- “NHS is ‘broken’ and must ‘reform or die’, says Keir Starmer” – Keir Starmer warned that the “broken” NHS must “reform or die” after a damning report found billions of pounds in extra investment has failed to boost performance, reports the Mail.
- “Alarming graphs lay bare the catastrophic failures of the NHS” – The nightmarish state of the NHS has been revealed in a series of shocking charts crafted by the Mail.
- “This report is a damning indictment of the NHS” – Lord Darzi has delivered a damning diagnosis of the state of the NHS, writes Kate Andrews in the Spectator.
- “The Darzi investigation of the NHS” – To fix the NHS, reduce bureaucracy, target high-value care and make better use of what’s already available, suggest Prof. Carl Heneghan and Dr. Tom Jefferson on the TTE Substack.
- “‘Why I believe Lucy Letby’s trial was unfair’” – Even Horace Rumpole could not have secured an acquittal for Lucy Letby, says Peter Hitchens in the Spectator.
- “Asian man used fake ‘Chris Nolan on Telegram to stir up racial hatred during riots” – An Asian man has been convicted of stirring up racial hatred against Muslims after posing online as a far-Right hooligan called ‘Chris Nolan’, reports the Mail.
- “The public were failed by the official silence over the Southport atrocity” – The refusal to brief the media in a sensible way about the Southport attacker was an unforgivable mistake, says Nigel Farage in the Telegraph.
- “MPs including Nigel Farage could face crackdown on paid TV appearances” – MPs could face a crackdown on paid TV appearances under a review of Commons rules, reports the Mail.
- “Keir Starmer suffers first defeat in Lords on winter fuel payments” – Keir Starmer has suffered his first defeat in the House of Lords, as peers condemned the removal of the winter fuel payment, according to the Mail.
- “Starmer plots vast expansion of nanny state in battle to save NHS” – Keir Starmer is preparing a raft of “nanny state” interventions on public health as he scrambles to save the NHS from collapse, reports the Telegraph.
- “The real reason the Treasury can’t find the fiscal ‘black hole’” – The Chancellor’s economic “black hole” is just a crude political device, says Matthew Lynn in the Spectator.
- “Britain’s choice: spiralling debt, £40 billion in spending cuts or tax rises every 10 years” – The spending watchdog has issued a stark warning that British families face an additional £40 billion in tax rises or spending cuts every decade to avoid a “spiral” of public debt, reports the Telegraph.
- “Resistance is futile!” – We’re being governed by Vogons, says Mr. Chips on his Substack.
- “Policing minister Diana Johnson has purse stolen at police conference” – The Policing Minister’s purse has been stolen at a police event while she was decrying the “epidemic” of theft plaguing the nation, according to the Mail.
- “Thousands of offshore wind turbines to blight Britain’s holiday hotspots” – Wind farms are to be built off the holiday coasts of Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and South Wales under Crown Estate plans to accelerate offshore turbine expansion, reports the Telegraph.
- “Wind industry is killing sea life on East Coast, fishermen say” – On the Public Substack, Donna Andersen has uncovered a scandal in plain sight: the wind industry is destroying the fishing industry.
- “Ban on junk food advertising online and TV before 9pm from next year” – Junk food ads will be banned online and on TV until after 9pm from next year, despite ‘nanny state’ criticisms and broadcaster concerns, reports the Mail.
- “‘Strengthened protections’ for free speech in Australian Government’s revised misinformation bill, but fundamental flaws remain” – Australia’s revamped misinformation bill may be less draconian, but it’s still a slippery slope towards government-sanctioned censorship, says Rebekah Barnett on her Substack.
- “German Foreign Office try to dunk on Trump’s debate performance but get their numbers wrong and provoke the ire of a close adviser to the man who may well be the next U.S. President” – On Substack, Eugyppius mocks Germany’s latest diplomatic misstep, lampooning their attempt to score moral points over Trump’s cat-eating immigrant claims.
- “Why one U.S. city believes migrants are eating their cats” – Trump’s claims of Haitians stealing pets are masking real concerns in Springfield, Ohio, writes Edward Helmore in the Telegraph.
- “Lessons from Covid” – In an article for the Jubilee Centre, Rev. Dr. Ian Stackhouse argues that the lockdown’s overreach and church closures revealed a troubling readiness among Christians to trade their faith for fear.
- “U.S. House passes bill to require Senate approval of any international agreement on pandemic preparedness to be subject to Senate ratification” – On Substack, Dr. Meryl Nass reports that the House has passed a bill requiring Senate approval for WHO pandemic agreements. Two years ago, such bills were non-starters.
- “Trans population in Britain could be far smaller than previously thought” – The statistics watchdog claims that the census data indicating there are 262,000 transgender people in the U.K. is unreliable and should be disregarded, according to the Mail.
- “Ethical limits to the pursuit of knowledge” – The Cass report called for a moratorium on the use of puberty-blocking drugs until more is known. But how can more be known by means that are ethical? asks Theodore Dalrymple in the Epoch Times.
- “SNP tells schools to ditch blazers” – The SNP is advising schools to replace blazers with generic, gender-neutral clothing to reduce costs and promote inclusivity, according to the Scotsman.
- “The CofE’s raving madness” – In the Spectator, Douglas Murray skewers the trend of churches turning into nightclubs.
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