- “Liz Truss is about to relinquish her mantle as agent of economic chaos” – The ex-Tory leader has a worthy successor snapping at her heels for the title of economy crasher, according to Liam Halligan in the Telegraph.
- “Labour left embarrassed by ‘total cock-up’ ahead of Budget” – The Government announced it would create five new freeports in the Budget when, in fact, it won’t. This is being described by Downing Street as a “total cock-up with the comms”, according to the Mail.
- “Hundreds of entrepreneurs prepare to quit Britain ahead of Budget tax raid” – Businesses worth £2.6 billion to the U.K. economy are exploring moving abroad, reports the Telegraph.
- “Jeremy Hunt accuses spending watchdog of ‘political bias’ over critical report” – The former Chancellor gets his licks in early ahead of an OBR report that’s expected to be critical of him and lending some support for Rachel Reeves’s ‘black hole’ allegations, says the Telegraph.
- “Morgan McSweeney in power struggle with Angela Rayner after Sue Gray ousted” – Starmer’s new Chief of Staff, having vanquished Sue Gray, now has Angela Rayner in his sights, reports the Telegraph.
- “U.K. Labour Cabinet’s long history of anti-Trump hatred” – According to Guido Fawkes, senior Labour politicians have been suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome for a long time.
- “Why Kamala Harris could pose a greater threat to democracy than Trump” – Niall Ferguson in the Mail says Kamala Harris would pose a greater threat to democracy than her Republican opponent.
- “The three hilarious hours that won Donald Trump the election” – Joe Rogan, the podcast legend, didn’t give Trump an easy time. But the former President was coherent, free-wheeling and characteristically funny, says Poppy Coburn in the Telegraph.
- “Canada is disintegrating” – In the Telegraph, Eric Kuafmann surveys the terrible damage Justin Trudeau’s woke policies have done to Canada’s sense of national identity.
- “Israel hit Iranian nuclear test sites, satellite reveals” – Israel’s recent attack on Iran appears to have damaged its nuclear programme after all, reports the Telegraph.
- “Queer running club ‘barred Israeli photographer for refusing to say he was pro-Palestine’” – An LGBT running club has been accused of discriminating against Omer Ga’ash on political grounds by excluding him because he wouldn’t denounce Israel, says the Telegraph.
- “Inside the anti-woke university where you can’t be cancelled” – At the University of Austin Texas, students are encouraged to speak their minds amid concerns campuses elsewhere have become too polarised, according to the Telegraph.
- “Fears thousands of managers could become ‘banter bouncers’ with reform” – According to the Mail, the Worker Protection Act, which requires employers to protect their employees from third-party sexual harassment, is going to make life more difficult for Britain’s beleaguered hospitality sector.
- “Sir Geoffrey Cox: Kemi Badenoch’s anti-woke crusade makes her the perfect Tory leader” – Geoffrey Cox, the former Attorney General, has praised Kemi Badenoch’s “sheer bloody mindedness” and willingness to avoid “politeness towards absurdities”, says the Telegraph.
- “Jenrick accuses ministers of complicity in ‘institutional cover-up’ over mass migration costs” – Robert Jenrick has claimed that the absence of statistics on the number of crimes committed by foreign nationals is due to a “fear of harming social cohesion”, according to the Telegraph.
- “Jenrick: Garbage personal attacks by Badenoch will destroy Tory party” – Robert Jenrick hits back after Kemi told a Sunday morning interviewer that he didn’t object to Britain’s immigration policy before his resignation from the last Cabinet over the issue, reports the Telegraph.
- “Vaccine injury is treatable: let us start trials now!” – In the Conservative Woman, Professor Angus Dalgleish says vaccine injuries are treatable and we should start trialing different treatments now.
- “Addressing allegations that DNA contamination in the mRNA shots is ‘misinformation’” – In her Substack, Rebekah Barnett makes short work of the claim by Australia’s drug regulator that reporting on the excessive synthetic DNA contamination in the modified RNA (mod-RNA) Covid vaccines is tantamount to publishing “misinformation”.
