- “Keyboard warrior jailed for ‘instigating’ riots with posts” – A ‘keyboard warrior’ whose social media post calling for people to riot, which had 1.7 million views, has been jailed for three years, reports the Mail.
- “Think before you post” – The severity of sentences handed down after the recent disorder is causing unease and feeding claims of a regime bent on punishing dissent, writes Ed West on Substack.
- “Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to crack down on people ‘pushing hateful beliefs’” – The Home Office says it will “kickstart” an initiative to “tackle the threat posed by extremist ideologies”, according to Sky News. Haven’t we heard this before?
- “We should beware of the motives behind another counter-extremism strategy” – The Home Secretary may want to make a mark with another review of the counter-extremism strategy, but we should be wary of her motives, warns the Telegraph in a leading article.
- “Between bigots and censors” – Without the right to hate, there is no freedom of speech, says Tom Slater in Spiked.
- “The great disinformation panic” – The elite crusade against ‘fake news’ is authoritarian, anti-democratic and deeply hypocritical, write Benjamin Schwarz and Jon Zobenica in Spiked.
- “Two-tier policing risks turning white British people into another ‘community group’” – Engaging with minorities through group ‘leaders’ has perverted policing. Let’s not make that error again, warns Charles Moore in the Telegraph.
- “Where’s the Christianity in Welby’s woke riot sermon?” – In TCW, Dr. Campbell Campbell-Jack criticises the Church of England leader for his lack of insight into the recent riots and disregard for the grievances of England’s white working class.
- “John Mason stripped of SNP party whip over ‘unacceptable’ Gaza posts” – SNP MSP John Mason has been stripped of the party whip after writing on X that Israel’s actions in Gaza do not amount to “genocide”, according to the BBC.
- “‘We’re coming to kill you’: Jewish chaplains reveal campus threats” – In the Sunday Times, Josh Glancy details how a Leeds University couple was bombarded with hundreds of abusive calls and texts after the husband was called up as an Israeli reservist.
- “Don’t cancel Reginald D. Hunter over Israel joke” – In UnHerd, Simon Evans comes to the defence of Reginald D. Hunter, the comedian who’s at risk of being cancelled for an anti-Semitic incident at his show in Edinburgh.
- “The BBC should not trust Hamas’s death figures” – Israel is doing all in its power to minimise innocent fatalities, writes Jake Wallis Simons in the Telegraph.
- “Gardai believe teen who stabbed army chaplain has ‘radical Islamist mindset’, court hears” – A teenager has appeared in court charged with the frenzied stabbing of an army chaplain in Co Galway, with gardaí suspecting the accused of holding a “radical Islamist mindset”, reports the Irish Examiner.
- “Nearly 500 migrants successfully crossed the Channel yesterday to U.K.” – Hundreds more migrants have been brought to shore after illegally crossing the English Channel in small boats this weekend, says the Mail.
- “Reeves’s appraisal of Britain’s economy is becoming laughable” – No amount of hyperbole on Rachel Reeves’s part can change the fact that the U.K. is enjoying robust growth, writes Jeremy Warner in the Telegraph.
- “Starmer’s Britain is a worse nightmare than anyone imagined” – Once the novelty fades, we are left with socialist leaders determined to “soak the rich”, says Annabel Denham in the Telegraph.
- “This Labour Government is mean, dishonest and downright dangerous” – It has been appalling to see firsthand in the Commons the untruths and terrible policies of our new Labour masters, writes Nick Timothy MP in the Telegraph.
- “Labour to make it easier for unions to strike” – Trade unions will be free to strike even if a majority of their members don’t vote for one under a new law the Government will propose within weeks, reports the Telegraph.
- “Britain’s failing universities must be allowed to go bust” – Bailing out failing universities will not benefit the economy – nor our young people, says Roger Bootle in the Telegraph.
- “Jacob Rees-Mogg ‘strongly’ considering standing at next election” – Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg has admitted he is “very strongly” considering standing at the next General Election after losing his seat in July, reports the Standard.
- “GPs are the last people to deserve a pay rise – but they’ll get one anyway” – If the Government caves in to GPs’ funding demands, it will be rewarding years of failure, says J. Meirion Thomas in the Telegraph.
- “Almost a fifth of teenagers classed as disabled after rise in ADHD diagnoses” – Almost a fifth of teenagers are now classed as disabled due to a rise in diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), reports the Telegraph. It also means families can avoid the ‘two child’ benefit cap.
- “Young suffer more from loneliness than the old, report finds” – Research by the Centre for Social Justice revealed that 70% of 18-24-year-olds admit to feeling lonely at least some of the time, compared to just 32% of over-75s, says the Telegraph.
- “Did the Covid vaccines really save 20 million lives worldwide?” – The reality is no lives were saved by the Covid jab which is why there aren’t any success stories, writes Steve Kirsch on his Substack.
- “Resist the ghetto mentality, Walthamstow must have a Gail’s” – Woke North East London residents are priggishly fixated on the politics of the Chairman of Gail’s rather than £4 flat whites, says William Sitwell in the Telegraph.
