- “Labour MPs ‘demand vote’ on slashing foreign aid to fund defence boost” – Sir Keir Starmer is facing simmering anger from Labour ministers and backbenchers after he cut the UK’s foreign aid budget to fund an increase in defence spending, reports the Mail.
- “Foreign aid is a luxury that Britain can no longer afford” – We must now pour whatever pennies we can scrape together into our Armed Forces, says Michael Deacon in the Telegraph, meaning no more high-minded freebies for the Third World.
- “Keir Starmer is right to cut foreign aid” – Much of the British public has come to regard foreign aid with suspicion, hostility and exasperation, writes Patrick West in the Spectator.
- “UK aid has funded organisation that illegally sends abortion pills to US” – Britain’s aid budget has funded Las Libres, a Mexican group that illegally ships abortion pills to the US, reports the Telegraph.
- “Starmer must take a chainsaw to the welfare state to put Britain on a war footing” – Cutting foreign aid was easy, says Allister Heath in the Telegraph. Now begins the hard work of tackling the Left’s sacred cows.
- “Why won’t Downing Street tell us if defence spending hike will include payments to Mauritius?” – In the Telegraph, Dia Chakravarty calls out Downing Street’s silence on whether Starmer’s £9 billion Chagos Islands “reparations” will sneak into the defence budget.
- “‘If Trump doesn’t like Chagos deal, it’s off’” – David Lammy says that the Chagos Islands deal will not go forward without the support of President Trump, according to BBC News.
- “Judge who signed Chagos ruling calls for UK to pay £18 trillion in slavery reparations” – An international judge who ruled against the UK on the Chagos Islands has called for Britain to pay more than £18 trillion in reparations for slavery, reports the Express.
- “Immigration judge wrote for pro-open borders website” – An immigration judge behind a string of controversial rulings has written dozens of articles for a pro-open borders website, reveals the Telegraph.
- “Trump to urge Starmer against granting permission for Chinese ‘super embassy’” – Keir Starmer is being urged to stop China from building a new “super embassy” over concerns it will be used to boost the country’s spying capabilities, reports the i Paper.
- “Lineker criticises BBC for pulling Gaza documentary” – More than 500 UK-based media types, including Gary Lineker and Miriam Margolyes, have accused the BBC of caving to “censorship” and racism after it pulled its Gaza documentary from iPlayer, according to Dudley News.
- “The BBC’s Gaza farce takes another sinister turn” – It is not good enough that the BBC has now removed this dishonest documentary from iPlayer, says Brendan O’Neill in the Spectator. Heads need to roll!
- “Manchester finally removes migrant tent city plaguing city for months” – Dozens of migrants living in a homeless camp in Manchester city centre for months have finally been evicted by bailiffs – only to emerge again nearby just hours later, reports the Mail.
- “Is Nigel Farage teeing Britain up for disappointment?” – In the Telegraph, Annabel Denham warns Kemi Badenoch against trying to out-populist Nigel Farage.
- “Swinney hits the summit of stupidity with attack on Reform” – First Minister John Swinney’s attempt to freeze Farage’s party out of Scotland is a pathetic stunt that could backfire on the SNP leader, warns Alan Cochrane in the Telegraph.
- “‘I will never be truly English: here is why’” – We have allowed what once made England distinctive to be diluted, denigrated and demonised, says Suella Braverman in the Telegraph.
- “Rachel Reeves faces fresh pressure over ‘pay-per-mile’ driving charges” – Rachel Reeves has been warned of an £8 billion black hole in the Treasury’s coffers in five years as Brits make the switch to electric cars, reports the Mail.
- “Reeves wants to boost growth. Net Zero rules mean her hands are tied” – Rachel Reeves calls Net Zero the 21st Century’s big opportunity, but with costs now and rewards decades away, she’ll be long gone before it even breaks even, says Szu Ping Chan in the Telegraph.
- “The Climate Change Committee should be abolished” – The frequent flyer tax – the latest bonkers proposal by the Climate Change Committee – is a complete dog’s breakfast, writes Matthew Lynn in the Telegraph.
- “‘My heat pump works so badly in winter I have to use my toxic wood stove’” – According to the Telegraph, homeowners are turning to polluting wood-burning stoves to pick up the slack from rubbish heat pumps.
- “Aston Martin axes 170 jobs after delaying electric car for second time” – Aston Martin’s CEO has warned that electric cars are “too extreme” for many of its customers as the company slashes 170 jobs and postpones its first EV – again, according to Investing.com.
- “Interview with Prof William Happer – climate scare is based on lies” – On the latest episode of the Freedom Research podcast, Hannes Sarv sits down with Prof William Happer to discuss the role of CO2 on Earth, its capacity to warm the climate and whether it’s feasible for humans to completely stop using fossil fuels.
- “Wind turbines to be painted black to stop bird strikes” – Offshore wind turbines will be painted black in an attempt to prevent bird collisions, after Trump raised the issue with Keir Starmer, reports the Standard.
