- “Parliament gridlocked by tractors as farmers vow to beat ‘death tax’” – Farmers have accused Keir Starmer of wiping out Britain’s next farming generation as hundreds of tractors took over Westminster in a protest against planned changes to inheritance tax, reports the Mail.
- “The most depraved paedophile rings operating in Britain” – The jailing of a seven-strong child sex abuse ring that preyed on children as young as 13 in a Glasgow drug den, nicknamed the “Beastie House”, brings to an end one of the most disturbing trials in recent history, says the Mail.
- “Pakistani paedophile escaped deportation because it would ‘harm his children’” – A Pakistani father who was jailed for child sex offences has escaped deportation because it would be “unduly harsh” on his children, reports the Telegraph.
- “Five security escorts for one migrant: how Britain’s deportations compare to Trump’s” – Videos and photos of foreign criminals and failed asylum seekers being deported from Britain have been published for the first time – revealing that up to five security escorts are needed for every migrant, according to the Telegraph.
- “The big task in immigration – we must look to those already here” – The ‘Boriswave’ migrants will soon become eligible for Indefinite Leave to Remain, writes Nick Timothy in the Telegraph. Only those who contribute should get to stay.
- “The last soldiers for mass migration” – You can always count on some conservatives to defend their indefensible immigration record, says Connor Tomlinson on the Restoration Substack.
- “Labour suspends another MP over vile WhatsApp group” – Burnley MP Oliver Ryan is the second person to be suspended by Labour over their membership of a controversial WhatsApp group, reports the Mail.
- “Ex-Labour minister’s WhatsApp chat recorded as non-crime hate incident” – Police have recorded a NCHI over leaked WhatsApp messages involving the sacked minister Andrew Gwynne, according to LBC.
- “Diane Abbott condemns ‘racist and sexist’ Labour WhatsApp group” – Diane Abbott has slammed a Labour WhatsApp group as “racist and sexist” and called for anyone involved to quit the party, says the Mail.
- “MPs have learnt nothing from Matt Hancock’s WhatsApp humiliation” – What is so damaging about Andrew Gwynne’s case is the hole it blows in the Left’s permanent claim to moral superiority, writes Isabel Oakeshott in the Telegraph.
- “Keir Starmer loses three ministers over scandals in just seven months” – Just seven months on from Labour’s general election victory, the PM has already lost three members of his Government to fraud, corruption and racism claims, reports the Mail.
- “Starmer has just made his maddest ministerial appointment yet” – Ashley Dalton embodies the sort of Labour Party that Morgan McSweeney has desperately been trying to yank Starmer away from, writes William Atkinson in the Telegraph.
- “Why are prime ministerial staff so self-important?” – In the Telegraph, Charles Moore argues that Morgan McSweeney’s public disdain for Keir Starmer mirrors Dominic Cummings’ betrayal of Boris Johnson.
- “Kemi Badenoch delivers three-word verdict on election deal with Nigel Farage” – The Tory leader has branded the prospect of an electoral deal with Nigel Farage “for the birds”, according to the Express.
- “Kemi is a reformed Conservative – she has learnt from her mistakes” – In the Telegraph, Camilla Tominey assesses Kemi Badenoch’s first 100 days as Conservative leader.
- “Tories in WhatsApp war over how to tackle Reform threat” – WhatsApp messages leaked to the Telegraph reveal that current and former Tory MPs are at war over how best to tackle the threat of Reform UK.
- “Freddo fans’ fury as price of beloved chocolate soars 900%” – Fans of Freddo have lashed out after the iconic 18g chocolate was spotted on sale for £1 – a staggering tenfold increase since the bar returned to shops 20 years ago, reports the Mail.
- “Civil servants admit they have nothing to do – it’s time for cuts” – A zero-tolerance approach to bull s— office jobs is needed in the public sector, and fast, says Lucy Burton in the Telegraph.
- “What are they doing with our money? Public service productivity falls” – The Mail reports that despite soaring funding, official stats show the public sector remains as inefficient as ever.