- “Germany plans to cut Ukraine aid to just 6% of current total” – Germany plans to reduce its military support for Ukraine to about 6% of what it is now by 2027, reports the Telegraph.
- “Rayner faces green belt fight over Mike Ashley’s megacampus” – Battle lines are being drawn in rural England as Labour seeks to “get Britain building”, writes Pui-Guan Man in the Telegraph.
- “Labour’s winter fuel savings to be wiped out by £4 billion benefits bill” – Analysis suggests that Labour’s planned savings from scrapping winter fuel payments could be wiped out by an unanticipated £4 billion benefit bill, reports the Telegraph.
- “Miliband warned ‘absurd’ Net Zero electricity pricing will force factories to close” – Ed Miliband has been given a warning over “absurd” Net Zero proposals which could threaten to shut down British manufacturing, says GB News.
- “Schools referred 160 children to controversial gender clinic” – Schools and education services referred 160 children directly to the controversial Tavistock gender clinic before it closed, reveals the Telegraph.
- “‘This tendency to police speech is such a typically modern British thing’” – Douglas Murray speaks to SpectatorTV about why resorting to clampdowns on free speech during moments of crisis reveals the cowardice of British police and political parties.
'This tendency to police speech is such a typically modern British thing.'
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Totally unjust. Is this the new norm for people, or only white people anyway? Just keep well away from Facebook;
”THREE staff members at First Bus in Bradford are no longer employed by the company following an investigation over social media posts, the Telegraph & Argus has learned.
Earlier this month, First told the T&A it was “made aware of social media posts by three staff members”.
They were suspended pending an investigation.
A spokesperson for First Bradford has now told the T&A: “The three staff members are no longer employed by First Bus.”
The company has not revealed any further information on the matter.
As previously reported by the T&A, screenshots appeared to show a First driver based in Bradford shared a post on his Facebook page from another account on the social networking site.
The post, which was seen by the T&A, depicted anti-Muslim sentiment with the words “enough is enough”.
Another First staff member based in Bradford also appeared to share the same post on Facebook.
And a third First staff member based in Bradford appeared to share a post from a Facebook page which contrasted cuts to winter fuel payments with funding given to immigrant communities.
“Serious concerns” over the posts were raised with First on the social media site X, prompting the investigation.
In response to the concerns, First posted on X: “We take the safety of our passengers seriously.”
https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/24524690.three-bradford-first-workers-no-longer-employed-company/
How on earth do posts to Facebook threaten passenger safety?
For crying out loud.
Connor Tomlinson’s latest newsletter is chock-full of interesting things regarding immigration;
”The Times reported this week that ‘violent attacks against women and girls on Britain’s railways has increased by more than 50 per cent over the past two years’ — since 2021.
This was the epicentre of the waves of non-European migration — from nations where the worth of a woman or child is purely instrumental to the power or pleasure of the most violent man. We see, as I covered in the above segment, a long list of news stories proving that new arrivals and their second-generation offspring are the disproportionate per-capita culprits of violent crimes — including murder, rape, assault, and robbery.
We would see this reflected in the crime statistics, except the Office for National Statistics, Crown Prosecution Service, Home Office, and Ministry of Justice conduct a conspiracy of silence by refusing to publish a breakdown of crimes committed by ethnicity or national origin.
Instead, we may only infer how different peoples — encouraged to practice their native cultures by British police and politicians — might behave by looking at other countries’ statistics.
In Denmark, non-natives are 2.5 times more likely to commit violent crimes than native Danes. The United States’ Global Organised Crime Index tool shows the UK was the highest in Western Europe, and second in all of Europe, for crimes committed by foreign actors in 2023.
Despite this, Labour insists on “equitably” dispersing men, whose first action is to illegally enter this country on dinghies, across the country in social housing and taxpayer-funder rental accommodation.
And so, when the voting populace expresses their opposition to mass immigration at every election since 2010, and has their wishes ignored, and demonised as “Far Right” and “racist”, he asks, what other means of recourse do they have? What state fo affairs did our political class expect, if not violence?
Neither Murray nor I want nor condone wanton criminal damage. Do not loot a Lush or Greggs. Do not attack innocent people. Don’t start fights with police officers. Don’t set light to a hotel.
Don’t do anything which gives the ruling regime the excuse to crack down on you, and delegitimise your valid concerns about immigration and the privileging of Islam (in finance and law) about the native people and their culture. But we know they want to.
But it is fair to say that Douglas Murray foresaw how all of these factors would come to a very bloody head if the politicians didn’t listen.”
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A number of visitors to this site have noted that the quality of the comments section has deteriorated, many commentators now making short and occasionally abusive remarks as though they were simply engaged in a silly and superficial spat on X.
Previously, as ‘Lockdown Sceptics’, this site had a reputation for authoritative and well referenced comments from subject matter experts.
In a spirit of helpfulness, here are several factors that can make an article or comment more authoritative:
1. Expertise: The author’s level of knowledge and experience on the topic they are writing about can lend credibility to their work. If the author is recognized as an expert in the field, this can add to their authority.
2. Research: Articles and comments that cite, quote, reputable sources to support their arguments can be seen as more authoritative. This shows that the author has done their homework and is not just expressing their opinion without any evidence to back it up.
