Day: 14 February 2024

Peter Hitchens takes up the cause of Julian Assange, arguing that if the boot was on the other foot there's no chance America would hand the Wikileaks founder over to the U.K.

When the Cochrane review of face masks found no evidence of efficacy, Cochrane grandees disowned it. But is evidence now back in fashion, ask Tom Jefferson and Carl Heneghan.

Pharmaceutical companies are abandoning mRNA vaccines as their problems become undeniable, says Dr. David Livermore, leaving Governments holding the white elephant. Time to reconsider our 'investment' in them.

Keir Starmer faces a deepening antisemitism crisis after he was forced to take action against a second parliamentary candidate in 24 hours and came under pressure to investigate five more MPs and candidates.

This Valentine's Day, spare a thought for those who fall in love with inanimate objects like the Eiffel Tower. And don't you dare laugh – if activists have their way, mocking their 'orientation' will be banned.

The Net Zero crisis deepens as the Government says it is only planning to build just over a quarter of the carbon capture capacity the Climate Change Committee says is needed to hit the green target.

A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the virus and the vaccines, the ‘climate emergency’ and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.