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by Richard Eldred
12 April 2024 1:00 AM

  • “Secret letters that show Iran’s £200 million payments to Hamas” – Israel has recovered correspondence that shows the extent of Tehran’s support for Hamas, reports the Times.
  • “Israel is running out of options” – Everyone who stands any chance of leading Israel knows that the only way to stop the ‘cycle of violence’ is for Israel to win, says Douglas Murray in the Spectator.
  • “U.K.-funded French cops watch migrants illegally cross English Channel” – British-funded French police have been filmed standing by and watching as dozens of migrants sprinted across beaches to board small boats and cross the English Channel, reports the Mail.
  • “A new survey that may be of interest” – Is there anybody in the country who doesn’t laugh or sneer when our intelligence services or some quango tell us, with a straight face, that the greatest threat in this country comes from Right-wing extremism? asks Rod Liddle in the Spectator. In fact, a new survey from the Henry Jackson Society shows a substantial minority of British Muslims revere Hamas, hate Israel and wish to see our own country governed by Sharia law.
  • “U.K. ONS denies request from seven MPs by claiming that the vaccines are safe so there is no need to do any analysis that might show otherwise” – There is a huge excess mortality problem in the U.K. Nobody can explain it. The reason is simple: the staff at the U.K. ONS is standing in the way of transparency, says Steve Kirsch on Substack.
  • “Hate crime call handlers given script defending Humza Yousaf” – Police Scotland staff have been given a script defending Humza Yousaf after he faced a deluge of hate crime reports for his 2020 ‘white’ speech, according to the Telegraph.
  • “The real reason why Angela Rayner won’t reveal her tax affairs” – It appears that Ms. Rayner did not pay any capital gains on the £48,500 profit she made on the sale of her home in Stockport because she nominated it as her main residence to HMRC, says Ben Wilkinson in the Telegraph.
  • “Starmer refuses to say he has ‘100%’ confidence in Angela Rayner” – Keir Starmer’s not coming out and saying he’s fully behind Angela Rayner in the row over the sale of her former home, reports the Telegraph.
  • “Punishing non-doms is class war populism” – Both the Labour and Conservative parties are engaged in an unedifying bidding war as to which of them will tax rich foreigners the most, writes Harry Phibbs in CapX.
  • “Liz Truss was right about the creeping dominance of the OBR” – The Office for Budget Responsibility has become a super-modeller, set to work on everything from immigration to house prices, writes Fraser Nelson in the Telegraph.
  • “The Free Speech Union’s key role in developing government legislation” – In the Byline Times, Karam Bales exposes the Free Speech Union’s dastardly role in persuading the Government to protect academic freedom.
  • “Harold Wilson had secret affair in No.10 – and this one wasn’t with his secretary” – Former Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s closest surviving aide reveals that he confessed to an extramarital affair with a woman 22 years his junior while in Downing Street, according to the Telegraph.
  • “Telegraph suitor Marshall to quit board of GB News owner” – Hedge fund tycoon Sir Paul Marshall is preparing to step down from the board of GB News’s parent company as he eyes a renewed bid to acquire the Daily Telegraph, reports Sky News.
  • “Royal Navy recruits no longer need to prove that they can swim” – Anyone seeking to join the Royal Navy will no longer need to prove they can swim, in what one defence source called a “desperate” relaxing of standards to tackle a recruitment crisis, say Sky News.
  • “Heat pump owners host visitor days in scramble to increase demand” – Heat pump owners are set to open their homes to prospective buyers as Britain aims to increase demand for the technology in its push towards Net Zero targets, reports the Telegraph.
  • “Net Zero ban on petrol cars is wrong, says Aston Martin owner” – Aston Martin’s boss says a Net Zero ban on petrol cars would be “premature” due to the current weakened demand for electric vehicles, according to Proactive Financial News.
  • “The irresponsibility of ‘two years to save the planet’” – It is easy to condemn young climate protesters for their incoherent ramblings, but they have been traumatised by the sensationalist rhetoric of UN officials and others vying to outdo each other in apocalyptic language, says Ross Clark in the Spectator.
  • “Streeting admits he was wrong to say transgender women are women” – Wes Streeting admits he was wrong to say that “trans women are women” amid a major Labour row over the Cass Report, reports the Telegraph.
  • “Father Ted’s Graham Linehan demands crime probe into trans charities” – Graham Linehan is demanding criminal investigations into pro-trans charities Mermaids and Stonewall in the wake of the Cass Report, says the Mail.
  • “J.K. Rowling’s magic circle of trust: who backed author during trans row?” – J.K. Rowling has lost the support of many stars whose careers were launched by the boy wizard, but she can count on a close network of supporters to back her up, writes Jon Brady in the Mail.
  • “The Cass review shames the gay-rights establishment” – ‘Gender-affirming care’ has always been gay conversion therapy by another name, says Andrew Doyle in Spiked.
  • “Those in the sceptical movement must stop fighting each other” – Valuing diverse perspectives is crucial, but attacking characters and outright dismissing differing opinions is unjust, counterproductive and harms our cause, argues Dr. Gary Sidley.
  • “Neurologist reveals how much time you should spend on social media” – A neuroscientist lifts the lid on how much time you should spend on social media per day, detailing why endless scrolling can cause serious issues, says the Mail.
  • “How America’s next Civil War could unfold: ‘It’s looming – the battle lines have already been drawn’” – Alex Garland’s new film Civil War imagines sectarian conflict tearing apart the United States. How realistic is its vision – and could it actually happen? asks Colin Freeman in the Telegraph.
  • “All these gender critical figures are now being proved right” – Nick Dixon, Leo Kearse and Scott Capurro on GB News praise J.K. Rowling for saying she’s in no mood to forgive the Harry Potter actors who turned on her.

