- “Southport stabbing: one child dead and seven people injured” – One child has been killed and at least seven people were injured when a knifeman rampaged through a Taylor Swift-themed children’s activity in Southport, reports the Mail.
- “Why is it only ‘escalation’ when Israel retaliates?” – Israel has every right to respond to Hezbollah’s cruel slaughter of 12 Druze kids, says Brendan O’Neill in Spiked.
- “Labour admits private school VAT raid will price parents out” – The Government has admitted that Labour’s VAT plans for private schools will price some parents out of the sector, reports the Telegraph.
- “Silence speaks volumes” – Ministers are wrong to shelve legislation passed by Parliament to protect free speech in universities. This new law is needed, and its repeal should be a decision for MPs, says the Times in a leading article.
- “Diversity across U.K. independent schools” – In Medium, Diarmid Mackenzie laments how the VAT on private school fees debate often overlooks the significant diversity among independent schools pupils and their families across the U.K.
- “Tory leadership hopefuls face ‘yellow card’ if they bad-mouth rivals” – Conservative leadership hopefuls will be named and shamed by party chiefs if they abuse rivals, as the Tories seek to avoid an all-out civil war, says the Herald Series.
- “The Labour Party may have just doomed the Tories for a generation” – Rachel Reeves has trapped the Conservatives in their failed record. There is only one way they can escape, writes Sherelle Jacobs in the Telegraph.
- “Tommy Robinson ‘flees U.K.’ amid contempt of court case” – According to the High Court, Tommy Robinson has fled the U.K. after allegedly committing contempt of court, reports NationalWorld.
- “Weekend that shamed modern Britain: police attacked for doing their job, Tommy Robinson arrested for terrorism and free speech in universities officially cancelled” – The English way of existence is now under the most serious threat for centuries, says Dan Wootton on his Outspoken Substack.
- “Stop blaming police racism for the Manchester Airport incident” – In the wake of the Manchester Airport incident, far too many people jumped to conclusions before the facts had emerged, writes Rakib Ehsan in Spiked.
- “A grateful Olympic nod to the divine” – On Dr. Robert W. Malone’s Substack, Olympic gold medallist and Christian Tad Coffin slams the French Olympic Committee for its failure to guide the narrative of the opening ceremony.
- “Lockdown U.K.: anatomy of a catastrophe” – In TCW, Ewen Stewart discusses the TaxPayers’ Alliance report criticising the U.K.’s Covid pandemic response.
- “‘Net Zero’ and the end of our pensions” – Your retirement, my friend, is twisting in the wind, says Richard Lyon on his Substack.
- “It all tracks – Seymour Hersch reports Barack Obama threatened Biden with 25th Amendment removal” – In the Last Refuge, Sundance covers Seymour Hersh’s recent article revealing that sources in Washington D.C. confirm Barack Obama was behind pushing Joe Biden out of the 2024 race.
- “Elite donors risk pushing Kamala Harris further Left” – The elite donor class now rallying around Kamala Harris could push her campaign in a direction that alienates working-class voters, warns Fred Bauer in UnHerd.
- “Tory ban on puberty blockers was lawful, High Court rules” – The High Court has ruled that a ban on puberty blockers introduced by the Conservative Government using emergency legislation was lawful, says GB News.
- “10 examples of ‘global majority’ opportunities” – On her Substack, Charlotte Gill has compiled a list of 10 jobs and programmes funded by public money that British taxpayers cannot apply for.
- “Elite human capital is always liberal” – On Substack, Richard Hanania explores the evidence suggesting Republican voters have, on average, a lower IQ than Democratic voters.
- “Brawl between stick-wielding walkers erupts at Peak District beauty spot” – Police were called to a popular beauty spot in the Peak District after a fight broke out between several people wielding large sticks, reports LBC.
- “Trump promises to make America the ‘bitcoin super-power of the world’” – Former President Trump has promised to ensure that bitcoin is “mined, minted and made in the USA”, according to ZeroHedge.
- “Just Stop Oil fanatics attempting to block Gatwick departure gates” – A video on X shows JSO activists sitting down in an attempt to block Gatwick departure gates, forcing holidaymakers to step over them.
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