- “Emmanuel Macron calls shock snap national election after being hit by disaster in European Parliament vote” – Emmanuel Macron has called a snap national vote and dissolved parliament after his party was projected to come a distant second to Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in the European elections, according to GB News.
- “The European elections and the ascent of the Right” – The Right is winning. In France, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally will win twice as many votes as President Macron’s Renaissance, says Freddy Gray in the Spectator.
- “Scholz’s party faces defeat at EU elections in Germany” – The Mail reports that Germany’s leading party has suffered losses, while French hardliner Marine Le Pen is set for a massive win in the European elections.
- “German Right triumphs on bloodbath night for ruling coalition” – Members of Germany’s traditional parties in Germany will not sleep well following the results of elections to the EU Parliament, says Ralph Schoellhammer in UnHerd.
- “The European election revolt is real, but is it sustainable?” – The emerging picture from the 2024 EU Parliament elections seems to confirm earlier predictions of significant but not decisive “hard Right” gains, writes Gabriel Elefteriu in Brussels Signal.
- “Private school VAT may swell state school class sizes, admits Thornberry” – Emily Thornberry admits that Labour’s plan to charge VAT on private school fees risks increasing class sizes in the state sector, reports the Telegraph.
- “Suella Braverman urges Tories to embrace Nigel Farage” – The former Home Secretary Suella Braverman says there is “not much difference” between Reform’s policies and those of the Conservatives, according to the Times.
- “Starmer’s history of Left-wing views revealed” – Questions remain over the extent to which Keir Starmer has abandoned his Trotskyist beliefs, writes Gordon Rayner in the Telegraph.
- “Rishi Sunak losing will be a blessed relief” – The Conservatives should be put out of their misery, says Tim Dawson in the Critic.
- “Nigel Farage is wrong: if the Tories move Right, they will be out for 20 years” – The Conservatives cannot afford to turn ‘Faragiste’. As Labour learnt to its cost, elections are won from the centre, writes Kamal Ahmed in the Telegraph.
- “‘Why I’ll be voting Reform (reluctantly)’” – “I won’t be voting for Reform with any of the sense of joy that I did when I switched parties in 2019 to back Boris Johnson,” says Julie Burchill in the Spectator.
- “Meta to focus on censoring ‘misinformation’ and ‘hate speech’ ahead of U.K. election” – As the U.K. prepares for its General Election, Meta has announced a series of measures aimed at combating “misinformation” and “hate speech” on its platforms, writes Cindy Harper in Reclaim The Net.
- “The Observer view on Baillie Gifford sponsorship row: writing is on the wall for book lovers” – Now the investment fund Baillie Gifford is pulling out of literary festivals, what other sponsors will dare expose themselves to the scrutiny of Fossil Free Books? asks the Observer.
- “Spain is now Europe’s most despicable nation” – Madrid’s anti-Israel stance is shameful, rewarding Hamas and tying the hands of the Jewish state. Britain under Labour would follow suit, warns Richard Kemp in the Telegraph.
- “In the very best of hands” – On SteynOnline, Mark Steyn comments on the D-Day debacle and Europe’s looming demographic crisis.
- “How Sweden became a ‘haven’ for mafia gangs” – Over the course of one night last year, three people were killed in separate attacks in Sweden. The violence made global headlines, but to many in the country, it was no surprise, writes Chris Jewers in the Mail.
- “Narendra Modi is sworn in for a third time as India’s Prime Minister” – Narendra Modi has been sworn in for a third term as India’s PM after worse-than-expected election results left him reliant on coalition partners to govern, reports the Mail.
- “Starmer risks losing support for fighting climate change” – Labour’s plan for ‘cheap renewables’ means more pain for squeezed households, says Liam Halligan in the Telegraph.
- “New Zealand to lift oil drilling ban amid blackout fears in blow to Starmer” – New Zealand is expected to revoke a ban on drilling for oil and gas amid fears of blackouts, as Labour plans to impose a similar crackdown on the North Sea, reports Reuters.
- “Did the Aussie opposition leader just call for cancelling the Paris Agreement?” – Does “there’s no sense in signing up to targets you don’t have any prospect of achieving” translate to a commitment to dump Australia’s Paris obligations? wonders Eric Worrall in WUWT?
- “Reclaim the rainbow!” – Christians and social conservatives have been too slow in defending the ideas, traditions and culture which created the society we know and value, says Dr. Campbell Campbell-Jack in TCW.
