- “Carsley will not sing national anthem before Republic of Ireland match” – The new interim England manager will take charge of the national team against the Republic of Ireland for the opening game of what is set to be a six-match trial, says the Mail. But he refuses to sing the National Anthem.
- “I was just trying to help, says 81-year-old charged over riots” – A pensioner has been accused of using abusive or threatening behaviour during a riot in Nottingham, according to the Telegraph. He told the Court he was trying to assist officers in making an arrest.
- “Man jailed after saying he was only at protest to buy meat” – Jack Wood has been sentenced to 13 months in jail after pleading guilty to violent disorder at a protest in Whitehall on July 31st, reports the Mail.
- “Man who set fire to asylum seeker hotel handed longest sentence yet for U.K. riots” – Thomas Birley, a 27 year-old from Swinton, has been jailed for nine years over his part in what the judge calls “grotesque” violence, according to BBC News.
- “The Government’s narrative fallacy on the summer’s disorder” – For a Government that promised to “tread lightly” on its citizens, Sir Keir Starmer’s administration is stomping pretty heavily on how we choose to think and speak about the riots and counter-protests, says Ian Price on his Substack.
- “Lindsay Hoyle’s war on free speech” – The Commons Speaker is abusing his position by demanding tighter censorship of the internet, argues Tim Black in Spiked.
- “Rich ready to leave U.K. over budget tax threat” – The Prime Minister has warned that “those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heaviest burden”, i.e., tax rises are coming this Autumn, according to the Times. And the rich are preparing to leave the country.
- “Starmer’s ‘nanny state’ may tax sugar and salt” – The British Heart Foundation has been lobbying for more ‘joy taxes’, says the Telegraph.
- “Ed Miliband ‘considers scrapping wind power target’” – The oxymoronic Department for Energy Security and Net Zero may be about to accept reality when it comes to wind power, according to the Telegraph.
- “The anti-Sue Gray agenda creates a dilemma for Keir Starmer” – The PM’s Chief of Staff is making headlines, and not in a good way. Who is orchestrating the attacks and leaks against her? asks the Times.
- “Labour to allow staff to sue bosses for making them work too hard” – A Workers’ Rights Bill planned for the Autumn will include reforms to employment tribunals and give staff protection from their first day at work, says the Times.
- “No 10 defends Rwanda deportation scheme axe as EU considers using it” – Sir Keir Starmer branded the Rwanda scheme introduced by the previous Tory administration an “expensive gimmick”. Yet now other European countries are embracing it, according to the Mail.
- “Europe’s tough asylum plans are humiliating Starmer” – Germany’s sharp U-turn on asylum policy reflects a broader trend of resistance to mass uncontrolled immigration, says Guy Dampier in the Telegraph.
- “Stripping the Lords of the hereditaries would be an act of harm against our historical DNA” – Even Labour accepts that the 92 hereditary peers do a great deal of good. Why, then, must they go? asks Charles Moore in the Telegraph.
- “It’s still Kemi Badenoch’s race to lose” – Those who top the first ballot of a Conservative leadership election rarely go on to win, says Henry Hill in the Telegraph.
- “If you think Trump is losing, you’re in for a nasty surprise” – Polls pointing to a Kamala Harris victory appear to be skewed by including too many Democrat voters, according to the Telegraph.
- “Resignation letter from a John Lewis Partner” – The John Lewis Partnership is abusing its female staff and customers, according to an anonymous resignation letter published on Graham Linehan’s Substack.
- “Kamala’s dad calls her a ‘travesty‘ and Walz’s family is voting Trump” – After Tim Schmaltz’s older brother Jeff announced on Facebook last week that he’s voting for Trump in November, another devastating family dirty bomb HAS exploded on social media, reports the Mail.
- “Kamala Harris U-turns on plastic straw ban” – The Democrat nominee for president has flip-flopped on the plastic straw issue, says the Telegraph.
- “Galway Councillor says area is experiencing ‘gang wars‘ amid recent spate of violence.” – According to Gript, an ongoing gang war between travellers and Muslims has been happening in Galway for at least a year.
- “Can you be ‘a‘ racist?” – The question, “Is he a racist?” doesn’t really make sense, argues Noah Carl in Aporia. At the very least, it requires further clarification.
- “Irish schoolbook pulled over ‘potato and cabbage-munching family’ stereotype” – The publisher of the controversial children’s book contrasting white Irish families with more attractive diverse families has been withdrawn, reports the Telegraph.
- “Can Trump finally expose Kamala’s pathetic question dodging?” – Kamala Harris’s campaign to be president has stalled, says Andrew Neill in the Mail.
- “C’mon, Tucker!” – I know you hate American support for Ukraine and want more isolationist foreign policy, Tucker Carlson, but you only hurt your case when you play footsie with Nazi apologists, says Alex Berenson on Substack.
- “Official Covid vaccine death count 50% higher than thought” – Death data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals the number of people who’ve died after taking Covid vaccines is higher than thought, says Rebekah Barnett on Substack.
- “Transgender athlete Valentina Petrillo takes aim at J.K. Rowling” – The Italian Paralympian says he has “never read Harry Potter“ in response to JKR calling him an “out-and-out cheat“, reports the Telegraph.
- “Feral children and their feckless parents are leaving the rest of us living in fear” – A new rot has set in since lockdown – as the rise in crimes committed by young people shows, argues Camilla Tominey in the Telegraph.
- “Eco-madness left our roads paved with weeds, say furious residents” – Lambeth residents have found themselves on the frontline of an experiment that promised to turn back the ecological clock to better, more bee-friendly days, after a weedkiller ban was introduced in 2021, says the Mail.
- “National Trust set to make half of its cafe food vegan” – Jeremy Clarkson has ridiculed the National Trust for embracing veganism, given the number of livestock farmers on the charity’s land, according to the Telegraph.
- “Cost of furnishing asylum seeker flats too ‘sensitive’ to be released, says watchdog” – The Information Commissioner has ruled in favour of the Home Office, which refused to reveal the cost of furnishing Hampshire accommodation for asylum seekers, reports the Telegraph.
- “Prove you can’t afford private school fees, council asks parents” – Buckinghamshire Council asks mother for evidence of her financial situation in order for her daughter to be considered for state school, according to the Telegraph.
- “Family of American hostage in Gaza shocked by antisemitism of New York” – There are plenty of bad things happening in Kathy Hochul’s New York. But one thing that has become increasingly clear is how willing Hochul is to allow racism and bigotry to thrive in this city, says Douglas Murray in the New York Post.
- “Why the West must fight for its history” – Frank Furedi warns in Spiked that if we forget our past we will jeopardise our future.
- “Security concerns over Chinese college on Oxford’s doorstep” – Peking University HSBC Business School wants to expand its U.K. outpost at Boars Hill, Oxfordshire, but its neighbours are unhappy about the plans, reports the Times.
- “Department of Justice official admits inducting Trump was a political decision and it has backfired spectacularly” – Check out this great undercover work from Steven Crowder and pals that reveals the mendacity of the liberal elite.
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