- “Fujitsu bosses to be questioned by MPs over Post Office scandal” – MPs have called in bosses from Fujitsu to answer questions in Parliament about the company’s role in the Post Office scandal, says the Guardian.
- “Pressure on Ed Davey over knighthood after Post Office boss hands back CBE” – Shamed former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has bowed to pressure to hand back her CBE over anger at her role in the Horizon IT scandal, reports the Telegraph.
- “Sub-postmasters wrongly convicted ‘glad’ Paula Vennells hands back CBE” – Furious sub-postmasters, wrongly convicted in the Horizon scandal, say they are “glad” that ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells is handing back her CBE, according to the Mail.
- “‘Complacent’ Ed Davey faces growing calls to quit over role in Post Office scandal” – Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey faces growing calls to quit over his role in the Post Office Horizon scandal, reports the Telegraph.
- “Ed Davey can make history – by resigning” – The Lib Dem leader has the chance to become a symbol for those who want someone brought to book for the Post Office scandal, says Daniel Finkelstein in the Times.
- “MPs demand campaigning ex-subpostmaster Alan Bates is given an honour” – MPs are demanding Alan Bates is given an honour after shamed ex-Post Office chief Paula Vennells finally handed her CBE back, reports the Mail.
- “Worker sacked by Lloyds Bank for saying racial slur during training session is awarded damages” – The Free Speech Union has secured hundreds of thousands for one of its dyslexic members who was unfairly dismissed after a workplace free speech row, reports the Epoch Times.
- “An £800,000 lesson in how not to do diversity training” – Lloyds are paying the price for firing Carl Borg-Neal, says Freddie Attenborough in the Critic.
- “Social worker suspended over gender belief wins landmark claim” – A social worker, suspended by council bosses over her belief that a person “cannot change their sex”, has won a landmark victory against them and her profession’s regulator, reports the Mail.
- “Corbyn to join South Africa’s delegation accusing Israel of genocide” – Jeremy Corbyn will join a South African delegation at the International Court of Justice for the country’s forthcoming genocide case against Israel, says ABC News.
- “JN.1 Covid wave ‘may be biggest yet and masks might be key to tackle it’” – A leading virologist has warned that the latest Covid wave could be the “biggest yet”, according to the Sun.
- “Dr. Anthony Fauci’s damning testimony” – On Substack, Dr. Robert W. Malone provides the key highlights from day one of Dr. Fauci’s testimony to the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.
- “‘Major flaw’ of doomsday Covid modelling revealed” – Analysis suggests that Neil Ferguson’s Covid modelling which spooked ministers into lockdown had a “major flaw”, according to the Mail.
- “Lockdowns and vaccines had no impact on Covid ‘cases’ or ‘deaths’ – seasonality did” – On Substack, Prof. Norman Fenton discusses a new study of six northern European countries which suggests that the seasonal nature of coronaviruses influenced Covid numbers more than government interventions.
- “FDA Commissioner promotes products off label, an illegal pharma marketing scheme long criticised by Democrats” – With both the FDA Commissioner and CDC Director now promoting Covid vaccines off label, have companies been given permission to break the law, asks Paul D. Thacker on Substack.
- “Smokescreens – Part Seven” – Prof. Carl Heneghan and Dr. Tom Jefferson explore uncertainties surrounding Covid deaths, questioning if the virus is solely responsible.
- “Reflections on the Bret Weinstein interview” – Brownstone Institute’s Jeffrey A. Tucker reacts to Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with biologist and podcaster Bret Weinstein.
- “Poll shows Reform U.K. in third on 11% in blow for Rishi Sunak” – Tory nerves will be jangling after a poll showed Reform U.K. in third place amid rumours of a Nigel Farage comeback, reports the Mail.
- “‘We need to take back control from the ECHR’” – In Spiked, Brendan O’Neill talks to David Frost on why Brexit was just the beginning of the democratic change we need.
- “Rishi Sunak faces Rwanda Bill revolt by at least nine former Cabinet ministers” – Rishi Sunak faces a revolt by more than 30 Tory MPs over his Rwanda Bill, according to the Telegraph.
- “Why the Rwanda Bill doesn’t go far enough” – Amendments to the Rwanda Bill being proposed by Tory MPs are proportionate and consistent with our international obligations, write Danny Kruger and Miriam Cates in the Telegraph.
- “I exposed woke Whitehall – then found out what civil servants really think of me” – In the Telegraph, Steven Edginton reacts to revelations from the Ministry of Justice after submitting subject access requests asking to see their conversations about him.
- “Guilt-ridden liberals are condemning white boys to irrelevance” – Progressive TV executives don’t really want their companies to reflect modern Britain, only their own prejudices, says Ross Clark in the Telegraph.
- “2024 is the year of the New Right” – Europe’s populists are on the cusp of real power, writes John Lloyd in UnHerd.
- “The strange tale of Prince Andrew’s ‘sex tapes’ and Epstein victim’s allegations” – Epstein victim Sarah Ransome’s claim that she has seen a video of Prince Andrew having sex will make for more unpleasant reading at Buckingham Palace, says Victoria Ward in the Telegraph.
- “Jeffrey Epstein deposition unsealed in latest dump of documents” – In a newly-unsealed deposition, Virginia Giuffre – who went public with her claims against Prince Andrew in 2011 – says he wasn’t the only royal she was “trafficked to” by Jeffrey Epstein, according to the Mail.
- “Jeffrey Epstein’s brother lists the evidence he claims feds are covering up about paedophile’s death” – The brother of the late Jeffrey Epstein continues to push for the real story of what happened at the Manhattan Correction Centre on the night the sex-offender died, reports the New York Post.
- “Ban government involvement in sex trafficking” – It’s wrong for the people who are supposed to be protecting us to be involved in sex trafficking, says Michael Shellenberger on the Public Substack.
- “Germany faces winter of discontent in worst strikes since WWII” – Farmers in Germany have blocked traffic with their tractors to protest against a Government plan to scrap tax breaks on diesel used in agriculture, according to the Mail.
- “Survey: 69% of Germans support the farmers’ protest” – Undeterred by the protesting farmers’ popularity, the German press continues its smear campaign, says Eugyppius on Substack.
- “EDF to extend life of U.K. nuclear power plants” – EDF is seeking to extend the life of four ageing nuclear power stations as the shift to Net Zero creates greater demand for green energy, according to Oilprice.com.
- “France drops renewables targets, prioritises nuclear in new energy bill” – Critics are deriding a new French energy bill that favours nuclear power and avoids setting targets for renewables, reports France 24.
- “India’s plans to double coal production ignore climate threat” – India is setting new targets to use more coal, despite committing to transitioning away from fossil fuels, says Bloomberg.
- “Gladiators goes woke! Reboot axes cheerleaders and ‘skimpy’ outfits” – The new BBC reboot of Gladiators has gone woke after axing both cheerleaders and ‘skimpy’ outfits, reports the Mail.
- “How Roger Scruton foresaw our woke new world” – Four years on from his death, the great conservative thinker Roger Scruton’s work seems more prescient than ever, writes Michael Deacon in the Telegraph.
- “‘From Ed Davey, this at the very best is a gross error of judgement’” – On GB News, Nigel Farage asks if Ed Davey can survive as the Lib Dem leader after receiving £5,000 per month as a consultant with the law firm Herbert Smith Freehills, which represented the Post Office in its battle with the sub-postmasters.
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