- “The average age of my staff is 61 – they are dependable and trusting” – In the Mail, a businessman reveals that all the staff at his firm are above the age of 50, as he believes older workers have more “sense” and know how to get things done.
- “The radical Left website sabotaging research” – Aporia takes aim at the radical Left-wing website RationalWiki, which exploits its suspiciously high Google ranking to demean anybody who researches controversial topics and gets the “wrong” answers.
- “The EU is over-regulating AI” – In the Critic, Pieter Cleppe warns against prioritising caution and control over the economic and technological opportunities presented by AI.
- “David Boaz (1953-2024) – Champion of liberty” – The Cato Institute pays tribute to David Boaz, who turned Cato from a small organisation with a handful of employees, to a leading think tank in Washington with a global presence.
- “Green leader’s nuclear disaster” – On LBC, co-leader of the Green Party Carla Denyer gets mauled by host Lewis Goodall defending her party’s position on nukes.
Carla Denyer co leader of the Green Party is way out of her depth… trying so hard to defend their nuke policy.
— WeGotitBack
It’s embarrassing ! She is trying to compare it to carrying a knife pic.twitter.com/34GYxb7Qkt(@NotFarLeftAtAll) June 9, 2024
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Risk averse? The man is wearing 2 masks!
Yes: not for nothing is he known as Justin Case!
Sad to say… that photo of the Most Rev Justin Welby is the definition of clown world.
For Christs sake man, take the face diaper off!
To be fair I think it’s one mask with fancy patterned top and bottom flaps. Other than that he should take the friggin thing off.
I was once travelled by air from Rome to Tripoli (Libya). On the plane was a priest. When we landed I saw him make his preparations for what was normally an awful passport and document checking procedure. But there was no hesitation for this Christian soldier, he took out a large cross which he hung around his neck, strode straight to the head of the long queue and starting explaining to the policeman that he was on god’s mission and should be immediately let through; which he was. I remember thinking he was a very brave man.
Our present day Christian soldiers have failed miserably so far. They need to urgently wake up and take the lead (yes the lead) in the battle for our salvation.
‘Very brave’? Hmm, seems more like an extreme queue jumper.
Indeed… meanwhile over in Canada…at last a man of God I can believe in…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziWXH7T15zw
Or this man – James Coates of Edmonton. They put in a maximum security prison for keeping his church open without restriction. They have let him out but have fenced off his church and surrounded it with armed guards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At_DbhWAnQo
This is the next video of him speaking to Newsmax.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QYb2-pVOMI
I’m struggling tonight to see what the fucking point is of all this bullshit. There’s no way out of this hellhole. Whoop-di-doo we can sit in a pub or restaurant garden next week. It’s still bullshit. There’s no fun or joy in life anymore
Sitting outside freezing your nethers off but still having to give your details for trap and trace! They can get effed. I really hope the hospitality industry sees how this is going to affect them because I for one, ain’t playing along with this B/S.
Time for all pubs to do what the Italian restaurants did a while back.
Who do they think is going to sit in a pub or restaurant garden given the weather we are currently having
Yes that global warming’s really working isn’t it?
Dear Welby, what do you think Jesus would do?
When one is jolted out of the matrix narrative of what’s going on Bartleby, it can be demoralising for sure. We non Covidian Cult members are in the minority, around 30% of any fallen nation under the clutches of the BUILD BACK BETTER agenda.
My work balance has been greatly affected by this destruction of our old normal routines, but this is deliberate of course, on the part of the Great Reset pushers.
What’s key is to quickly snap into a WWII French resistance mind-set. My 1980s craft tools were honed in top flight London ad agencies, so I do what I can on forums to prod the undecided into the awakened camp, with frequent multi-platform postings.
And yesterday when on my daily sea air, walk I ran into a very fit 70 year old Buddhist beliefs stranger (Ben), who once we got talking – sharing the disappointment with the ongoing mass hysteria – we walked along together for around 30mins, side-by-side.
When we parted in front of a panoramic viewpoint café stand in front of around twenty or so other socially-distanced folk I gave him a sincere hug, and shook his hand, added with a genuine vocal; …”a real pleasure meeting you stranger…”
The looks….? Well, you only can imagine!
These small acts of defiance may seem insignificant, but still can be greatly meaningful for both you and many others.
Every little helps.
The simple fact is that you are a dressed-up creep Welby.