- “Killing terrorists is not a crime” – It is absurd to punish soldiers for effectively prosecuting a war, says Sam Bidwell in the Critic.
- “How to win a law war” – On Substack, Dr David McGrogan exposes how the Left wages lawfare to reshape policy, while the Right brings a debate club to a knife fight.
- “Archbishop of York hit by biggest-ever rebellion amid calls to resign” – The Archbishop of York is facing a major rebellion from Church leaders amid calls for his resignation over allegations of bullying and “poor judgment”, reports the Telegraph.
- “The problem with the CofE: an open letter to Stephen Cottrell” – In Psephizo, Ian Paul argues that the Church of England’s crisis stems from leaders who refuse to step aside when trust is lost.
- “Miliband hands £2 billion in subsidies to wood-burning power station” – Ed Miliband has agreed to hand an estimated £2 billion of taxpayer subsidies to a controversial wood-burning power station operated by Drax, reports the Telegraph.
- “Secondhand electric car sales ‘face drastic road tax hit’” – Sales of secondhand EVs are at risk of stalling as the market braces for higher vehicle excise duty rates from April, says the Express.
- “How Net Zero plans to cut pollution have accelerated global warming” – In 2020, strict rules were put in place to slash cargo-ship emissions, writes Jim Norton in the Telegraph. Five years on, it appears to have been less than helpful.
- “Net Zero cure worse than climate change disease” – On Substack, David Turver directs readers to his recent Sacred Cows talk where he slays Net Zero myths and the Government’s approach to climate change.
- “The anti-vegan backlash that made Britain fall back in love with meat” – Meat is making a comeback – but have we really escaped the clutches of the vegan cult? wonders Marianka Swain in the Telegraph.
- “Regarding the Vaccine Damage Payment scheme – an open letter to the Telegraph” – On his blog, Jonathan Hall urges the Telegraph to investigate the VDPS’s failures, highlighting the role of US claims giant Crawford & Co, the conflicts of interest and the systemic delays that leave victims struggling for justice.
- “Merz’s Faustian bargain has spectacularly backfired” – CDU leader Friedrich Merz will forever now be known as the politician who sacrificed the firewall, says Lisa Haseldine in the Telegraph. It’s an epithet he is sure to come to loathe.
- “Hamas pauses Israeli hostage releases until further notice” – President Trump says that if all the hostages held in Gaza are not returned by Saturday at noon, he will cancel the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and let “all hell break loose”, according to CBC News.
- “It’s time to forget about a two state solution for Gaza” – UNRWA should be closed down, and Palestinians should be handled like all other refugees – by the UNHCR, says John Bolton in the Telegraph.
- “Roger Waters sued for libel after claiming reporter was ‘cheerleader for genocide’” – Roger Waters is being sued by an antisemitism campaigner who he claimed was a “cheerleader for genocide”, reports the Telegraph.
- “Free speech win in legal fight against eSafety Commissioner” – On Substack, Rebekah Barnett reports that the Australian eSafety Commissioner’s covert censorship of social media via an informal, unaccountable process is facing scrutiny.
- “Democrats are fast losing the argument on Elon Musk’s Doge revolution” – Trump’s critics think the purge of the federal bureaucracy is outrageous, says Paul du Quenoy in the Telegraph. But to most Americans, he is cleaning house – and it’s high time.
- “‘‘I’m biologically female’, insists trans NHS doctor’” – Dr Beth Upton has told an employment tribunal that trans women have right to get changed in front of female colleagues, according to the Telegraph.
- “Seb Coe plans mandatory cheek-swab tests for all female athletes” – World Athletics is looking to introduce a mandatory cheek-swab test as part of tougher new rules for athletes who want to compete in the female category, reports the Independent.
- “Trump the ‘misogynist’ is doing more than liberals ever did to safeguard the rights of women and girls” – With three bold executive orders, Trump has restored biological reality, protected kids and saved women’s sports, writes Matt Goodwin on his Substack.