- “England’s medical chief ‘backed Scottish doctor who broke lockdown rules’” – Sir Chris Whitty was one of a group of senior figures who lamented loss of Catherine Calderwood, the Scottish Chief Medical Officer who resigned after being caught breaking lockdown rules, reports the Telegraph.
- “Busting the fossil fuel subsidy myth” – The claims that fossil fuels are receiving more subsidies from the Government of Great Britain and Northern Ireland than renewables are disingenuous nonsense, says David Turner on his Substack.
- “Sardinia’s wind farm nightmare – and what it means for Britain” – The island has imposed a moratorium to stop 3,000 turbines being constructed, starting a battle that could have an impact far beyond Italy, according to the Telegraph.
- “New Study: The Southeastern United States Has Been Cooling For The Last 120 Years” – According to Kenneth Richard in the No Tricks Zone, the southeastern U.S. has been cooling, not warming, for the last 120 years. Ditto Central China since 1770.
- “The crisis gripping the U.K.’s ‘offensive’ museums” – The divisive issues of human remains, looted artefacts and depraved artistic legacies are causing headaches for the woke curators of Britain’s museums, says the Telegraph.
- “German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck calls for a comprehensive internet censorship programme to stop people disagreeing with him” – The German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck used his appearance at a meeting of the German Council on Foreign Relations to call for more internet censorship, says Eugyppius on his Substack.
- “The Guardian’s latest pro-EU fear-mongering on Brexit energy costs doesn’t add up” – In yet another predictable display of anti-Brexit bias from the Guardian, journalist Lisa O’Carroll claims Brexit is costing British consumers up to £370 million a year in higher energy bills, says the Conservative Post. But her sums don’t add up.
- “Chris Kaba was victim of two-tier justice, claims head of teachers’ union” – Daniel Kebede, the super-woke head of the National Education Union, says Chris Kaba and not Tommy Robinson was the victim of ‘two-tier justice’, according to the Telegraph.
- “‘Virtue-signalling’ banks accused of endangering national security” – HSBC and NatWest are among several banks according of refusing bank accounts to defence companies, reports the Telegraph.
- “Former trans charity chief’s new company offers puberty blockers” – Susie Green, who left the transgender charity Mermaids in 2022, has launched Anne Trans Healthcare, promising puberty blockers to under-18s, reports the Times.
- “The latest ‘no brainer with Angela Rayner’” – The Intel Lady with her latest bulletin from Angela Rayner. Very funny.
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“Now Labour plans to give the unemployed free fat jabs”
If I might be so bold. The reason people are out of work is somewhat more complex than their BMI, and indeed their BMI is more complex than just requiring the force feeding of lettuce and compulsory star jumps.
For those who haven’t worked it out yet, Labour have no strategy. None at all. They have an ideology, and they have people whose views on the world haven’t matured one bit since they were 19. Pick on the ‘next thing’ to promote, spend public money without thinking anything through. Realise that its a terrible idea, spin around not knowing what to do next, pick the ‘next thing’ and repeat. This is what happens when essentially, you believe in nothing, have no moral standards, and little experience of life. We’re all living in a bad joke.
Spot on, that sums up Labour perfectly.
I suggest their apparent random walk around what we regard as daft or damaging policies is in truth their plan all along.
The more they can damage the economy and society thebetter their chance, they think, of running a Venezuelan or East German economy here.
Destruction of the country is Labour’s aim. Let’s not be kidded by their alleged incompetence. They know exactly what they are doing.
People who want to work will work regardless of body size. One look inside any hospital is proof of that.
22 out of 34 press sources quoted (not including ‘X’) are The Telegraph. So that’s 22 sources I am unable to check as I don’t want to pay them any money.
