- “A chilling warning of the dangers of Britain’s ever-more fractured society” – It wasn’t only a bus that went up in flames in the Harehills suburb of Leeds on Thursday night. So did any remaining sense that our society is secure or that the police can be relied on to keep peace, says Brendan O’Neill in the Mail.
- “The police have lost control. Welcome to the era of mob rule” – Public disorder like that seen in Harehills will soon become the norm if justice is not seen to be done, warns Rory Geoghegan in the Telegraph.
- “The dark heart of Starmer’s Labour has been revealed: total surrender to unelected elites” – This King’s Speech saw a doubling down of the trend that began under the Tories – handing power to bureaucrats and quangos, says Dan Hannan in the Telegraph.
- “Starmer to hand teachers and nurses bumper pay rise” – Sir Keir Starmer is poised to hand above-inflation pay rises to teachers and nurses worth £3.5bn, despite warnings that the move may need to be funded by extra taxes or borrowing, the Telegraph reports.
- “The Trump shooting has exposed the scourge of safetyism” – Secret Service agents were more concerned with protecting themselves than the former President, says Frank Furedi in Spiked.
- “How liberal elites turned on Usha Vance” – Back when J.D. Vance was anti-Trump, his lawyer wife Usha was a liberal darling. Not anymore, says Laurel Duggan in UnHerd.
- “Robert Jenrick: ‘I’ve been branded very Right wing, but my views are shared by millions’” – In an interview with the Telegraph, the ex-Immigration Minister gives his plan for the Tories and insists he has nothing bad to say about Suella Braverman.
- “The climate scaremongers: Miliband’s mania will cost us a trillion” – In TCW, Paul Homewood says Ed Miliband must be the most expensive politician this country has ever known.
- “Anti-Israel lawfare has reached a dangerous new low” – The verdict of the ICJ is a staggering misuse of the tools of justices and tears up the framework of the Oslo Accords, says Natasha Hausdorff in the Telegraph.
- “October 7th and the Alt-Media: a critical examination” – In Fathom, John Ware examines the disturbingly widespread denial that Hamas committed atrocities on October 7th.
- “NHS hospital told nurse who tried to support Lucy Letby ‘she shouldn’t give evidence’” – Hospital staff say the hospital advised them against getting involved in the case and coming to Letby’s defence as it could harm their career, according to the Telegraph.
- “No, Ursula von der Leyen’s husband does not work for a company owned by Pfizer” – A fact check sets the record straight on a social media rumour that Orgenesis is owned by Pfizer.
- “Germany halves Ukraine aid amid European war fatigue” – Fiscal reality is setting in in Germany, says Ralph Schoellhammer in UnHerd.
- “Immigration: The view from across the Irish Sea” – In TCW, Laura Perrins with a dispatch from her increasingly unrecognisable and unstable homeland.
- “Hyde Park’s Albert Memorial now ‘considered offensive’” – The Royal Parks have claimed the Albert Memorial in Hyde Park is “highly offensive” because it reflects a “Victorian view of the world” in drawing on “racial stereotypes” in its depiction of people from other countries, the Mail reports.
- “Sadiq Khan set to spend over £2.5 million on new TfL diversity programme” – A four-year drive is being launched by the Mayor of London to create a more “inclusive culture” and “address inequalities” across Crossrail, Transport for London and the Department of Transport, the Mail reports.
- “How banning ‘conversion therapy’ threatens our freedoms” – Labour wants to make it a crime to question someone’s sexuality or gender identity, says Jacob Williams in Spiked.
- “Spain proposes tightening rules on media to tackle fake news” – Spain announced measures on Wednesday designed to curb the spread of fake news, an initiative blasted by the country’s conservative opposition as an attempt to censor critical media, reports Reuters.
- “Japan Communications Ministry Experts Issue Disinformation Report, Recommend Social Media Operators Delete Posts, Strengthen Screening” – Operators of major social media should be urged to establish systems to promptly respond to the spread of disinformation by deleting illegal posts and strengthening their screening processes for online advertisements, according to a draft report compiled on Tuesday, reports the Japan News.
- “Rumble CEO Discusses Ad Centre as Free Speech Solution to Pro-Censorship Ad Cartels” – Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski has called out the Global Alliance for Responsible Media as an “advertising cartel”, says Reclaim the Net.
- “Conservative News Outlet Sues German Interior Ministry” – The mainstream media’s apparent tip-off on the Compact raids contrasts with Interior Minister Nancy Faeser’s subsequent refusal to respond to press queries, says the European Conservative.
- “The mRNA jab is the most horrific medical product in history” – Watch Dr. Aseem Malhotra tell Talk’s Alex Phillips that thousands of doctors are calling for the suspension of mRNA jabs through the Hope Accord.
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