'All these gender critical figures are now being proved right.'@NickDixonComic @LeoKearse @scottcapurro

JK Rowling says Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson can 'save their apologies' | The Independent pic.twitter.com/UXeT1m3CS6

— GB News (@GBNEWS) April 11, 2024

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Hugh
Hugh
2 years ago

Say what you like about GB News, Neil Oliver is fantastic and a hero. And this is well worth a listen (monologue starts 6:49).

Neil Oliver | Saturday 4th March – YouTube

Note also the comparison of a “covid” enquiry to the Hillsborough enquiry (which I have made previously) by Ceri Dingle at 19:13. I like to think that these criminals will be pursued as long as it takes, the same as Hillsborough, and the same as the war criminals of WWII.

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Hugh
Hugh
2 years ago
  • “The BBC conspired in the campaign of fear that kept Britain locked up” – Ministers and the broadcasters treated fighting the virus like a war – justifying the shutdown of all dissent. Janet Daley in the Telegraph says never again.

The BBC and the Times muppets – here’s what their journalist Oliver Wright writes for them these days:

Articles by Oliver Wright’s Profile | The Times Journalist | Muck Rack

And here’s what he wrote about for the Independent back in 2014 (refresh page to show full article?):

Big Pharma lobbyists exploit patients and doctors | The Independent | The Independent

Revealed: Big Pharma’s hidden links to NHS policy, with senior MPs saying medical industry uses ‘wealth to influence government’ | The Independent | The Independent

And there’s no sign of any other journalist of the Times muppets stepping into the breach that I’ve seen. And I make no apologies for reminding any Times muppet who may be reading that they are out and out anti-truthers (and for calling on anyone who may be in a position to do so (including Toby Young) to call out the Times muppets on this after their disgraceful slur against readers of this site).

NB I note the link above (Muck Rack) describes Oliver Wright as policy editor (for the Times muppets), so I assume he has been bought and paid for. I also assume he has sold out.

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Hugh
Hugh
2 years ago

Just for fun, taking you back to 1965:

puff the magic dragon at DuckDuckGo

And good morning one and all. Thanks to everyone opposing the tyranny. Stay strong, stay free!

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Freddy Boy
Freddy Boy
2 years ago

The SAGE crew ! What a shower ! Anyway I thought this covid virus wasn’t as dangerous as the measures taken against it ! Why then the panic over the next possible outbreak (Gates has promised one ) Could it be to give all power to the WHO where their pals Michie & Farrar are busy getting a things organised 😵‍💫

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Deborah T
Deborah T
2 years ago

Nick Triggle stood out – one BBC reporter who, sure, went with the mainstream narrative pretty much, but it was noticeable that he was trying hard to present a balanced, calm view of things – I suspect he was one of the 5% with their eyes open. He didn’t fear-monger.

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NeilParkin
NeilParkin
2 years ago

“YouGov poll reveals public still thinks Government didn’t lock down hard enough”

I find these figures shocking but understandable. Younger people especially have been taught that government is a safety blanket in which they should be wrapped up nice and warm, with more money, more money and more money provided to them and their causes. The generation who wanted them the government to keep out of their lives and do as their voted manifesto are long gone, sorry to say.