- “The vibe shift comes to the Super Bowl” – From Super Bowl patriotism to woke rebrands, River Page charts America’s shifting cultural tides in the Free Press.
- “Taylor Swift booed by fans at Super Bowl as she cheers Travis Kelce on” – Taylor Swift was left stunned after being met with emphatic booing at the Caesars Superdome when she appeared on the jumbotron for the first time at the Super Bowl, reports the Mail.
- “Harry’s swipe at Trump is a ‘distraction’, says Invictus insider” – Prince Harry’s swipe at Donald Trump after he called his wife “terrible” was an unwelcome “distraction” from the good work of Invictus, an insider has told the MailOnline.
- “The ignorance of culture warriors” – On Substack, Andrew Doyle explains how culture warriors twist words to trick progressives into backing regressive causes.
- “Musk ‘makes $100 billion offer for arch-rival’s AI company” – Elon Musk is leading a group of investors offering to buy OpenAI for nearly $100 billion, reports the Mail.
- “Kanye West Twitter/X account is deactivated amid public backlash” – Kanye West has had his X account deactivated after a tirade of antisemitic, misogynistic and racist comments, says the Mail.
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“Killing terrorists is not a crime” – It is absurd to punish soldiers for effectively prosecuting a war, says Sam Bidwell in the Critic.
Meanwhile Attorney General Lord Hermetic seeks compensation on behalf of a former IRA terrorist leader, and colludes with Generals behind desks, barristers in fancy dress and politicians who wouldn’t know a terrorist war zone until it blew out what pass for their brains, in persecuting British soldiers for doing a necessary dirty job on behalf of Queen and Country in Northern Ireland decades ago.
Warped, bent and twisted political times we live in.
Variously attributed to Kipling, Churchill and Orwell…
“…We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.”
This is just what serving members and veterans alike have come to expect from governments, Labour or Tory.
None of these bottom-feeding worms give a tuppenny fig for service personnel either while we are in, or afterwards. Sub-22-year pensions are a joke compared to other branches of gov, there is very little support for veterans, the gov does not want to know you the second you pass out the main gate for the last time.
They are filth, and are not fit to lick s*** from the boot soles of any service person.
“The ‘Boriswave’ migrants will soon become eligible for Indefinite Leave to Remain, writes Nick Timothy in the Telegraph. Only those who contribute should get to stay.”
Well, contributing is the minimum. But let’s say we have the chance to bring 100 million law-abiding Chinese* geniuses to the UK – do we want to? NO – because as well as wanting a “contribution” from our citizens we want and need most of them to be White British or European** in order to preserve the delicate balance of OUR civilisation – a civilisation that has achieved so much but above all it’s OURS and what we are USED TO and it DESERVES TO SURVIVE. Bloody Telegraph missing the main point, AGAIN.
*Random example – I have nothing in particular against Chinese people.
**Prefer British but White Europeans are our close cultural and genetic cousins so coexistence with them is easier than with people from further afield.
I mentioned yesterday, when posting about Starmer having an HIV test, that there might be a rise in cases which could be linked to the relentless, ongoing migration. It seems Connor Tomlinson has found some supporting evidence. This should surprise nobody, really, because we know that the whole of Africa seems to have an HIV problem. Not sure about the Middle East. So surely this will be replicated in other European countries’ too, though I’ve not time to do a check just now;
”53 percent of the rise in HIV cases in England are due to immigration.
These cases we previously diagnosed abroad — meaning the government is knowingly bringing thousands of AIDS patients into Britain.
A few hundred immigrants then contracted it within two years of arriving.
Then they make a show out of testing for it.
We could just not import thousands of people who are already HIV positive. That is an option.”
https://x.com/Con_Tomlinson/status/1889228087398658119
There’s just no end to the ways in which mass immigration is a Bad Idea.
And thousands of HIV positives will of course have a massive negative impact on rNHS. Well I never. Another undisclosed cost for taxpayers.
