- “Ukraine ‘agrees to 30-day ceasefire’ with Russia as Trump lifts pause” – The ball is now in Moscow’s court after Ukraine agreed to a 30-day ceasefire with Russia, reports the Mail.
- “Rupert Lowe ‘keeping options open’ after ousting by Reform UK” – Ex-Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe has told Sky News that he has not ruled out joining the Conservatives or starting a new political party.
- “Could Elon Musk bankroll a rival to Reform?” – The world’s richest man is said to be mulling over financing a new political outfit, which could be led by former Reform MP Rupert Lowe, reports the Mail.
- “Met Police launches investigation into Reform’s Rupert Lowe” – The Met Police have launched a formal investigation into claims of threats by Rupert Lowe against Reform Chairman Zia Yusuf, says the Express.
- “Rupert Lowe’s team rally around him” – We are now on day five of the great Reform fall out and it’s still making waves, writes Steerpike in the Spectator.
- “Reform’s alpha males need to shut up and get on with the job” – The civil war engulfing Reform UK is preposterous, says Allison Pearson in the Telegraph. What’s important is the future of our ailing country, not a battle of male egos.
- “The Rupert Lowe fracas shows why Reform may not survive” – Britain desperately needs an alternative to the old parties, but Nigel Farage is sadly blowing the chance, writes Madeline Grant in the Telegraph.
- “Is snobbery behind Rupert Lowe’s row with Nigel Farage? ” – There is another more hidden aspect to the row between Rupert Lowe and Nigel Farage that has not yet been highlighted, says Nigel Jones in the Spectator.
- “Reform’s Lowe blow” – Will Rupert Lowe’s exile cause Reform UK to return to wandering in the political desert? wonders Connor Tomlinson on the Restoration Substack.
- “Major law firm sacks Reform candidate after ‘I hate Islam’ tweet” – Top City law firm CMS has taken “prompt and decisive action” after a senior member of its HR team – a prospective Reform UK councillor – posted anti-Islamic and anti-trans comments on X, according to Legal Futures.
- “Crisis talks called over ‘two-tier’ justice plan” – The Justice Secretary is to hold talks with the Sentencing Council after it rejected her demand to change guidance to judges following claims of ‘two-tier’ justice, reports the Mail.
- “The end of equality: two-tier justice enshrined in British law” – The anti-white, anti-male takeover of Britain is all but complete, says Frank Haviland in the European Conservative. The judiciary is merely giving what already exists its seal of approval.
- “Politicised judges don’t deserve independence” – Shabana Mahmood must be supported in her fight against the Sentencing Council, writes Tom Harris in the Telegraph.
- “How foreign violence drives UK sex crimes” – In UnHerd, Joan Smith highlights the need for tougher deportation policies for convicted sex offenders.
- “Labour seeks Rwanda-style deal to avoid granting asylum to convicted sex offender on Chagos” – Labour is seeking a Rwanda-style deal to avoid granting asylum to a convicted sex offender jailed on the Chagos Islands, reports the Express.
- “Britain is dependent on US weapons. We now face a terrible choice” – In the Telegraph, Matt Oliver warns that Britain’s reliance on US weapons could leave its military paralysed if Washington withdraws support – just as it did with Ukraine – forcing the UK to rethink its defence strategy and look to Europe.
- “Benefits cuts ‘delayed to next week’ as Labour MPs revolt” – Labour’s welfare overhaul has been delayed amid a Labour revolt despite Keir Starmer warning the system is “indefensible”, reports the Mail.
- “Who becomes a Labour politician to slash benefits?” – Having spent so many years preaching against austerity, it is going to be extremely difficult for Labour to get away with the slightest cut to benefits, warns Ross Clark in the Spectator.
- “How to fix the Civil Service” – Whitehall is bloated, risk-averse and clueless about business, says John Nash in the Spectator. Labour’s tweaks won’t fix a system built to preserve itself.
- “Labour’s plan to decriminalise abortion is distracting, dishonest and unpopular” – The Government has not learnt the lessons of the Democrats’ obsession with progressive issues, writes Miriam Cates in the Telegraph.
- “Why are green groups giving Labour a free pass?” – One odd development in politics is the willingness of charities to let the Labour Government off the hook for policies they once attacked, says Iain Carter in the Spectator.
- “Labour’s AI plans are ‘an act of cultural suicide’” – According to Britain’s leading literary agent, the Government’s plans to weaken copyright laws for the benefit of AI companies are “a cultural act of suicide”, reports the Telegraph.
- “‘The role of Conservatives after the Trump meteorite has landed’” – In Conservative Home, Dr Lee Rotherham argues that the Conservatives must reflect on their past failures and evolve into a party of radical, rational solutions to global issues.
- “The BBC’s new plan for the licence fee is a shameless rip-off of the middle class” – The real question is not: “Should the middle class be forced to pay more for the BBC?” It’s: “Why should anyone be forced to pay for the BBC at all?” says Michael Deacon in the Telegraph.
- “The sad truth about the BBC” – Most people have such low expectations of the BBC that its failures barely generate much of a reaction these days, writes Gareth Roberts in the Spectator.
- “Why the English education system is so envied in Belgium” – In the Spectator, Harry De Paepe is baffled by Bridget Phillipson’s dismantling of 25 years of education reforms, given that her opposite number in Flanders is looking to replicate those reforms in the hope of repeating England’s education success.
