- “Theresa May to stand down as MP at general election” – The former PM announces she’s stepping down, citing the increasing polarisation of political debate, reports the Telegraph.
- “Good riddance, Theresa May” – Despite her laudable commitment to public office, she may be remembered as one of the worst PMs of modern times, says Tom Harris in the Telegraph.
- “This is how Tories fall: by promising tax cuts while doing the opposite” – Fraser Nelson in the Telegraph says the Tories talk a big game about cutting taxes, but never actually do it.
- “The out-of-control HR state is crushing the life out of Britain” – The pervasion of a ‘just be kind’ mindset in every walk of life is turning the economy to mush, says Sam Ashworth-Hayes in the Telegraph.
- “It’s official: The U.K. is the second-most miserable nation in the world” – Britain has been placed at the foot of a mental wellbeing index, reports the Telegraph.
- “Does the OBR run this country?” – Phil Mullan in Spiked is fed up with Chancellors and Prime Ministers blaming the OBR for their own timidity.
- “Non-doms plot exodus in wake of Budget crackdown” – Financial advisers have been inundated with phone calls from the super rich planning to leave the U.K. after the Chancellor unwisely scraps non-dom status, reports the Telegraph.
- “PM ‘acutely aware’ of fears over London ‘no-go areas’ from protests” – Robin Simcox, the Government’s extremism advisor, says the centre of London is now a ‘no-go area‘ every Saturday, thanks to the pro-Palestinian hate marches, according to the Mail.
- “The NHS treats us like paupers and expects us to be grateful” – Why are so many Britons proud of a Soviet-style system that embodies the ‘we know best’ mentality of the state? asks David Frost in the Telegraph.
- “Is long Covid just another name for anaemia?” – In TCW – Defending Freedom, Roger Watson casts his cynical eye over long Covid sufferers.
- “Ken Bruce: ‘I had the biggest show on radio – the BBC didn’t think it was worth a mention’” – After decades as a ‘foot soldier’ of the Corporation, Bruce has a new home on commercial radio – and he’s taken his fans with him, reports the Telegraph.
- “Justin Trudeau, am I guilty of pre-crime?” – Meghan Murphy takes aim at Canada’s draconian new Online Harms Bill in the Spectator.
- “X walks back its misgendering policy after Right wing complaints” – X has, once again, quietly changed its rules around deadnaming and misgendering without an explanation, according to Engadget.
- “The climate scaremongers: It’s time for the ‘starving polar bears’ again (trouble is, they’re thriving)” – In TCW – Defending Freedom, Paul Homewood tries to finally put to bed the disappearing polar bears myth.
- “Judge orders US officials to hand over Prince Harry’s visa application” – The Heritage Foundation is seeking the release of Harry’s visa papers, claiming the Duke’s drug use should have disqualified him from entering the U.S. – assuming he mentioned it in the application!
- “#MeToo Unless You’re a Jew” – A UN report confirms what everyone already knew: Hamas raped and violated Israeli women. Will the deniers and doubters now recant? asks Laura Dodsworth in Free Your Mind.
- “Countryside shoots ‘save NHS millions’” – Exercise benefits plus the cut in pollution from the upkeep of woodland means shooting will save the health service £64.3m a year, according to a new analysis published in the Telegraph.
- “Police will not investigate J.K. Rowling over ‘misgendering’ trans activist” – Harry Potter author’s description of India Willoughby as a male narcissist ‘did not meet the criminal threshold’ in the estimation of Northumbria Police, according to the Telegraph.
- “Andrew Bailey hands Bank of England staff inflation-beating pay rise” – The Bank of England Governor previously warned British workers not to ask for inflation-busing pay rises – and has now given his staff an inflation-busing pay rise, reports the Telegraph.
- “Michael Gove to appoint new anti-Muslim hatred adviser ahead of new extremism definition next week” – The Communities Secretary is considering appointing a new Muslim ‘hate’ advisor in a doomed-to-failure attempt to prevent his new anti-extremism guidance being labelled ‘Islamophobic’, according to GB News.
- “How lads’ mags went soft Masculinity has lost its sense of humour” – Kathleen Stock in UnHerd has written a surprisingly charitable police about Loaded.
- “Online harms bill is Trudeau’s illiberal manifesto” – Jordan Peterson in the National Post describes the horrors of the Canadian Liberal Government’s latest authoritarian bill. This one’s a doozy.
- “Humans respond to incentives. If you let them get away with destroying works of art and historic statues, they’ll do it again and again” – Konstantin Kisin reacts to the sickening footage of a pro-Palestinian activist (with a £1,000 designer back pack) slashing a valuable painting in Trinity College Cambridge.
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