Yeah, that’s what I said yesterday. They’ll queue-jump too because most will need interpreters, I assume anyway. Someone saying in the comments they’re coming over specifically for free treatment for their underlying diseases. There’s TB and Hepatitis commonly found in the ‘tent city’ dwellers at Calais too. This linked article is paywalled, unfortunately;
”With the surge of Channel migrants there has also been a surge of HIV cases. Over 6,000 cases were diagnosed, a jump of 51% last year.
It is blamed mostly on sub-Saharan Africans, half coming from East Africa.
The cost of HIV treatment per year in the UK is £11,000.”
https://x.com/DaveAtherton20/status/1889248299334389834
Actually, this doesn’t have a pay wall and it’s the same info. From Oct last year. So is it any wonder Starmer is trying to normalize this, in order to hide the significant hike?
”A rise in HIV diagnoses to hit a 15-year high is partly due to an increase of cases among migrants coming to England, an official report suggests.
A total of 6,008 new HIV cases were recorded last year, including those previously diagnosed abroad – an increase of 51 per cent.
For the first time, over half of all HIV diagnoses were made among those previously diagnosed abroad, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) found.”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13915237/Migration-fuels-surge-HIV-cases.html
We want to keep what’s left. Its culture, isn’t it.
All other cultures must be respected and preserved, apparently, except ours.
I will gladly second that tof.
Thanks for your support! Someone has downvoted my original post. Too many capital letters? Or does someone disapprove of my “racism”? Or maybe they think I’ve been too accommodating towards our continental cousins?
The thing about migration from continental Europe, apart from them being quite like us and therefore will assimilate more easily, is that we simply would not (and did not) get swamped because they are rich countries with their own appealing features and most of their people want to stay in their own countries. That isn’t quite the case for much of the rest of the world.
“World Athletics is looking to introduce a mandatory cheek-swab test as part of tougher new rules for athletes who want to compete in the female category, reports the Independent.”
It’s good that they are wanting to prevent men from cheating by pretending to be women, but imagine you are a woman and having to prove it by getting a cheek swab. I think I would rather just show them my bits, or better still only those who are suspected of being men have to prove anything. I guess they want a clear process they can apply to everything – sad that it has come to this.
Personally I’d have a cheek swab willingly if it’d stop a man cheating me out of a place. You just know some whingers will complain about ‘discrimination’ or bring a court case.
Apart from the Adam’s apple sometimes it’s hard to discern the difference by sight nowadays.
I guess it can be hard to tell the difference sometimes, where a woman has low body fat and is not that curvy.
A cheek swab is no biggie, top level athletes already have to submit to frequent (weekly during competitions?) blood tests for banned substances.
That’s a good point. Still think it might wind me up to have to prove something that’s obvious.
“On Substack, Dr David McGrogan exposes how the Left wages lawfare to reshape policy, while the Right brings a debate club to a knife fight.”
Well I don’t want to use “lawfare” because that’s inimical to how I think life should be conducted. We have to win arguments otherwise we are vulnerable.
““Kemi is a reformed Conservative – she has learnt from her mistakes” – In the Telegraph, Camilla Tominey assesses Kemi Badenoch’s first 100 days as Conservative leader.”
Did I miss the announcement where she apologised for her part in the covid scam?
I don’t know which Badenough Ms Tominey is following but it’s not one I recognise.
I am actually more of a Kemi “fan” than most here (it’s a low bar though…) but unless and until she genuinely and thoroughly recants her covidianism as Bridgen and De Santis did, she won’t get my support – the same goes for the Tory party as a whole. I think we know that is not going to happen.
This BBC News article from two days ago, ‘Can you really boost your immune system?’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2m8d44v4go
quotes Dr Margaret McCartney saying that for “the vast majority” taking Vitamin D supplements is pointless and just a waste of money.
However, the BBC News article then states:
“However, the evidence around vitamin D is hotly debated…”
Later in the article, Dr McCartney is again quoted saying:
“But there are things you can do to improve your immunity against particular individual infections and that is to be vaccinated.”
This time the BBC News article totally accepts this claim without even a hint that there is any debate about the safety and effectiveness of vaccines, not even when the vaccine was rushed out without time for proper testing.