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Mogwai
Mogwai
2 years ago
Reply to  NeilParkin

Those polls are an absolute insult to our intelligence. They’re taking the pish and not being subtle about it. Desperate idiots.

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transmissionofflame
transmissionofflame
2 years ago
Reply to  Mogwai

Sadly hardly anyone I know in real life is a Covid sceptic, so I find these results quite plausible.

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Mogwai
Mogwai
2 years ago
Reply to  transmissionofflame

But you have to ask yourself which type of people are taking part in these polls. I genuinely don’t know how it works. Is it that a certain personality type signs up for email notifications whenever there’s a new poll survey to complete? Are these people seeking out the website regularly in order to fill in these questions? Are these people more likely to be the ‘lap top’ class, who have the luxury of earning a living from anywhere, sat in their PJs at home, type of person? Because I’m not at all convinced that the people completing these surveys reflect a cross section of the public, and especially not working class people who have to leave the home in order to go earn their wages. It’s pure manipulation and totally inaccurate in my opinion, until somebody proves otherwise.

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transmissionofflame
transmissionofflame
2 years ago
Reply to  Mogwai

Well, I’m on YouGov, mainly in a vain attempt to counteract the kind of people you’re referring to. I expect some of the results are manipulated to produce the answer people are looking for, and the questions are often leading, and I am sure that little effort has gone into making sure the sample is representative. My personal sample is not representative either, but nevertheless I know hardly any covid sceptics in real life. Only 6 people I know in real life are definitely unvaxxed, and that includes me and my Mrs. A couple more are vaxxed but regret it and are definitely now red pilled. The rest were covidians and have not repented, at least not to me.

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Mogwai
Mogwai
2 years ago
Reply to  transmissionofflame

Survey says there were a mere 3181 people filled the poll in. I mean, c’mon! What in the world is that meant to represent?? It’s a joke! What I’m really trying to ascertain is, are the vast majority who fill in these useless things the Guardian reader/BBC watcher/Covidian/Narrative-following, masktard, jab-junkie sort? LOL….And peeps such as your good self are outnumbered by a country mile. 🙂 I know what I believe anyway…

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transmissionofflame
transmissionofflame
2 years ago
Reply to  Mogwai

I don’t think the number of people surveyed is necessarily a problem provided they are representative.
I know a lot of older people who certainly don’t read the Guardian – dyed in the wool lifelong Tories – who completely bought into the Covid narrative

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Nearhorburian
Nearhorburian
2 years ago
Reply to  transmissionofflame

I don’t know a single person who I know is unjabbed and I’ve never heard anybody express any scepticism of the fundamentals of lockdown or jabbing.

My ex thinks I’m just being awkward because I enjoy confrontation and even then often forgets which side I’m on!

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Sinor
Sinor
2 years ago
Reply to  Mogwai

Hi Mogwai.I worked for a few months doing Market research for Mori .
We had a general topics survey most weeks which would have covered this sort of question.The survey areas typically 250 addresses ,as we were door to door , covered a wide range of housing types ,and we had to meet a mix of ages and sex for the interviewee that made the sample representative .If the survey is being conducted according to the Market research Society guidelines and is not self selective then it should be pretty accurate .

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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
2 years ago
Reply to  Mogwai

Yougov polls are worthless in my opinion – Zahawi.

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Mogwai
Mogwai
2 years ago
Reply to  huxleypiggles

Correct. Merely a tool of desperation, designed to attempt to keep the PsyOp going and the sheeple herded in the required direction at all costs. It’s beyond pathetic isn’t it? In a way the DS team aren’t doing us any favours by publishing this meaningless, superfluous bilge.

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BurlingtonBertie
BurlingtonBertie
2 years ago
Reply to  NeilParkin

The questions are phrased in such a way as to be anything but unbiased. I’d have failed the research module of my course if I’d run with such a dire set of questions.

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EppingBlogger
EppingBlogger
2 years ago
Reply to  NeilParkin

I have been told that in UK universities barely anyone is sceptiocal about Covid or MMGW. Those who are doubtful about the government’s line dare not speak out for fear of their careers and peacable work life. Seems in US universities there is a greater range of opinions but it was a relatively conservative university.