So he came to the realisation he had made a mistake in May/June, then doubled down on it in July. No wonder the protestant church is struggling in this country, amd please will somebody tell him what a prat he looks in that get up and a double muzzle. Where’s his faith?
He has none.If he believed a particle of the Christian message, churches would never have been closed at all, to anybody.
Did Christ die so that we might inherit eternal life and not fear death? I believe he did.
Maybe you don’t. That’s your decision.
Nor does the Archbishop of Canterbury. That’s a very strange decision on his part.
Totally agree. Our independent fellowship has remained open throughout this nonsense
You tell him Annie !
I just sent this to him by e-mail….
Dear Most Rev Welby,
I have a myriad of health problems, but I believe in God. Death is nothing to fear, but I fear this oppression we are under. It is the work of Satan. You should be standing up against it.
Do you believe in anything that is in the Bible or our Lord Jesus Christ said or did? He didn’t fear the Lepers, he touched them and healed them. He died so that all who believe in him will have internal life and not fear death. We take our instructions from God not men.
Churches should never ever have been closed and should never ever be closed again. Face masks should be banned in churches and we should sing hymns and praise the Lord loudly, proudly and without fear, for there is nothing to fear.
Be a leader and show courage and do what the Lord Jesus Christ and God tell us to do. Stop being political and so wet.
A totally disillusioned Christian.
Excellent.
I don’t think he is a man of God at all, then again I don’t think the Pope is either.
If he gets Covid and Karks it then he’s off to a better place anyway so what’s he worrying about.
A better place? With his record? Sub-deputy arselicker to the Borgia pope in hell is more in his line.
‘To see the right and not do it is cowardice’ – Confucius
It’s a start. Let’s see if he has any other Damascene moments.
Certainly though, he should ditch the mask and any ideas he might be entertaining about Covid certification before allowing in the unclean to hear a quick service and then hurrying them away.
Damascene moments? Don’t hold your breath.
It’s real Christians that are finding it hard to kick against the Pricks.
Isn’t this just another example of members of the establishment failing to take responsibility for their actions?
He accepts that he made a mistake – a very serious one that has had serious consequences for thousands of members of the church he leads over a period of many months.
If he had any honour or decency he would have resigned in shame.
That’s because you abandoned God and worship Satan, Welby.
LOL! Even without the masks he would still look ridiculous!
So Welby has recognised that he ‘got quite a few things wrong’. Really?
Well if he is REALLY repentant, and I beg leave to doubt that, this is what he COULD do NOW:
If he did these things he could actually save the CofE.
Will he do it?
I’m not holding my breath! In any case Welby is not the man – he should resign and allow someone to take over who actually believes in life after death.
Thanks. My final question was, of course, rhetorical. I cannot he imagine that he will but I would like to see a VERY public challenge to the man. But who am I?
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Good stuff. I agree with all you say. The church could still make a stand – it’s not too late, but there is a rapidly closing window of opportunity. No doubt this person was chosen for exactly the ‘qualities’ he possesses. A useful idiot.
The worst Archbishop of Canterbury in my lifetime and almost certainly ever. And the bar was very low.
I’m struggling to recollect what happened in the 1980s wrt Aids; there was similar panic about the common cup (but obvs no question of bolting the churches).
Many letters were published in the Church Times about whether you could catch Aids through sharing the chalice; now we are persuaded that sharing a hymn book may be fatal.
I wonder if Welby will ease the restrictions in church or whether that will be another decision surrendered to SAGE.
Piers Corbyn challenged Welby to a debate on the Anglican church’s role in the new normal. I am still waiting for this to happen. No doubt Welby will go along with vaccine passports, masking and the like. He’s not showing any repentance, he’s just bending with the wind.
Flaccid does not bend but just droops!
Is it possible to have a Balls re-installation op?
Welby is a disgrace, a Man of God? I don’t think so! He should resign!
”…barring clergy from their church buildings”…. Well, they certainly took THAT edict to heart, didn’t they? There was nothing to stop them visiting church precincts – perhaps using the church porch or even the old preaching cross as a place to sit with a garden chair and speak to people passing by. That’s what I’D have done as a committed priest or pastor. Ours hasn’t been seen. He even cancelled the outdoor remembrance service at the last minute. What effete people they are, most of these ”clergy”.
(Unlike the pastor in Calgary, who certainly puts his views forcefully! Good for him. Oh, for a leader like that.)