3. Clarity: A clear and concise writing style can make an article or comment more authoritative. If the author presents their ideas in a logical and well-structured manner, readers are more likely to take them seriously.
4. Objectivity: An objective viewpoint can also add to the author’s authority, especially if they are addressing controversial topics. If the author presents both sides of an argument and acknowledges the limitations. of their own position, this can show that they are not biased and are willing to consider different perspectives.
5. Reputation: If the author has a history of producing high-quality work and is respected in their field, this can increase their authority. Readers are more likely to trust an author with a track record of producing reliable and insightful content.
Hope this helps.
Why not try to avoid zombie comments:
“Nice work!” or “Thanks for sharing!”
Pointless, lifeless, ineffective.
Probably try not to treat brief replies like Tweets.
For example, a Tweet 1–3–1 structure. 1 sentence hook, 3 sentence content, and 1 sentence closing simply appears superficial, lightweight.
Thank you for your totally pointless posts.
The importance of sites such as this is not the style of the writing but the content of the post. Not everyone has the same ability to express themselves, but their views are nevertheless welcome to me and I guess most who visit DS.
In most cases they produce original work, with occasional reference to published material where they feel it is necessary, rather than making extensive use of cut and paste.
Most people overlook typing errors and grammatical errors as long as the content is still clear. Commenting on such mistakes is just petty (I include highlighting the failure to use capitalisation at the start of a sentence).
Added to which I recall no other complaints about the quality of comments on this site than those originating from Munro.
I am sick to the back teeth with Monro’s posts and never read them but he / she / it really does clog up the BTL News Round-up. I have just come away from yesterday’s Round-up because it has been flooded with Monro posts and while I like to check back every day the job was depressing this morning scrolling past his / her / its Ukrainian propoganda.
I know it is imperative that we support free speech but Monro is making a mockery of the DS site and its subscribers.
A rather famous author once said “Brevity is the soul of wit”. From your post I take it that you are witless.
Fuck off.
It’s clearly not human. And on that basis I’ve just reported as we shouldn’t be having to endure endless streams of regurgitated drivel. I sent this to DS…
You will need to expand on that and give references before he will heed what you say :-).
I was tempted to write a simple, similar reply too but does this count as a “zombie comment” ? Not really. To the point, expressive, effective !
Hear hear! What a self important ars%#le
It is spoiling what DS is all about, freedom of speech!
Regarding “Monro’s” tedious and boring posts, presumably today it has launched into a mass ad hominem in the basence of anything positive to claim about its favourite subject. And I don’t recognise “zombie comments” here. Are we dealing with a stand-in while Monro is on holiday this week ?
1. Expertise: The author’s level of knowledge and experience on the limited topic they write about is not obvious as most can be contradicted by the most basic research outside that quoted by the author.
2. Research: see above.
3. Clarity: A clear and concise writing style can make an article or comment seem more authoritative. But the contenet has to be based on truth for readers to take them seriously.
4. Objectivity: Where has this author ever presented both sides of an argument or acknowledged the limitations of their own position?
5. Reputation: The author’s history of content supports a well deserved reputation
It’s an approach. However my concern is much more with the very small number of comments, the small number of people they come from, the small number of articles and probably an equally small number of readers.
And you certainly upheld your state-approved right to hate ‘anti-vaxxers’ during Covid didn’t you Spiked? About as anti-establishment Tony Blair’s a”rsehole – well worn in.
There are those who propose nostrums and there are those who, prescribing an ineffective remedy after making the wrong diagnosis, are quacks.
If the treatment to be deployed on those fevered by the social media influencers (who themselves should be met with the immediate response of a roar of derisory laughter) does not address the cause, it is unlikely to succeed.
If misogyny is diagnosed in young men who follow certain influencers whereas the real disease is vanity, what will replace it with humility?
The Government may want change the way people communicate in public, but their current[y proposed plans will not change the way people think, and will possibly harden attitudes.
It used to be said that free speech was what separated Western societies from repressive regimes abroad. That would no longer seem to be the case when the state is throwing dissenters into jail and seems to be rewarding those that would destroy this country and its traditions.
“Think before you post”
The gulag awaits!
“Papers please”
“Where’s the Christianity in Welby’s woke riot sermon?”
Why doesn’t someone start a new orthodox church of England?
Henry’s C of E is due for a makeover!
Welby and his progressive idiots would be dumped like sh#t off a shovel!
Galway stabbing
“The 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named because he is a minor”
It’s about time this age crap was dumped, if you commit an adult crime, your an adult, nothing to do with counting years!
At sixteen I was excited about getting a moped, not stabbing a priest! Hang the tw#t!
“Almost a fifth of teenagers classed as disabled after rise in ADHD diagnoses”
Being a ‘teenager’ now has a prognosis!
Teenophobia: being between the ages of 13 an 19 and not liking it! But it might get better if you give them some cash and lots of mollycoddling attention (my arse it will!)
ADHD or “I can’t be arsed” syndrome.
As I have commented previously, DWP pay handsomely for an ADHD diagnosis.