “Face Mask Evangelism Has Undermined Trust in Science” – It was a scandalous failure of science and government that mask mandates were imposed with so little evidence to support their use, says Robert Dingwall in the Telegraph.
- “Fear – the Virus That Afflicts the Vaccinated” – In the Conservative Woman, Liz Hodgkinson wonders whether as many people would have gone down with Covid if, instead of being ramped up by alarmists, it had been ignored.
- “Australia Climate Protest: Rising Tide Activists Shovel Coal Off Train” – About 50 climate activists have been arrested in the Australian state of New South Wales after protesters climbed on a train carrying coal and began shovelling its cargo out of the wagons, reports the BBC.
- “‘Quite Ambitious’ Electric Vehicle Strategy Expected To Be Released in Australia This Week” – Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen is expected to introduce an EV and vehicle fuel efficiency standards policy this week, reports the Guardian.
- “G7 Vows More Effort on Renewables but Sets No Coal Phaseout Deadline” – The Group of Seven aims to boost its solar power capacity by 1 terawatt and offshore wind by 150 gigawatts by 2030, reports Politico.
- “The French Left is Becoming Anti-Woke” – Nearly half of left wing voters in France believe the country has too many immigrants. When the same polling company conducted a similar survey five years ago the figure was 27%, says Gavin Mortimer in the Spectator.
- “Saturday Night Live Comedian Calls for Trans Rights for Kids” – SNL dedicated a portion of its Weekend Update segment on Sunday to condemn so-called “anti-transgender” legislation being passed in states around America, reports the New York Post.
- “Piers Morgan Slams Democrat Lawmaker for Attacking Riley Gaines” – Piers Morgan slammed Representative Katie Porter for her comments about Riley Gaines, an All-American swimmer and outspoken critic of biological men competing in women’s sport. Morgan also called for a new category to be made for trans athletes, according to DailyMail.com.
- “J.K. Rowling Is a Victim of Twitter and I Back Her 100%, Says Judy Blume” – U.S. author offers support to Harry Potter creator as she faces online abuse for raising concerns about women’s spaces and gender ideology, reports the Telegraph.
- “Pub at Centre of Golliwog Race Row Has Windows and Door Smashed by Vandals: Police Launch Investigation” – Hundreds of pounds worth of damage caused at the White Hart Inn in Essex following furore over golliwogs, according to MailOnline.
- “Dozens of Animal Rights Activists ‘De-Arrested’, Another Five Released, and No One So Far Charged After 118 Were Detained by Police When Protesters Stormed the Grand National” – Merseyside Police made the arrests on Saturday after scores of activists climbed fences in an attempt to gain entry to the Aintree Racecourse track, reports MailOnline.
- “Every Phone in the U.K. Will Get an Emergency Alert Next Weekend – And This Is What It’s Going To Say” – The Government reveals the message that will appear alongside a loud alarm on millions of mobile phones on April 23rd, according to Sky News.
- “No, Being ‘Red Pilled’ Doesn’t Make You a Terrorist” – Laurie Wastell asks why the FBI is treating internet slang as a red flag for violent extremism in Spiked.
- “How a Campaign Against Transgender Rights Mobilised Conservatives” – Defeated on same-sex marriage, the religious right went searching for an issue that would re-energise supporters and donors, say Adam Nagourney and Jeremy W. Peters in the New York Times.
- “Washington State Declares Transgender War Against Parents” – Washington has passed a bill regarding children’s gender transitions that borders on “unadulterated evil”, according to Quin Hillyer in the Washington Examiner.
- “Teen Suspended for Opposing Trans Ideology Files Human Rights Complaint” – Josh Alexander maintains he protested transgenderism because of his Christian faith, according to Fox News.
- “Budweiser Releases New Pro-America Advert With Iconic Mascot in Wake of Anheuser-Busch Mulvaney Controversy” – The advertisement features one of Budweiser’s famous Clydesdale horses passing iconic American landmarks, according to Fox News.
- “It’s a Waste of Time and Money, Offensive to Readers, and Insulting to the Public” – Watch: Author and columnist Joanna Williams takes aim at trigger warnings on books with Andrew Doyle on GB News.
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