You can get a year’s subscription for around £45- just remember to cancel
Whisper it… if you use Firefox broswer and pick ‘reader view’ you can read articles from many sites without a subscription. Other sites such as the Spectator or The Times have more effective paywalls but allow their articles to be archived in the Wayback Machine and similar. Visiting https://archive.ph and pasting the web address of the article you’re interested in into the blue box may allow you to read it without subscription. It’s a bit of a faff but it works for many sites if you’re determined not to pay.
If you find that you’re wanting to read all 22 Telegraph articles linked today then I think perhaps you ought ‘cough up’ and subscribe.
You can often find paywalled articles for free on MSN.
Chris Packham ‘smears’ in explosive new book”
Packham, the narcissist, is not much use to anyone, it seems.
But maybe he isn’t a narcissist?
‘“Not everyone who is self-centered, self- absorbed or exhibits low empathy is a narcissist. Some people are, in fact, just jerks.”
‘Raptor Rescue decided to end its association with the BBC star because he was not doing any work for the charity and was dividing their membership with his campaigns….’
Mr Packham has long campaigned against countryside pursuits including shooting and hunting and has increasingly attacked the Government over its environmental policies.
In recent months he has also said he had come to the conclusion that breaking the law to campaign against climate change is “the ethically responsible thing to do”.
He also voiced his support for controversial eco-protest groups Just Stop Oil, Animal Rising and Extinction Rebellion and suggested that protesters could soon consider “blowing up an oil refinery”.
The presenter remains the chairman of the RSPCA and vice president of the RSPB and holds roles at a number of smaller charities.
Malcolm Robbins, chairman of Raptor Rescue…… (said) that Mr Packham had been removed as patron more than a year ago, but his name had remained on their website in error until recently.
“He was a patron, but we hadn’t heard from him in a long time, he hadn’t done anything for the charity, and we couldn’t contact him,” Mr Robbins said.
“The other reason we decided to remove him was he started to get more and more political in his views and that didn’t sit well with our members either.
“So, he wasn’t doing anything for us, and his actions were beginning to split the membership. Our members are people who simply love birds on the one hand and on the other side we have working falconers and people from the countryside who support our work.
“Some people don’t like the political side of his activities and he was becoming a more political person.
“He has now even started talking about breaking the law. Irrespective of our personal feelings, as a charity there is no way we could support that.”
‘With crocodiles, prevention is always better than cure’
Chris Packham, Wildlife presenter’
‘Great advice for dealing with a crocodile and great advice when you are dealing with a narcissist or a jackass.’
I’m not sure about the need to differentiate between ‘a narcissist’ and ‘someone who acts and behaves like a narcissist’. The effect appears to be exactly the same.
Time to trim his sails before a vulnerable eco terrrorist takes up Packham’s ideas and causing damage and destruction. If he was not a rabid leftie he would have been cancelled for writing this comment.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/15/north-korean-troops-ukraine-russia/
North Korea has sent 10,000 soldiers to Russia to boost its war efforts against Ukraine.
Concerns over the deepening military ties between Moscow and Pyongyang have escalated dramatically this week.
Sending solders to help Russia’s war effort against Ukraine could earn valuable foreign currency for Kim Jong Un’s regime and bolster their strengthening ties. Russia is also transferring embargoed weapons technology to North Korea. This is, of course, less than popular in China.
It is a clear indicator how far Russia and its military have fallen over the last 2.5 years that it is having to beg, borrow and buy support from North Korea.
Our military capability has fallen sharply too. Who do we borrow soldiers from.?
Why do you ask?
We are not fighting a war which always makes recruitment more difficult.
But, in any case, the figures are readily available to you.
Why not look them up?
We are importing replacement soldiers from the Calais Yacht Club. Daily.
Ah, the mainstream media. As though Russia needs any help fighting Ukraine, as though Russia would accept foreigners fighting to protect Russia.
And how would the two groups communicate? Would each soldier be assigned a translator? Sure.