- “Voices of division and anger” – On Substack, Dr David McGrogan exposes the absurdity of the UN’s take on free speech, where to “protect” freedom of expression, they insist it must be suppressed.
- “Zelensky says he’s ready to sign mineral deal with Trump” – Volodymyr Zelensky says that a framework economic deal with the US is ready – but security guarantees that Kyiv views as vital remain to be decided, reports the Mail.
- “‘EU was formed to screw USA – and they’ve done a good job of it’” – President Trump used his first cabinet meeting to double down on his plans to make Canada America’s 51st state and on his claims that the EU had “taken advantage” of the US, says the Telegraph.
- “Does Europe have a free speech problem?” – In Newsweek, James Bickerton considers J.D. Vance’s recent claim that free speech is in retreat across Europe.
- “Jeff Bezos orders Washington Post to support ‘free markets and personal liberties’” – Jeff Bezos has ordered the Washington Post to support “personal liberties and free markets” in a major shake-up of the Left-leaning newspaper, according to NBC.
- “Worrying Covid vax syndrome signs to look out for – have you been hit?” – Experiencing brain fog, palpitations, tinnitus? You might just have “post-vaccination syndrome” – a newly identified condition linked to Covid jabs, reports the Mail.
- “If you’re going to critique science, be scientific about it” – In a guest post on the Retraction Watch blog, Loren K. Mell calls out its founders for their lazy critique of a vaccine study, arguing that such weak attacks only fuel public distrust.
- “Counting the dead” – On Substack, Laura Dodsworth exposes how the UK’s chaotic Covid death toll counting fuelled fear, buried the truth and left a trail of bad policy in its wake.
- “MAHA – populism to policy” – What we need is transparency, truth and toxin-free food, says Dr Robert W. Malone on his Substack. What we don’t need is a bigger nanny state and sneaky bureaucrats.
- “Trans woman found dead after being charged with raping young girl” – An alleged rapist who identified as a woman has died before he was due to appear in court charged with raping a young girl, reports the Mail.
- “Starmer’s Chagos Deal is a betrayal of Britain” – Robert Jenrick has released a video on X that skewers the Prime Minister’s absurd Chagos Deal.
Starmer's Chagos Deal is a betrayal of Britain.
— Robert Jenrick (@RobertJenrick) February 26, 2025
Chagos has been British since 1814. Mauritius’s most respected leader said their claim is "ridiculous."
We &have a vital military base there. Why an earth give control to an ally of China?
This insanity must be stopped. pic.twitter.com/v6zrbmwj8t
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Foreign aid is a luxury that Britain can no longer afford
‘During Sling Stone, a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA launched from Andersen Air Force Base successfully intercepted a Medium Range Ballistic Missile target more than 200 nautical miles northeast of Guam.’
An anti ballistic missile air defence system is expensive, missiles $5m/shot plus expensive command and control, target acquisition, tracking and launcher equipment.
We don’t have any except those fitted to Type 45 destroyers and they are designed to protect our aircraft carriers.
It seems unlikely that Putin will fire nuclear missiles at Britain. But he has fired non nuclear ballistic missiles at Ukraine and he has already killed and wounded British citizens on British soil.
Defence must come first, a given in the period after WW2.
This country has forgotten what an unmitigated disaster war is.
We must be able to deter aggression to prevent war.
Deterrence is the most cost effective form of defence….but you cannot do it on the cheap…..
I wonder how many civilians British missiles have killed and injured in the southern border regions of Russia?
Not as many as the Russian missiles have killed in Ukraine.
Many Ukrainians have been killed by their own missiles, and that doesn’t include the thousands of casualties from the Ukrainian shelling of Donbas towns.
Equipped with advanced navigation and guidance systems, the Storm Shadow is designed to minimize collateral damage while achieving high mission success rates.
‘Italian Tornado IDS aircraft also fired between 20 and 30 Storm Shadows during this campaign. This was the first time Italy fired the missile operationally, and it had a 97 percent success rate.’
Which must mean that they were deliberately targeting Russian civilians.
According to the Daily Sceptic, correctly:
“An alleged rapist who identified as a woman has died before he was due to appear in court charged with raping a young girl, reports the Mail.”
And according to the judge, correctly:
“His Honour Judge Nicholas Rowland said: ‘I haven’t had any sight of correspondence concerning Mr Wilson.'”
Yet according to the Daily Mail, insanely:
“An alleged rapist who identified as a woman has died before she was due to appear at court charged with raping a young girl with ‘your penis’.”
“she”!
The Daily Mail refers to the alleged rapist as “she” throughout the article, despite the references to his penis, and reporting that the judge referred to the man as “Mr Wilson”.
Why is the Daily Mail choosing to be so insane?
Of course, the BBC refers to the alleged rapist as “she” too, but we expect no better from the BBC:
“News of the death of Maddison Wilson, who was born male but identified as a woman, was given in Southampton Crown Court ahead of a plea hearing she was due to attend on Wednesday.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y920n0zj4o
“Her death has been listed at the Portsmouth Coroner’s Court, which said she died in Southsea two days after she appeared at Southampton Magistrates’ Court.”