- “Universities must put academic freedom above commercial interests, says free speech tsar” – In an interview with the Telegraph, Professor Arif Ahmed says that vice-chancellors must “show backbone” by upholding their commitment to free speech even when it jeopardises lucrative contracts.
- “Douglas Murray wins defamation case against Observer” – The Daily Wire reports that the flailing Guardian Media Group has had to pay out “substantial damages” to Douglas Murray – after Kenan Malik in the Observer was found to have defamed him.
- “Reuters fake fact check fails again” – Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg cut ties with Reuters and other fact checkers because of bias and mistakes – and bias and mistakes remain, says Paul D. Thacker on Substack.
- “Major city descends into wasteland as bin workers go on strike” – Nearly 400 council bin workers in Birmingham have walked out indefinitely as part of an escalating dispute over jobs and pay, reports the Mail.
- “Green council ditches plan to collect black bins once a month” – Bristol’s Green Party run council has dropped plans to collect residents’ black bins only once a month following outrage from locals, says the Mail.
- “More houses to be built out of wood under Labour’s Net Zero plan” – Labour is set to increase the number of properties built with a timber frame in a drive to cut the UK’s carbon footprint, reports the Telegraph.
- “Ed Miliband’s own EPC rating casts doubt on Net Zero drive” – The energy efficiency of Ed Miliband’s home was only fractionally improved by installing a heat pump, reveals the Telegraph.
- “Energy bills could fall by £250 a year if you live near new pylon project” – Thousands of residents living near electricity pylons could receive up to £2,500 off their bills under a landmark policy by the Government to push through new development and homebuilding, reports GB News.
- “The NHS: where does all the money go?” – On the TTE Substack, Prof Carl Heneghan and Dr Tom Jefferson write about NHS England’s bloated bureaucracy.
- “Five years later, lefty journalists and health bureaucrats are lying worse than ever about Covid” – On Substack, Alex Berenson slams the Left’s Covid revisionism.
- “Utah to become first state to ban fluoride in public water” – Utah will become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, despite opposition from dentists and national health organisations, according to AP News.
- “Germany plans to ‘defy EU laws’ with mass rejection of asylum seekers” – Germany’s new Government is planning to turn away asylum seekers from its borders, regardless of whether its neighbours agree, reports the Mail.
- “The Pakistani village doctor ‘at heart of people-smuggling route’ stretching to Britain” – In the Telegraph, Sophia Yan profiles Master Uzair, a former village pauper turned notorious people smuggler, who has built a fortune trafficking Pakistanis to Europe.
- “Liberals should be outraged by Cǎlin Georgescu’s election ban” – In UnHerd, Yanis Varoufakis slams Romania’s ban on Cǎlin Georgescu running for president, calling it a gift to Putin and a betrayal of liberal values.
- “Mark Carney is wrong about everything” – Canada’s new unelected Prime Minister is living, breathing proof that technocrats can’t be trusted, says Fraser Myers in Spiked.
- “Trump drops new tariff bombshell against Canada” – Donald Trump has continued his feud with Canadian leaders with a promise that “we’ll just get it all back” when reciprocal tariffs go into effect next month, reports the Mail.
- ‘It’s time for Canada’s free speech defenders to unite” – The newly formed Free Speech Union of Canada will lobby to defeat censorship laws and assist those whose rights have been trampled, says Lawrence Krauss in the National Post.
- “I’ll buy a Tesla to support ‘punished’ Musk, says Trump” – Donald Trump has vowed to buy a new Tesla car in support of Elon Musk after a plunge in the company’s share price, reports the Hill.
- “Does Trump want a stock market crash?” – In the Spectator, Matthew Lynn suggests that Trump is letting markets crash now to avoid a worse collapse later.
- “Trump could suddenly be in serious trouble” – J.D. Vance warned the markets could come for the President, says Philip Pilkington in the Telegraph. He now looks eerily right.
- “This 94 year-old stock market legend saw the Trump slump coming” – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is well positioned to withstand any downturn, writes Michael Bow in the Telegraph.
- “Does Trump respect the First Amendment?” – Antisemitism is on the rise, but restricting freedom of speech is not the solution, says Andrew Doyle on his Substack.
- “Dawn Butler’s ‘black caucus’ is divisive and ridiculous” – America’s racial culture war should have no place in the UK Parliament, says Inaya Folarin Iman in Spiked.
- “Fitness influencer faces abuse and death threats from trans activists after pledging to open female-only gym in London” – The owner of a women’s-only gym in London has been targeted by trans activists after saying transwomen won’t be admitted, according to Reduxx.
- “Anti-woke new Tim Allen sitcom becomes monster hit for Disney” – Whether it be an increasingly sound Bill Maher interviewing Kid Rock on Real Time or A&E bringing back Duck Dynasty, it’s clear Hollywood has reconsidered its programming, says the Mail.
- “Disney makes odd decision on ‘woke’ Snow White premiere amid backlash” – The Hollywood premiere for Disney’s live-action adaptation of Snow White is to be “scaled back” amid a backlash against its woke gobbledegook, reports the Mail.
- “Global Minority” – The ‘Global Majority’ is a flawed, divisive idea that undermines equality by giving special treatment based on race, says Dr David McGrogan on his Substack.
- “‘All bad ideas are French’” – On X, Prof David Starkey explains how ‘all bad ideas are French’ is an absolute principle of human existence.
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