- “VAIDS in children: More hard evidence of negative clinical outcomes” – An obscure Moderna study shows dozens of vaccinated kids hospitalised, writes Igor Chudov on Substack.
- “American mRNA fanatics and health bureaucrats just made their worst decision yet” – The Centres for Disease Control is about to push a new round of Covid boosters on healthy teenagers and adults, even as the rest of the world admits defeat and gives up on the jabs, says Alex Berenson on Substack.
- “Pfizer XBB 1.5 monovalent vaccine was tested on 20 mice, without a control group or human trials” – Dr. Peter A. McCullough raises concerns about the regulatory practices and lack of comprehensive human studies for new U.S. COVID-19 vaccines.
- “Covid’s back. Don’t panic!” – Is the new covid variant Pirola really just a stalking horse for those who want our country locked down once again and a clamp placed securely over our jaws, asks Rod Liddle in the Spectator.
- “More mask hysteria” – As summer turns to autumn in the U.S., the maskaholics are attempting a comeback, writes Jeffrey H. Anderson in City Journal.
- “Canada’s top health officer Theresa Tam urges masks, new Covid shot ahead of fall season” – Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam has said face masks should be worn to protect against Covid, flu and RSV this autumn, despite numerous studies showing their ineffectiveness, reports LifeSiteNews.
- “Unvaccinated pupils face 21-day isolation as measles cases rise” – Unvaccinated children face being forced to self-isolate for 21 days because of a rapid rise in measles cases, says the Telegraph.
- “A&Es had busiest summer on record with 6.5m visits” – NHS strikes fuelled the busiest summer in A&E on record as patients whose appointments were cancelled turned up at hospitals, reports the Telegraph.
- “Bernard Looney and the sinister policing of office romances” – Bernard Looney’s resignation as CEO of BP, attributed to undisclosed past workplace relationships, serves as a cautionary tale against office romances, says Ross Clark in the Spectator.
- “Bernard Looney’s card was marked the minute he embraced Net Zero” – Many BP investors will be happy to see the back of Bernard Looney and his green crusade, comments Ben Marlow in the Telegraph.
- “The Russian invasion was a rational act” – There is solid evidence that Putin and his advisers think in terms of straightforward balance-of-power theory, write John Mearsheimer and Sebastian Rosato in UnHerd.
- “Germany backs out of EU resettlement plan to stop Italian migrants” – Germany has withdrawn from a European solidarity initiative, citing concerns that Italy has not fulfilled its obligations to accept migrants back under the EU resettlement plan, reports the Mail.
- “Aboriginal woman stands up at National Press Club to say she opposes Voice” – At Australia’s National Press Club, an aboriginal woman who stood up to declare her intention to vote ‘No’ in the forthcoming referendum was yelled at and told to sit down, reports the Mail.
- “Encouraging population decline is pure defeatism” – Extolling the benefits of population decline is straight out of the anti-growth coalition playbook, says Matthew Lesh in CapX.
- “Why won’t Greenpeace admit that wind turbines may be killing whales?” – Is there a correlation between the increase in washed-up dead whales and the expansion of offshore wind turbines? And why does Greenpeace not seem to care, asks Matt Ridley in the Spectator.
- “‘We’ve cut carbon emissions by decimating working-class communities’: The leader of the GMB union on the folly of Net Zero” – In an interview with the Spectator’s Kate Andrews, GMB union leader Gary Smith says achieving Net Zero will destroy working class communities.
- “Is the EU sacrificing Net Zero to protect its electric car industry?” – It turns out that the EU cares more about protecting its own auto industry than climate change and is planning to slap tariffs on Chinese EV imports, writes Matthew Lynn in the Spectator.
- “Publishing needs to be more diverse, but how?” – Victoria Smith argues in the Critic that publishing is suffering from a lack of diversity of thought.
- “Rishi Sunak is ignoring the true lesson of the Liz Truss implosion” – If the Tories think Liz Truss was undone by unfinded tax cuts, they’re looking at a decade in the wilderness, writes Fraser Nelson in the Telegraph.
- “Academia’s cancel culture distracts from the Right’s free-speech abuses” – Why are so many on the identitarian Left so quick to reduce differences of opinion to existential threats to marginalised groups, asks Umut Özkirimli in the Times Higher.
- “Silkie Carlo: Is the U.K. the next surveillance state?” – On Spectator TV, Winston Marshall speaks to Silkie Carlo, Director of Big Brother Watch, about the Online Safety Bill, the Digital Services Act and whether Britain will be the next surveillance state.
- “A very British coup at the National Trust” – A rebel alliance that includes Lord Sumption has formed to restore the National Trust’s original mandate, observes Harry Phibbs in CapX.
- “Conversion therapy ban to be delayed with officials ‘stuck in a loop’” – Rishi Sunak is expected to delay a promised ban on conversion therapy following disagreements over how the legislation should be worded, reports the Telegraph.
- “Trans activists target Richard Ayoade for praising Graham Linehan’s memoir” – Trans activists have waged an online war against actor Richard Ayoade for blurbing Graham Linehan’s new memoir, according to the Telegraph.
- “Beauty salon offers celebrity clients over 40 pronouns to choose from” – An exclusive beauty salon frequented by celebrities offers its clients a list of over 40 different pronouns to choose from when booking an appointment, says the Mail.
- “Give schools trans guidance now, says Children’s Commissioner” – Dame Rachel de Souza says there is “real confusion” over what teachers should do if pupils try to “socially transition” to another gender, reports the Telegraph.
- “Gender and sexuality issues are boiling over in U.S. schools” – Recent litigation points to rising issues with gender and sexuality curricula in American public schools, writes Tal Fortgang in City Journal.
- “Canada’s Environment Minister is ordered to unblock Rebel News on X” – The Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change has been directed by a federal court to desist from blocking Rebel News’ Ezra Levant on X as long as he remains a Member of Parliament, according to Reclaim The Net.
- “Roisin Murphy closing in on first No1 album after trans row” – In a blow to the Witch-Finder Generals, Roisin Murphy’s new album, which her record company was refused to promote, is heading for the No1 slot.
- “Kathleen Stock: I don’t have repeatable words for the BBC right now” –The BBC needs to “stop participating in these ridiculous confected outrages” says Kathleen Stock on Times Radio as it drops Róisín Murphy from BBC 6 Music over her comments on puberty blockers.
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