UK schools the same. Teachers dare not disclose even what other members of their family believe, so intolerant have they become. We can imagine what the kids get taught. On which subject and by the way, why does Essex CC still fund an Anglo-European school; when I last visited it was obviously a brain washing centre fior Rejoiners. A former pupil told me as much.

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Lockdown Sceptic
Lockdown Sceptic
2 years ago

What will the next pandemic be? We asked the experts – and their answers will terrify you…
Flu, a different type of coronavirus, superbugs and STIs were named candidates 
Read more: China reports TWO human cases of bird flu amid fears of outbreak
By JOHN ELY SENIOR HEALTH REPORTER FOR MAILONLINE 

pandemics of so called experts

*****

Stand in the Park Make friends & keep sane 

Sundays 10.30am to 11.30am
Elms Field 
near Everyman Cinema & play area
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transmissionofflame
transmissionofflame
2 years ago

Hancock this, Hancock that – what a crock. The entire cabinet, opposition, establishment, parliament, institutions, in almost every rich world country were in lockstep and a good part of the public were cheerleading them on.
It’s not about Hancock.

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BurlingtonBertie
BurlingtonBertie
2 years ago
Reply to  transmissionofflame

It’s using fictitious asymptomatic spread as an excuse that the failure to stop the ‘virus’ was due to insufficient fraudulent testing….
All a cover-up for the real crimes of trashing of human rights, NG163 murder protocol, destruction of small businesses, lack of early treatment & the bioweapon injection is the only magic bullet to save the day.

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RTSC
RTSC
2 years ago

YouGov: Nadhim Zahawi’s Government Policy-justifying “polls.” As believable as the Tooth Fairy.

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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
2 years ago

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/columnists/article-11821031/PETER-HITCHENS-know-sure-leaders-lost-heads-Covid.html

Peter Hitchens shame test – any MP standing at the next election who supported the covid hysteria should be disqualified. This needs to be broadened – any MP who failed to speak out against the covid hysteria should be disqualified.

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Nearhorburian
Nearhorburian
2 years ago
Reply to  huxleypiggles

Hitchens has clearly fallen for the Whatsapp “limited hangout” (stupid term: ” limited admission” would make much more sense).

But then he was thick enough to get jabbed.

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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
2 years ago

Shocking post-Covid jab increase in miscarriages and stillbirths

FROM LifeSite News again, a preprint study examining government data has found that, in comparison to the influenza vaccine, the Covid-19 gene-based inoculations produce a 57-fold increase in miscarriages, a 38-fold increase in stillbirth rates, and a 1,200-fold increase in menstrual abnormalities.

Dr James Thorp, a board-certified obstetrician/gynaecologist, appeared on the Tucker Carlson Show on Thursday to discuss the paper he co-authored and expects will soon be ‘the lead featured article in a major peer-reviewed medical journal.’  We will reporting on this and on UK and EU data ourselves in the coming days

From an excellent round-up at TCW.

This may be of interest to Deborah T. 

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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
2 years ago
Reply to  huxleypiggles

And here is the full round up from TCW:

https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/in-case-you-missed-this-4/

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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
2 years ago

https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/exclusive-the-gray-starmer-files/

A delightful, comedic short spin on the Sue Gray recruitment by Kneel.

Well, we all need a little cheering up occasionally. 😀😀😀

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Occams Pangolin Pie
Occams Pangolin Pie
2 years ago

Shouldn’t we all take a moment to thank the NHS for bringing the Sunday Times Insights Team out of their 3 years long medically induced coma? Something of a medical miracle!

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Dinger64
Dinger64
2 years ago

“What will the next pandemic be?”
Depends what WEF and WHO chose it to be!

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BurlingtonBertie
BurlingtonBertie
2 years ago

We’ve discussed the trans issues in relation to women’s prisons, school toilets, single sex spaces & age appropriate entertainment. This grooming (which to me with my child protection training screams it out to be) is just beyond horrific. The fact that it remains uncensored on the internet also raises a huge red flag for me.
Child protection should be at the forefront of our minds & actions.
I’m all for free speech but this is grooming in preparation for abuse & it is already covered by existing laws.

https://twitter.com/hatpinwoman/status/1627307254650134528?s=21

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Chris P
Chris P
2 years ago

Here is Isabel Oakeshott sticking it to another fake journalist. It may be all a show to distract from injection harms, but my word, it is entertaining: –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZLYTWiA_fE

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