- “Climate of harassment and censorship threatens free speech, warns Government advisor” – Dame Sara Khan says politicians and individuals are being subjected to abuse and rape and death threats to stop them expressing their views, according to the Telegraph.
- “UN Security Council demands ceasefire in Gaza” – The Government is facing a backlash from Tory MPs after Britain helped pass the first UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict, reports the Telegraph.
- “Candace Owens and the batshit Right” – Spiked’s Brendan O’Neill explains why both the woke Left and cranky Right are swimming in the cesspit of antisemitism.
- “Why did the SNP make allowances for Spain during Covid?” – In the Spectator, Stephen Daisley highlights a recent Covid Inquiry revelation that a senior civil servant in Scotland advocated for Spain’s inclusion in the ‘travel corridor‘ list due to concerns over Spain’s potential refusal to approve EU membership for an independent Scotland.
- “Humza’s dreadful April Fool law is no laughing matter” – Murdo Fraser MSP lights into Humza Yousaf for his dreadful Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act and explains how (with the help of the Free Speech Union) he’s fighting back.
- “The WHO wants to rule the world” – The new pandemic treaty will change the WHO from a technical advisory organisation into a supra-national public health authority exercising quasi-legislative and executive powers over states, warns Ramesh Thakur for the Brownstone Institute.
- “Alarm over mystery cancer ‘epidemic’ striking under-50s” – Scientists are scrambling to find the cause of a mystery cancer ‘epidemic’ which is striking under-50s, reports the Mail.
- “Whoops! FOIA response from Santa Clara County reveals that the Covid shots INCREASED your risk of getting Covid!” – The Covid vaccines worked in reverse making people more susceptible as revealed by new documents released by Santa Clara County, says Steve Hirsch on Substack.
- “Suella Braverman: Rishi Sunak refused to meet for a year to discuss legal migration” – Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman says the Prime Minister didn’t think soaring levels of immigration was “an important issue for the British people”, according to the Telegraph.
- “Germany needs migration ‘pause’, says senior opposition MP” – Berlin is facing mounting pressure to reform its immigration policies, reports the Telegraph.
- “Yousaf’s ‘Tory free’ Scotland is no longer free” – The SNP’s Hate Crime Act is liberal hypocrisy in its purest form, defending only the beliefs of its authors, writes Tim Stanley in the Telegraph.
- “‘My country is returning to totalitarianism’ warns daughter of legendary Czech freedom fighter” – On the Public Substack, Cecílie Jílková vents her suspicion that the U.S., the EU and George Soros are funding a crackdown on free speech in the Czech Republic.
- “Lies, ideology and repression: China seals Hong Kong’s failed-state fate” – Under new security laws, known as Article 23, life imprisonment awaits Hong Kongers who defy the behemoth to the north, writes Simon Tisdall in the Guardian.
- “Threats, fear and surveillance: how China targets students in the U.K. who criticise regime” – Chinese students tell the Guardian they are scared to return home and worry for their families after being harassed by Chinese authorities for criticising the CCP on British soil.
- “Is reform possible?” – People in Britain and France should pay close attention to what is happening in Argentina, for it is a laboratory for their own future, writes Theodore Dalrymple in the Epoch Times.
- “Fury as 4x4s drivers in Oxford to be taxed more under ‘outrageous’ plan” – People who drive SUVs in Oxford will pay more for parking under a brand new plan being brought in by the city’s council, reports the Express.
- “Labour’s Net Zero plans ‘will cost £116 billion’” – Keir Starmer’s pledge to decarbonise the U.K. by 2030 will require more than £15.5 billion additional investment per year until the start of the next decade, says the Telegraph.
- “‘I was wrong about renewables’ says former green energy executive” – A 20-year veteran of clean tech now says we need to use more, not less, energy, especially natural gas and nuclear, writes Brian Gitt on the Public Substack.
- “Tribunal rules that not every workplace incident involving Muslims will be related to religion” – An employment judge has rejected claims that a doctor was ‘racially profiled’ when she was asked to roll up her sleeves in accordance with hygiene rules, reports GB News.
- “John Craven claims there is ‘disturbing’ evidence of racism in country” – Countryfile presenter John Craven says that while some white people claim rural areas are free of racial prejudice, academics argue bigotry can manifest in “mundane ways”, according to the Mail.
- “BBC’s Woman’s Hour faces backlash over ‘porn series’” – Woman’s Hour is facing a backlash from listeners after it announced a series of debates on pornography, says the Telegraph.
- “Trans zealots are a threat to kids’ welfare” – Why did a CBBC presenter lead a protest against evidence-based medicine? asks Jo Bartosch in Spiked.
- “MacKenzie Scott channels most of her $640 million to Left-wing causes” – Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife MacKenzie Scott is giving away much of her whopping $640 million in charity to extreme Left-wing causes, including pro-LGBTQ and illegal migrant funds, reports the Mail.
- “The Government has empowered left-wing activists to behave in the way the Khan review outlines with no consequences” – Dr. Neema Parvini reacts to Dame Sara Khan’s report which said Britain is struggling to tackle extremism on Jacob Rees-Mogg’s show on GB News.
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