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by Richard Eldred
29 April 2024 12:43 AM

  • “Ireland plans to send migrants back to U.K. under emergency law” – Dublin claims the Rwanda Bill has caused asylum seekers to pour into the country, reports the Telegraph. 
  • “Tories warn U.K. won’t take back migrants from Ireland amid Rwanda row” – Tories have dismissed the prospect of the U.K. taking back migrants who cross into Ireland to avoid being deported to Rwanda, says the Mail.
  • “Met Police deny responsibility for covering up Holocaust memorial during pro-Palestinian march” – The Government’s adviser on antisemitism says it was “sad but necessary” to cover the Holocaust memorial in Hyde Park during a recent pro-Palestinian march, according to the Telegraph.
  • “Chants of ‘shame on you’ greet guests at annual White House media dinner” – Public outcry over the Israel-Hamas war produced a noisy protest outside the Washington hotel hosting the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, reports the Telegraph.
  • “Protesters call for Islamic state in Germany” – More than 1,000 people marched through Hamburg calling for a caliphate in Germany, according to the Telegraph.
  • “Gillian Keegan to axe 50% rule on faith school admissions” – The Education Secretary plans to scrap the 50% cap on what percentage of their places new faith schools are allowed to prioritise for pupils of a particular faith, reports the Telegraph.
  • “Tory MP Tim Loughton detained and deported by African country with close links to China” – The Telegraph reveals that a former minister, who was sanctioned by China, was detained and deported by Djibouti, which has close ties to the Chinese state.
  • “‘Why should I return to fight?’ Ukrainian men living abroad say” – A new ruling by the Ukrainian consular service requires men between the ages of 18 and 60 to return to Ukraine if they need to replace their passports, putting them at risk of being drafted into the army, says the Telegraph.
  • “AstraZeneca admits for first time its Covid vaccine can cause rare side effect” – AstraZeneca admits that its Covid vaccine can cause a rare side effect, in an apparent U-turn that could pave the way for a multi-million pound legal payout, reports the Telegraph.
  • “New York – it was widespread well before anyone noticed.” – On Substack, Jonathan Engler challenges the official pandemic narrative, highlighting the lack of evidence for excess deaths or reports of unusual illnesses before the declaration of a novel pathogen.
  • “Remote working? It’s time you lazy, work-shy parasites got back to work!” – The message to those still working remotely is simple: the game is up you lazy f*cks, get back to the office, or find another job, says Darren Birks in Vision News.
  • “Tory critics urge Sunak to promote Right-wingers to ‘election war Cabinet’” – Tory critics are pressing for a Right-wing “election war Cabinet” after the local elections, which are predicted to deliver sizeable Tory defeats, according to the Telegraph.
  • “Humza Yousaf threatens snap election amid confidence vote chaos” – Humza Yousaf has been warned the price of his survival is getting “higher” the more he “dithers” ahead of a confidence vote, reports the Mail. 
  • “Humza Yousaf is everything that’s wrong with modern politics” – Humza Yousaf is what wokeness in power looks like, says Brendan O’Neill in Spiked.
  • “Humza Yousaf’s last stand” – Regardless of whether Humza Yousaf stays or goes, his lack of judgment, foresight and grace should go down as a case study for how not to govern, writes Joseph Dinnage in CapX.
  • “Tories accused of ‘cover up’ over early release of violent criminals” – The Government has been accused of a “cover up” for refusing to publish details on the number of violent criminals being released from prison early to deal with the overcrowding crisis, reports the Telegraph.
  • “Truss book becomes a bestseller” – In the Spectator, Steerpike notes that Liz Truss’s Ten Tears To Save The West is now number three on the Sunday Times’s definitive bestseller list for general hardbacks.
  • “Britain’s high street banking massacre” – Since 1986, more than 10,000 high street banks and building societies have shut their doors, the Mail reveals.
  • “Welcome to the disability benefits capital of Britain” – Knowsley embodies the U.K.’s toxic triangle of worklessness, poverty and poor health, write Szu Ping Chan and Melissa Lawford in the Telegraph.
  • “‘I’d much rather teenagers drink alcohol than protest climate change’” – Compared to the po-faced causes and neurotic fear of intimacy that have dogged the younger generation, a spot of excess in the booze department is welcome, says Zoe Strimpel in the Telegraph.
  • “World’s best city can’t have four more years of its worst-ever mayor” – Before Londoners cast their votes for London Mayor, Nick Candy in the Mail urges them to consider Khan’s dismal track record.
  • “Sadiq Khan’s ‘vanity projects’ as Mayor hikes ‘stealth tax’ by 71%” – In the Mail, Dan Brennan looks back over Sadiq Khan’s shocking profligacy as Mayor of London.
  • “Cars will slow down if drivers are speeding under EU safety tech in new cars” – Cars will beep, vibrate or slow down if drivers are speeding under new mandatory safety technology which comes into effect this summer, reports the Telegraph.
  • “Ford lost $1.3 billion in a quarter, a loss of $132,000 on every EV sold” – Ford CEO Jim Farley still plans to continue with his electric vehicle gamble despite mounting losses, says Jo Nova.
  • “Pack of eco piffle from the Baseless Bias Corporation” – In the Mail, Andrew Pierce calls out the BBC over Chris Packham’s baseless attack on the Daily Sceptic during Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.
  • “Why the polar bears don’t need to worry” – In TCW, James Dent puts paid to the notion of low sea-ice cover.
  • “MPs must stop assisted suicide – it’s deeply worrying and here’s why” – The problem is that you cannot write an assisted suicide law that will not be bent, abused or simply expanded over time, writes Danny Kruger in the Sun.
  • “The BBC has joined the war on our culture” – Introducing the likes of Sam Smith to the Proms is part of a cultural assault on classical music, says Stephen Pollard in the Telegraph.
  • “Britain’s Got Talent fans threaten to call Ofcom after three acts from Japan audition” – Fans of Britain’s Got Talent are upset at the number of Japanese acts and want to take the issue to the broadcast regulator, reports the Mail. 
  • “Trinity College Cambridge has rushed to judgement on Captain Cook” – Cambridge has made a mistake in returning some spears collected by Captain Cook’s men in 1770 to the tribe they took them from, writes David Abulafia in the Spectator.
  • “Meet the mean boys of trans activism” – Gareth Roberts in Spiked writes about how a loud bunch of gay men became the chief online enforcers of trans dogma.
  • “Social worker suspended over gender critical views awarded £58,000” – A social worker who was suspended over her gender critical views has been awarded almost £58,000 in damages from Westminster City Council and Social Work England, reports the Sunday Times.
  • “What to do when you’re cancelled” – In City Journal, Ilya Shapiro offers a comprehensive guide on how to survive cancellation.
  • “In praise of nationalism and the diversity of nations” – Watch Dr. Robert W. Malone’s speech at the Make Europe Great Again Conference in Bucharest.
  • “Nicola Sturgeon had one too many Tennent’s Supers at Humza’s leaving party…” – Amusing video of a woman who looks like Nicola Sturgeon dancing at what appears to be a male strip club.

Nicola Sturgeon had one too many Tennent's Supers at Humza's leaving party… pic.twitter.com/TVVO3pKpUR

— Epic Gobshite (@epic_gobshite) April 27, 2024

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