Did the Portsmouth Coroner’s Court actually say “she” died in Southsea…, or is this the BBC deliberately misreporting?
The Telegraph manages to avoid referring to him as either ‘he’ or ‘she’, apart from quoting an inquest stating “…she has suffered with mental health challenges for a number of years.”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/26/trans-woman-dies-facing-trial-for-raping-young-girl/
They should all just report such men as “trans-identified man” and use the appropriate “he” pronoun. I note the writers of these articles are all men, but could just be coincidence given how many women are also on-board with this woke bollocks. Misogyny is rife but with regards to the Trans agenda and Islam, both of these camps also hide and enable sexual predators and paedophiles. These creeps are then protected and enabled to carry out their degenerate behaviour due to the useful woketard idiots, as we well know by now. Reality and biological fact, that has served us perfectly well since the year dot, take a back seat.
So many mentally ill narcissists in the Transtifa cult. You know they’re narcissists because their ‘transness’ is their entire identity and consumes them and they live their lives online, seeking continuous validation. Just one of countless examples. The self-obsession is off the scale;
https://x.com/Bubblebathgirl/status/1894875559164866677
Ho dear, how sad, never mind!
Well, he doesn’t identify as anything any more, thank goodness.
“Wind turbines to be painted black to stop bird strikes” Also reported by the “World Service” in the small hours. Perhaps the wind will keep them cool – but what about calm, bright days? Spot the potential snag.
How to make an eyesore more visible against the skyline? In the words of the Stones – paint it black.
Having just got a quote for painting the outside of my house (scaffolding now mandatory) I’m guessing the cost of painting wind turbines would be eye watering.
It’s probably more likely that they could be made in that colour in the factory, rather than actually “painting” them. After all, almost any paint would wear off out at sea; you’d get black & white spots all over then – perhaps easier to spot, especially given that bird eyesight is a lot better than ours!
“‘I will never be truly English: here is why’” – We have allowed what once made England distinctive to be diluted, denigrated and demonised, says Suella Braverman…
“…To destroy a people, you must first sever their roots,” said Solzenyhtsin decades ago.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/02/27/europe-left-behind-trump-grabs-ukraines-mineral-wealth/
This is one of the ways in which the defence budget used to pay for itself.
Britain’s armoured formations deterred an invasion of Kuwait in 1961.
The first gulf war in 1990/91 cost upwards of £100 billion.
And Britain’s military presence in the region until 1971 gave this country preferential access to the natural resources of the gulf nations.
Harold Wilson gave all that up, withdrawing British influence from the fastest growing regions of the world east of Suez.
Wilson was a civil servant before entering politics.
Britain requires businessmen at the helm, and, realistically, only one party is offering that…..
I understood he was an Oxford academic. I have always wondered how he could afford homes in Hutton, Westminster and on Scilly Isles. Also a farm, I heard.
He certainly had a house in the Hampstead Garden suburb. I am not sure he owned anything in Westminster apart from living rent free in Downing Street.
“Counting the dead” – Laura Dodsworth exposes how the UK’s chaotic Covid death toll counting fuelled fear, buried the truth and left a trail of bad policy in its wake…
…Died of, died with and murdered by the State.
“Wind turbines to be painted black to stop bird strikes”
That’ll be a windfall for the petrochemical industry.
There is a excruciating advert on the radio at the moment, in which members of the “public” talk about how amazing their heat pumps are, apparently even the cats love it. I don’t know about you but I’m convinced.
Every other advert now seems to be some sort of nudging or government infomercial.
I don’t know about you but I’m convinced.
I must rush out and get one!! These nudge adverts piss me off.
Pisses me off even more knowing we are probably indirectly paying for it in some form or another…
Yes, the very cheek of them thinking I’m gullible enough to rush out and buy something just because some actors on the radio are telling me how great it is.
“‘I will never be truly English: here is why’” –says Suella Braverman in the Telegraph.”
She will never be truly English, because English people all around the world are descended from their Ethnic European = White ancestors, who have lived in these islands for more than a thousand years, and built England into a great nation. Just as their descendants built other lands into great nations, wherever they went on the planet.
“English” is an ETHNIC IDENTITY, a Tribal Identity, a Shared Genetic Kinship among White People, not a mere nationality or birthplace.
Just as she and her parents are Ethnic Indian Subcontinentals, regardless of their specific tribe, nationality or birthplace.
Both of her Ethnic Indian parents had used African countries as stepping-stones to the West, as Ethnic Africans in Africa have often said of Indian Subcontinentals in Africa.
Neither in her mother’s country of Mauritius, nor her father’s country of Kenya, were they considered by Ethnic African people to be Ethnic African.
Nor do Ethnic Indians in Africa consider themselves to be Ethnic Africans, regardless of birthplace.
Nor do Ethnic Africans in India consider themselves to be Ethnic Indians, regardless of birthplace.
Only in the West do Third World Ethnic immigrants demand to be falsely considered as Ethnic Europeans.
Good video by Jenrick. Proving that Starmer and his chums are not only traitors, but are the zealot’s zealot.