- “Met admits mistakes in policing of pro-Palestinian protests” – A senior Scotland Yard officer has admitted the force made mistakes in its handling of pro-Palestinian protests, reports the Standard.
- “Actor left with PTSD has ‘lost faith’ as attacker walks free” – An actor, who was left with a triple jaw fracture following a brutal and unprovoked assault, has “completely lost faith in justice” after his attacker walked free due to his mental health, says the Mail.
- “HMRC sacks 179 civil servants for gross misconduct” – So far this year, 179 tax office workers have been sacked for serious breaches of workplace conduct, an increase of 43% since 2020, reports the Telegraph.
- “Labour is in denial about our bad universities” – We clearly need to think radically, both about the purpose of university education and how many institutions a government with limited funds should support, says Andrew Tettenborn in the Spectator.
- “Harmer Starmer’s no Isaac Newton” – By talking about economics as though it were physics, Labour and the IFS reveal their incompetence, writes Mr. Chips on his Substack.
- “The FSU webinar: Free speech after the riots” –On Substack, Paul Sutton breaks down the Free Speech Union’s latest webinar, arguing that today’s free speech restrictions, dressed up as public safety measures, are simply a covert means to suppress dissent.
- “‘My whole life has relied on free speech – naturally, I’m gagged’” – In the Telegraph, Morrisey opens up to James Hall about the “idiot culture” blocking the release of his 14th solo album.
- “Bolsonaro leads massive free speech protest in Brazil after Supreme Court bans X” – Thousands of Brazilians flooded city streets to protest against the Government’s censorship crusade against Elon Musk’s X platform, reports ZeroHedge.
- “Elon Musk’s feud with Brazilian judge is much more than a personal spat − it’s about national sovereignty, freedom of speech and the rule of law” – In the Conversation, Yasmin Curzi de Mendonça argues that X’s legal battle with Brazil’s Supreme Court raises important questions about platform regulation and how to combat harmful disinformation while protecting free speech.
- “Reflections on Right-wing cancel culture” – Justifying censoriousness because “the Left started it” is dumb. It’s also untrue, says Jacob Mchangama on the Persuasion Substack.
- “The Total State and the twilight of American democracy” – On Substack, N.S. Lyons reviews Auron MacIntyre’s new book, and explains why conservatives need the New Right.
- “Britain could learn from Switzerland’s tough stance on migration” – In Switzerland, the message to migrants is clear: you are welcome to live and build a life here, but you must contribute to society and abide by its rules, writes James Tidmarsh in the Spectator.
- “Newly appointed French PM under pressure to suspend immigration” – France’s new Prime Minister is under pressure to follow through on an old election promise to suspend immigration, reports the Telegraph.
- “France’s Le Pen urges Macron to hold referendum to break political stalemate” – Marine Le Pen has urged Emmanuel Macron to hold a referendum on key issues such as immigration, suggesting that giving the French a direct vote might help break the political deadlock, according to Le Monde.
- “Russia presents unprecedented threat to world order, spy chiefs warn” – British and American spy chiefs have issued a warning over what they call an unprecedented range of threats to the international order, says the Mail.
- “Damning Labour report claims winter fuel raid could kill nearly 4,000 pensioners” – Labour’s own research suggests thousands of pensioners could die if the Government carries out its plan to cut winter fuel payments for those not on benefits, reports the Independent.
- “Unions join condemnation of winter fuel allowance axe” – Unions have condemned the stripping of the winter fuel allowance from millions of pensioners as Keir Starmer faces a revolt from dozens of MPs, says the Mail.
- “Labour-run council funds Extinction Rebellion ‘climate cafe’ using taxpayer’s money” – A Labour-run council has been criticised for funding an Extinction Rebellion “climate cafe” using taxpayers’ money, according to Bolton News.
- “Toyota slashes EV output by 30% for 2026” – Toyota has become the latest automaker to slow its EV output, reports ZeroHedge.
- “Is it ‘crass’ to question Lucy Letby’s guilt?” – With an inquiry into her crimes due to begin this week, Tory MP David Davis appears in the Telegraph studio to reveal his own doubts about Letby’s case.
- “It’s back: the Covid Inquiry” – On the TTE Substack, Prof. Carl Heneghan and Dr. Tom Jefferson return with a preview of Module 3 of the Covid Inquiry, which promises to examine the pandemic’s impact on healthcare systems, patients and workers.
- “Covid lockdown sped up ageing in teenage brains, study finds” – A new study suggests that Covid lockdowns – including school closures, cancelled sports activities and stay-at-home orders – prematurely aged teen brains by as much as four years, according to NBC News.
- “Yes, lab-made and lab-held viruses do jump out of the lab and have killed lots of people and caused pandemics too” – The backlash against a revealing article on lab-caused epidemics shows just how eager the ‘Biosecurity Blob’ is to bury inconvenient truths, says Dr. Meryl Nass on her Substack.
- “Surrogate mother wins access to her biological son in landmark case” – A surrogate mother has won access to her biological son in a landmark case, after a gay couple claimed it was “homophobic” for her to be involved in their “motherless family”, reports the Mail.
- “Police Scotland are letting rapists identify as women” – Trans ideology is still wreaking havoc in Scotland’s criminal-justice system, says Lauren Smith in Spiked.
- “Valentina Petrillo’s Paralympics was a victory for sport’s cowardice masked as inclusion” – An Italian man’s need to validate his fantasy that he’s really a woman apparently matters more in the eyes of the International Paralympic Committee than women’s right to fair competition, writes Oliver Brown in the Telegraph.
- “The Left are waging war on whiteness” – Ireland is the latest nation to pursue an ‘anti-racist’ agenda which in reality means exactly the opposite, says Tim Stanley in the Telegraph.
- “The cult of inclusivity has ruined classical music – just listen to the Proms” – The BBC seems so ashamed of high culture that it feels it must trivialise it at every opportunity, writes Simon Heffer in the Telegraph.
- “Rave in the nave! Cathedral slammed over £39-a-ticket concert” – Peterborough Cathedral has been slammed over its plan to host a £39-a-ticket Ibiza-style concert, reports the Mail.
- “Kamala Harris suffers poll blow ahead of critical Trump debate” – A new poll suggests that Kamala Harris’s honeymoon period and “euphoric August” are now, according to GB News.
- “Donald Trump comes out swinging for free speech” – The MSM has ignored Trump’s promise to protect social media companies from government censors. Why? Because Trump likes free speech but has made it clear he hates the MSM, says Alex Berenson on his Unreported Truths Substack.
- “‘We are going to be repaying this debt for decades to come’” – On TalkTV, Prof. Carl Heneghan explains the shortcomings of the Covid Inquiry to host Julia Hartley-Brewer.
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