News Round-Up

“It’s a wonder Starmer can keep a straight face” – It’s not the dishonesty that stings. It’s how Labour insults our intelligence. Sir Keir Starmer’s attempt to shift the blame for his coming tax rises is so brazen, says Daniel Hannan in the Mail.
“Keir Starmer can’t blame the Tories forever” – Keir Starmer’s garden speech aimed to lower expectations by heaping extra blame on the Conservatives for the state of the nation, but he can’t keep whistling that tune forever, says Patrick O’Flynn in the Spectator.
“Middle classes brace for Keir Starmer’s capital gains tax raid” – The Prime Minister has prompted panic among landlords and investors as he waters down Labour’s election promises, the Telegraph reports.
“Labour ‘amnesty’ may add 44,000 illegal migrants to welfare bill” – Of 63,053 people previously earmarked for deportation, as many as 70% will now be allowed to stay in Britain, reports the Mail.
“British pensioners to keep winter fuel allowance – if they live in EU” – British pensioners living in Europe are set to keep the winter fuel allowance this year while millions of the elderly at home are stripped of the payment, owing to a quirk of the Brexit agreement, reports the Telegraph.
“Hate crime measures axed by Tories over free speech fears back on agenda” – Labour is set to strengthen hate-crime laws watered down by the Tories over free-speech concerns in order to crack down on antisemitic and ‘Islamophobic’ abuse, according to the Telegraph.
“The liberal media’s gushing over Kamala Harris is an embarrassment to journalism” – Fawning over a politician is bad enough. But it’s even worse to fawn over one who’s spent a whole month dodging press scrutiny, says the Telegraph‘s Michael Deacon.
“Emmanuel Macron sparks chaos by refusing to appoint PM from Left-wing coalition” – Emmanuel Macron has rejected the French Left-wing candidate for Prime Minister, saying he must be confident any pick can maintain cross-party support – sparking a furious row as the country continues to be led by a ‘zombie’ government, the Telegraph reports.
“Attorney General under fire after refusing to confirm ban on arms sales to Israel” – Pro-Gaza MPs have attacked the Attorney General, Richard Hermer KC, over his refusal to confirm a ban on arms sales to Israel, after he said he will not approve a decision to ban some weapons sales until the Foreign Office can say for certain which could be used to break international law, according to the Telegraph.
“Zelensky says Kursk offensive is collateral in a victory plan” – Zelensky has confirmed that the objective of the Kursk operation is “one of the key points” as collateral in a negotiation which, he says, will “force Russia to end the war through diplomacy”, writes Svitlana Morenets in the Spectator.
“How Zuckerberg censored Covid on Facebook” – The social media giant regularly bowed to White House pressure to remove anti-vaccine posts, says James Titcomb in the Telegraph.
“How Facebook became Biden’s personal censor” – Mark Zuckerberg’s semi-apology is not all it seems, says Tom Slater in Spiked.
“Tucker Carlson interviews RFK Jr.” – On Dr. Robert Malone’s Substack, watch Tucker Carlson interview independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on teaming up With Trump, Pavel Durov’s Arrest, the CIA and the Fall of the Democrat Party.
“Denmark, Finland, and Norway graphs show all-cause mortality kept rising after the shots rolled out” – On Substack, Steve Kirsch takes a look at mortality data from Denmark, Finland and Norway and finds deaths have kept on rising since the Covid vaccines were introduced in 2021.
“Letby hospital inquiry ‘should be postponed until conviction concerns are investigated’” – The public inquiry into baby deaths at the hospital where Lucy Letby worked should be postponed until concerns arising from her conviction have been investigated, two dozen scientists, statisticians and medics have said, reports the Telegraph.
“‘The ocean is overflowing’: UN chief issues warning about Pacific sea level rise” – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has claimed that “surging seas are coming for us all” as he issues a call to “listen to science” and “save the Pacific”, reports ITV News.
“Is there nothing the BBC won’t blame on climate change?” – The state broadcaster has swapped factual journalism for breathless eco-activism, says Andrew Montford in Spiked.
“Massive Google data centre in Dublin blocked over blackout fears” – Plans for a vast Google data centre on the outskirts of Dublin have been blocked amid fears it would put pressure on the electricity grid and heighten the risk of blackouts, says the Telegraph. Er, maybe they should focus on producing more and more reliable power?
“British Red Cross guide asks staff to use ‘inclusive’ language” – The British Red Cross has come under fire for its controversial “inclusive” language guide advising employees to avoid using the terms “maiden name”’ and “ladies and gentlemen”, reports the Telegraph.
“Extreme Misogyny” – In the New Conservative, Dr. Roger Watson imagines how Labour’s proposed new law against “extreme misogyny” might work in practice.
“Children prefer Dahl and Blyton unsanitised, says McCall Smith” – Sir Alexander McCall Smith has criticised the “censoring” of children’s books by authors such as Roald Dahl and Enid Blyton, arguing that they present a “sanitised world view”, reports the Telegraph.
“What is the probability that the Bayesians died by chance?” – Less than three months after their acquittal and return to the U.K., business partners Mike Lynch and Stephen Chamberlain were killed in separate freak accidents. This was unlikely, say Norman Fenton and Martin Neil on Substack, but not as unlikely as most are assuming.
“Hope Not Hate – the ‘charity’ built on deceit” – In TCW, Karen Harradine does some digging into the murky foundations of the far-Left censorship outfit Hope Not Hate.

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