- “Ministers ‘to name and shame extremists banned from Government cash’” – Michael Gove says groups with an “ideology” or “pattern of behaviour” opposed to fundamental U.K. values – even if they do not support violence – will fall foul of tighter rules, according to the Mail.
- “Michael Gove ‘didn’t go far enough’ says his own extremism adviser” – In the Times, Sara Khan, the Government’s social cohesion advisor, says it’s not enough to stop extremist Islamist groups from participating in public life; we need to legally ban them.
- “Is Gove handing Labour a dangerous weapon?” – In the Spectator, Toby Young is apprehensive about how the Labour Party might take advantage of Michael Gove’s proposed new definition of extremism to smear and demonise gender critical feminists and anti-abortion activists.
- “Britain’s futile battle against extremism” – Islamism is still evading Government censure, warns Liam Duffy in UnHerd.
- “London’s ‘little Palestine’ to remove flags from buildings, schools and lampposts” – The Mayor of Tower Hamlets has bowed to pressure and ordered the removal of Palestinian flags from council buildings and lampposts, reports the Jewish Chronicle.
- “It’s infuriating to watch the Covid Inquiry ignore damage caused by draconian lockdowns” – Baroness Hallett’s report must not be a backside-covering exercise for officials who floundered and made poor choices, says Allison Pearson in the Telegraph.
- “Could they have their money back, please?” – Dr. Tom Jefferson and Prof. Carl Heneghan argue that since the architects of lockdown have effectively acknowledged it was a failed experiment, shouldn’t those fined for refusing to comply with the policy be given their money back?
- “Why COVID-19 vaccines don’t prevent infection” – On Substack, John Leake explains why COVID-19 shots do not prevent transmission of the virus.
- “The bat dilemma” – On the PANDA Uncut Substack, Thomas Verduyn investigates the muddied origins of COVID-19.
- “‘My visit with history’s most important embalmer’” – On Substack, Bill Rice Jr. explains why “a little embalmer in South East Alabama” might be the most consequential Covid whistleblower in the world.
- “How WFH engineers caused an air traffic control meltdown” – The right for well-paid white collar professionals to work from home appears to take precedence over the interests of air passengers or the nation’s economy, writes Ross Clark in the Spectator.
- “Missed opportunities to save morbidly obese teenager killed by parents” – A report has found that a 16 year-old girl who was killed by her parents after they allowed her to balloon to almost 23 stone was not seen by anyone outside her family home for six months due to the COVID-19 lockdown, according to the Mail.
- “It is now clear: ousting Truss killed the Tories” – The Conservative Party is out of options. Not even a new leader can save it, says Andrew Lilico in the Telegraph.
- “Frank Haviland interviews Reform U.K.’s Richard Tice” – Reform U.K. is making waves at Westminster – both in the opinion polls and with the defection of heavyweight Lee Anderson. The European Conservative’s Frank Haviland catches up with party leader Richard Tice to find out what is going on behind the scenes.
- “A police chief who wants to protect us from criminals? Yes, honestly” – In TCW – Defending Freedom, Julian Mann sings the praises of Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Stephen Watson.
- “The ECHR compromises British agents” – It is silly and extremely dangerous to adopt a moral position that says we should get rid of all double agents in terrorist organisations to make sure that we comply with Article 2 of the ECHR, argues Alasdair Palmer in the Spectator.
- “Who put the toddlers in charge?” – Regrettably, we must conclude that our culture is being dictated by two-year-olds, writes Douglas Murray in the Spectator.
- “World needs oil to prevent Net Zero energy shortages, warns Shell” – Shell warns the world is at risk of energy shortages unless more money is invested in drilling for oil and gas, according to the Telegraph.
- “EU takes the axe to green farming rules” – The European Commission’s move to slash environmental requirements for farmers flies in the face of scientists urging the opposite, says Politico.
- “Postpone Net-Zero targets indefinitely, says Rees-Mogg” – Jacob Rees-Mogg says the Government’s decision to build more gas-fired power stations is a good first step against the “green obsession”, according to the Independent.
- “Man driving ‘runaway’ electric Jaguar arrested a week later” – Police have arrested a man on suspicion of dangerous driving after a ‘runaway’ electric Jaguar had to be brought to a halt by eight police cars, reports the Telegraph.
- “Is the CofE about to say sorry for Christianity?” – In the Spectator, William Moore reacts to a report by the Church of England’s Oversight Group declaring that the Church should say sorry, not just for profiting from the evils of slavery, but for “seeking to destroy diverse African traditional religious belief systems”.
- “Trans activists ‘must stop invoking suicide in puberty blockers debate’” – The Government’s adviser on suicide prevention says that trans activists must stop claiming that children will kill themselves if they are prevented from changing gender, reports the Telegraph.
- “British countryside can evoke ‘dark nationalist’ feelings in paintings, warns museum” – Cambridge University’s Fitzwilliam Museum suggests that paintings of the British countryside evoke dark “nationalist feelings”, according to the Telegraph.
- “If Starmer legalises assisted dying, we’ll live to regret it” – Euthanasia may start off as being for those with terminal illnesses, but its justification would soon blur – just look at Canada, says Michael Deacon in the Telegraph.
- “‘Bring back National Service!’ Pensioners hit out at ‘lazy’ Gen Zers” – Pensioners have called for National Service to return to shake-up snowflake youngsters who aren’t willing to graft, reports the Mail.
- “Marlboro cigarette owner sells $2.2 billion stake in Bud Light after trans controversy” – The owner of Marlboro cigarettes plans to sell £2.2 billion worth of shares in AB InBev, following a decline in sales due to backlash over its trans ad campaign, according to the Telegraph.
- “Elon Musk abruptly cancels The Don Lemon Show on X after first interview turns ‘tense’” – Former CNN anchor Don Lemon claims that Elon Musk has ended their partnership on X, after the social media owner sat for a no-holds-barred interview, reports the Telegraph.
- “Love it or loathe it, GB News is surely a valuable shake-up of the media landscape” – In a House of Lords debate on regulation of news broadcasting, Baroness Claire Fox gives an impassioned defence of GB News, and challenges the presumption that other channels – like the BBC — are bastions of impartiality.
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