News Round-Up

“BBC staff’s anger after Lineker shares Israel-Gaza ‘genocide’ video” – BBC staff are said to be “furious” after Gary Lineker endorsed comments from an academic who described Israel’s actions in Gaza as “textbook genocide”, reports the Times.
“Gary Lineker must be out to destroy the BBC” – Every time Lineker opens his mouth he gives ammunition to the BBC’s enemies, says Robin Aitken in the Telegraph.
“Accusing Israel of genocide is despicable doublethink” – Gary Lineker’s Israel-bashing has exposed the moral rot of the metropolitan elite, writes Brendan O’Neill in Spiked.
“Celtic fined for fans display of Palestinian flags in UCL draw” – Celtic have been fined by UEFA over pro-Palestine displays led by the Green Brigade fan during their Champions League fixture against Atletico Madrid, according to ESPN.
“Gaza ceasefire: Israel and Hamas agree deal to release at least 50 hostages” – The Israeli Cabinet has approved a deal with Hamas to release the hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and a pause in hostilities in the Gaza Strip, reports the Times.
“The Democratic oligarchs funding pro-Hamas nonprofits” – The pro-Hamas, antisemitic Left is bankrolled by the same nexus of progressive oligarchs and dark-money slush funds that finance the Democrat party establishment, writes Park MacDougald in UnHerd.
“Second lockdown could have been avoided, says Prof Chris Whitty” – Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty says that the second lockdown could have been avoided if ministers had made different decisions over the summer of 2020, reports the Telegraph.
“I first heard about ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ on TV, says Van-Tam” – Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer Prof. Sir Jonathan Van-Tam says that the first he heard of the ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme was on TV, says the Telegraph.
“The Covid Inquiry gets worse by the day – can no one take responsibility for anything?” – Scientists are throwing Boris under the bus in the Covid Inquiry, but their focus on flattening the curve ended up flattening a whole society, writes Allison Pearson in the Telegraph.
“Boris may be one of the few politicians to come out of the Covid Inquiry with any credit” – Boris was right to challenge his scientific advisors, say Prof. Carl Heneghan and Dr. Tom Jefferson in the Telegraph.
“Transparency and financial conflicts of interest in science and medicine” – Policymakers must intervene and develop rules to avoid future scandals and continued loss of confidence in science and medicine, writes Paul D. Thacker on Substack.
“Quarantine doesn’t work: Japanese survey finds lower earnings for close-contacts” – On Substack, Guy Gin delves into Japan’s slavish adherence to Covid measures, shedding light on the societal fear of self-isolation and its social consequences. And they’re still wearing masks!
“Reasonable for protesters to call Iain Duncan Smith ‘Tory scum’, court rules” – The High Court has ruled that two protesters were “reasonable” in calling Iain Duncan Smith “Tory scum” outside the Conservative party conference, reports the Guardian.
“Culture Secretary minded to intervene in Abu Dhabi’s Telegraph takeover” – According to the Telegraph, the Culture Secretary has told Lloyds that she will intervene to safeguard press freedom as it seeks to complete a £1.2 billion debt repayment deal that would hand control of the Telegraph to a fund backed by Abu Dhabi.
“Once again, Truss is being proven right” – Liz Truss understood that growth was our ticket to prosperity. But Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement is unlikely to revive our ailing economy, writes Mark Littlewood in the Telegraph.
“The EU’s shameful smear campaign against Hungary” – Even the most innocent and well-meaning of initiatives by Hungarian lawmakers is now portrayed by Brussels as tainted by far-Right extremism, says Frank Furedi in Spiked.
“Once more on the managerial menace, its rise and its causes” – On Substack, Eugyppius explores the tendency of organisations as they grow to allocate increased resources to bureaucratic expansion rather than improving their core purpose.
“Toyota SUV adverts banned in U.K. on environmental grounds” – The U.K. advertising watchdog has banned two Toyota adverts for condoning driving that disregards its environmental impact in a landmark ruling, reports the Guardian.
“Scottish Government ‘asleep at the wheel’ over Grangemouth closure” – Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s energy and chemicals empire is to shut Scotland’s only oil refinery amid surging energy costs and fears that a Labour crackdown on the North Sea will make it unviable, says the Herald.
“Offshore wind farms, dead whales and the row that’s started a green-on-green civil war” – Clean energy crusaders are at loggerheads with conservationists over claims wind turbines are killing cetaceans, according to the Telegraph.
“Schools are discouraged from letting pupils change their pronouns” – Long overdue transgender guidance will establish a “presumption against” young people changing their names, pronouns and uniforms in classrooms, reveals the Mail. But does it go far enough?
“English football must stop dithering over transgender players and take action” – The national game has fallen behind other major sports in ensuring fairness and safety for women – now the FA must show some gumption, writes Oliver Brown in the Telegraph.
“Teacher who threw a pen at pupil may be prosecuted” – A teacher who is at risk of prosecution for throwing a pen at a pupil is being held up as a symbol of the malaise in French education, reports the Times.
“Laurence Fox arrives at High Court with girlfriend for libel trial” – Laurence Fox is facing a lawsuit from former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and drag artist Crystal over a row on social media in October 2020, according to the Mail.
“BBC declares ‘Black women most likely to die in medieval plague’” – The internet is presently having a laugh at the BBC for their declaration that “black women” were “mostly likely to die” in the 14th-century plague, says Eugyppius on Substack. Turns out the ‘researchers’ have based their findings on a sample of… three.
“How religious belief can strengthen British society” – Spirituality can be a source of optimism, self-discipline and resilience in British life, says Rakib Ehsan in CapX.
“Government disinformation unit rebrands following accusations it suppressed free speech” – The Government has rebranded its Counter-Disinformation Unit following accusations that it sought to suppress free speech, reports the Telegraph. It is now called the National Security Online Information Team.
“New documentary: The Censorship Files” – The team at Public present The Censorship Files, a new documentary delving into the Twitter Files and the race to the Supreme Court, which will hear the Missouri v. Biden censorship case early next year.
“Miss Universe collapses on itself” – City Journal’s Paul du Quenoy tries to suppress a smile as the Miss Universe pageant implodes following a disastrsous woke turn.
“Canadian Human Rights Commission claims Christmas is rooted in ‘identity as a settler colonial state’” – A recent paper from the Canadian Human Rights Commission argues that Christianity in Canada essentially constitutes discrimination, reports PM.
“‘I wouldn’t worry about the bloody boats, look at what’s happening at the airports!’” – On GB News, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Kelvin MacKenzie and Tessa Dunlop discuss reports suggesting net migration could hit a record 700,000 people.

'I wouldn’t worry about the bloody boats, look at what’s happening at the airports!'

Kelvin MacKenzie and Tessa Dunlop discuss reports suggesting net migration could hit a record 700,000 people.

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