The WaPo – a news source noted for its accuracy and probity.
Ukraine has lost 600,000 men… It’s over..
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Stop swallowing msm nonsense…
(I know there’s zero chance of that
Update:
Of the first North Korean Battalion to be deployed, 18 soldiers have already deserted their positions in Bryansk and Kursk oblasts even before the unit has been committed to combat operations.
Since North Korea feels it has Russia’s support, it has become less dependent on Beijing.
China is not pleased with these developments, as they do not fit into its peace plan.
Making an enemy of the United States is unfortunate. Making an enemy of China in addition is unlikely to end well.
The proposal is comprised of five points: an invitation to join NATO, a defense aspect, deterrence of Russian aggression, economic growth and cooperation, and a post-war security architecture.
The plan involves three secret addenda that have been shared with international partners.
“If the plan is supported, we can end the war no later than next year,”
“I was cancelled by Cambridge – and Starmer’s Labour bears the blame” – In the Telegraph, Suella Braverman says that thanks to the blocking of the Tories’ freedom of speech protections, campuses are turning into no go zones for people like her.
The Tories really are behind the times. The idea of cancelling people was never intended to be balanced and was always intended to close down anyone not adhering to the views and policies of the elites.
And they are equally guilty of the same behaviour themselves at times… what goes around…
Now Labour plans to give the unemployed free fat jabs: Keir Starmer to hand out weight loss ‘wonder’ drug to get jobless obese back to work”
What happened to all this “green” prescribing? Have they considered the climate impacts of Ozempic?
Or does the prescription of healthy lifestyle changes only apply when it suits the “green” agenda and an expensive new pharmaceutical product is not on the market?
These obesity jabs wouldn’t be based on mRNA would they.
Twenty two of the thirty five articles above are from the pay-walled Telegraph.
Shabby. And that is being polite.
Using the Brave browser enables me to see both DT and DM articles and comments. I have this set up specifically to allow me to access such content without any complaints. Otherwise I use Opera browser.
Yes, perhaps they could have saved time on that segment by writing “See today’s Telegraph”.
I used to use the Brave Browser for accessing some Torygraph articles but it no longer opens as previously.
I don’t know if you’ve noticed but I think it depends who’s putting the Round-Up list together. I’ve not seen Richard Eldred ( sp? ) all week and he not only provides a longer list of articles but also there tends to be more of a variety of sources, such as substacks and different alternative news sites. He usually also posts articles later in the evening, whereas Toby and Will post the last one at 5pm or even 3pm on a Friday/weekend.
Let me give you my personal experience of the drug Mounjaro. I a nutshell I was borderline obese six weeks ago (you have to be to use it if purchasing privately from a reputable source and I am using the on-line service of a high-street multiple pharmacy), and I am no longer obese as I have lost about 7 kilos in 5 weeks.
You are interviewed on-camera before they will send it to assure themselves that you qualify. There are follow up phone calls every month before each new supply is released and there is a help line for any concerns.
The dosage supplied increases each month, and it is agreed with you whether to increase the dosage, keep it the same or reduce/discontinue.
I was mentally attuned to losing weight anyway, but experimented with the drug to help. I had previosly lost several stone (4″ off waistline) and have not put it back on in 7 years. Knee problems was the push I needed to take it further.
The only significant effect apart from weight loss was getting used to the effects of a considerably reduced through-put of food.
https://daily-pouch.com/member-states-should-reject-the-eus-ideological-smokefree-recommendations/
So this is where Kneel’s anti-smoking legislation comes from – the EU. Quelle surprise.
“Now Labour plans to give the unemployed free fat jabs: Keir Starmer to hand out weight loss ‘wonder’ drug to get jobless obese back to work”
Can people please remember that the main ingredient of Ozempic is the reptilian GILA MONSTER VENOM, which paralyzes the stomach muscles, and can have horrific, long-lasting effects such as constant vomiting.