The BBC has never so much as even questioned the Covid vaccines, not even when a coroner ruled that a BBC presenter, Lisa Shaw, died due to being vaccinated:
“Lisa died due to complications of an AstraZeneca Covid vaccination.”
The BBC has never allowed any medical expert to express any criticism or scepticism about the Covid vaccines, not even one in more than four years of many medical experts speaking out against the vaccines elsewhere. The BBC, which broadcasts opposing opinions about most other issues, pretends these dissenting medical experts don’t exist.
That’s ‘our BBC’, liars by omission, which we are forced to pay for even if we only ever want to watch GB News or Sky Sports, and possibly soon even Netflix. We are paying for Big Pharma marketing and propaganda.
Want a good laugh? The Guardians latest call for its virtuous supporters to stand up to tyranny – appended to the bottom of some its propaganda pieces…
Got to laugh. This level of bullsh*t should be criminal. And the ‘clever’ people still think it’s their bible.
Another of the Guardian’s cognitively-challenged purveyors of word salads, working from home in vacuo from reality. Probably has a gas boiler purring away in the background.
“Donald Trump has full command of the US government”
Not at all. He has full command of the executive branch of the federal government. His powers are limited by the constitution. Although there is a conservative majority on the Supreme Court, I don’t think they will give him a pass on everything, and neither will the Republican majority in Congress. The federal government also has limited powers – many powers are reserved to the various states. The writer is either being unprofessionally ignorant or deliberately misleading. Actually Keir Starmer has WAY more power than Trump because our Parliament is sovereign.
“the backing of immensely powerful tech barons. “
Other than Musk, who? Zuckerberg has half-heartedly come out in favour of free speech (I guess favouring free speech means you are a Nazi). Google still seem pretty left wing to me, ditto Gates, the people who do AI.
Thanks for posting.
“…the reality of the climate emergency.”
It’s an absolute s***rag, I wouldn’t sully the bottom of a budgie cage with it.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/10/how-net-zero-plans-to-cut-pollution-have-backfired/
Says James Hansen the climate scaremonger who wants to dim the sun. Oh gosh, the same as Bill Gates anyone would think they’re in cahoots. What doesn’t Gates have his sticky fingers in? Gates of the god delusion and constant need to make more money under the guise of philanthropy.
I’m fed up with the constant scaremongering, about everything.
Yesterday’s Home Office exercise: https://www.gbnews.com/news/migrant-crisis-images-illegal-migrant-deportations-19000-removed-labour Quite well co-ordinated, as a campaign, by the look of it. Spot the cynicism on the GBN publication. It Doesn’t say which airfield was used for the charter – presumably not a normal commercial one – Northolt perhaps. Handy for the invited media outlet etc.
I don’t believe this. If these so-called illegals are going anywhere it will be to a staging post prior to them returning via the dinghies. Utter BS.
https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1889022594302796172?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
By the way, three years ago, on February 10, 2022, the Russian foreign minister publicly stated that, after drills in Belarus, Russian troops would not invade Ukraine but would return home.
Two weeks later, Putin went ‘the full tonto’ and launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
https://www.freespeechbacklash.com/article/time-action
An extremely heartfelt and positive open letter to Reform UK from Tom Armstrong at ‘Freespeech Backlash’ calling for Reform to lead the way in orchestrating a programme of peaceful disobedience against our anti British government.
“And for that we need the leadership ReformUK is so well placed to provide. We call on you therefore to form a mass movement, a bringing together of the anti-globalist and patriotic majority of the British people, from all parties and organisations. It is, surely, time for a peaceful campaign of mass civil disobedience. It is time to show them our strength. This is an ideal time for Reform to cement itself as the nation’s great hope.”
Chelsea star Sam Kerr cleared of racially harassing Met officer – BBC News
She called him “stupid and white”.
I think “racial harassment” should not exist as a crime, but what do we think the outcome would have been had a white person called an officer “stupid and black”.
About five years.
Definitely not two-tier justice.