- “Fury as children skip school for pro-Palestinian protest” – Parents warned they face fines and prosecutions if pupils miss classes as Gillian Keegan says absence for activism is ‘unacceptable’, says the Telegraph.
- “Britain braces for ‘more than 100’ pro-Palestine demonstrations” – Rather than a huge march in London, dozens of protests are due to take place in different parts of the U.K. today, reports the Mail.
- “The BBC’s Israelophobia is out of control” – The BBC’s distrust of the Jewish State is bordering on pathological, argues Jake Wallis Simons in Spiked.
- “‘Labour still has an antisemitism problem!’ – Starmer’s leadership brutally torn apart” – Dozens of Labour MPs rebelled against the leadership on a vote over the Israel-Hamas war on Wednesday evening, according to GB News.
- “Sacha Baron Cohen accuses TikTok of ‘creating biggest anti-Semitic movement since Nazis’” – Borat actor blames video app of whipping up antisemitism, reports to the Telegraph.
- “Britain is the new capital of anti-Israel hate” – As Israel unites in the face of terrorist evil, ours is exposing a nasty and divided underbelly, writes Douglas Murray in the Telegraph.
- “MeToo unless you’re a Jew” – Feminist groups are whitewashing Hamas’s crimes, writes Nicole Lampert in UnHerd.
- “What happens if Israel fails to destroy Hamas?” – Israel’s leader Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to destroy Hamas, but achieving such an aim in the war on Gaza is harder than he thinks, writes Nadim Koteich in the Spectator.
- “Iran’s betrayal leaves Hamas with nowhere to go” – We have reached a pivotal moment in this conflict, argues Hamish De-Bretton Gordon in the Telegraph. The terrorist group is increasingly isolated and its defeat assured.
- “Apple suspends ads on Twitter/X after Elon Musk endorses antisemitic post” – Apple has paused advertising on X, formerly known as Twitter, after its owner Elon Musk endorsed an antisemitic post, according to the Times.
- “Trans endometriosis charity boss ‘bullied’ by Women’s Hour interview” – Steph Richards, 71, who sparked controversy this week after being appointed to the top job at Endometriosis South Coast, fuelled a pile-on of Women’s Hour presenter Emma Barnett after appearing on the show, says the Mail.
- “Giorgia Meloni’s plan to send migrants to Albania does not break EU law” – Albanian government puts forward draft legislation on five-year deal with Italy that could mean 3,000 migrants a month are processed, reports the Telegraph.
- “GB News launches paywall as ad boycott continues” – Outspoken broadcaster rolls out three membership tiers in effort to boost finances, says the Telegraph.
- “Surely scepticism should apply to all sources?” – A below-the-line commentator on the Daily Sceptic takes issue with Chris Morrison’s recent piece about Ben Pile’s book on his blog.
- “Why is Suella Braverman doing so well on social media? ” – Suella Braverman’s tweets are going viral, reports the Spectator.
- “Christian Drosten’s virus truth panels and the tiresome midwits who think it’s all OK” – On Substack, Eugyppius takes aim at Christian Drosten, one of his favourite targets.
- “Free speech advocates at odds with faith groups over NSW hate speech law overhaul” – Religious groups push for tougher hate speech legislation as NSW Council for Civil Liberties and Greens voice concerns, reports the Guardian.
- “The unbreakable Tory alliance between Court and Country is finally shattering” – Ever since Disraeli, the Conservative Party has been a coalition of clashing factions. But they may no longer be able to live together, says Robert Tombs in the Telegraph.
- “Landmark study finds sudden cardiac deaths in sport fell over time” – A ‘landmark’ Swiss and U.S. study should reassure people about the safety of the mRNA Covid vaccines and the risk of myocarditis, reports the Mail.
- “The real reason why Nigel Farage is going on ‘I’m a Celebrity…’” – Farage’s use of the word ‘demonised’ suggests that he may be taking inspiration from Marine Le Pen, the leader of the National Rally in France, and is planning on relaunching his political career, argues Gavin Mortimer in the Spectator.
- “Global warming might not happen quite as fast as we thought – here’s why” – Plants will absorb more carbon dioxide than predicted, meaning models could be overestimating the speed which the planet will heat up, writes Sarah Knapton in the Telegraph.
- “Man up and grow a pair? Not on our watch, says police force” – Staffordshire Police orders officers not to use gender-based stereotypes or any other ‘discriminatory’ language that may cause offence, such as the phrase “high poverty rates”. Instead, they should call deprived areas “communities with access to fewer opportunities”, reports the Telegraph.
- “Pedants’ revolt brings back their apostrophe” – Residents of St Mary’s Terrace in Devon are celebrating after the possessive apostrophe was returned to their street sign, according to the Times.
- “Telegraph plan troubles Tories” – Conservative politicians are calling on ministers to scrutinise a last-ditch attempt by the Barclay family to regain control of the Telegraph newspapers and the Spectator with backers from Abu Dhabi, reports the Times.
- “UEFA refused to organise a minute of silence before the start of the match between Israel and Poland” – After UEFA refused to honour the victims of the October 7th massacre in Israel last night, the players in the Israel v Poland game refused to play the first minute of the match, reports Michael Weingardt on X.
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COP28: comedy gold…..the gift that keeps giving…..after flying there on private executive jets, they’ll probably have a side meeting on how to get there on their private yachts next time….oh…hang on…..
https://www.cop28.com/en/schedule/responsible-yachting-today-tomorrow
Yes, I saw that one about responsible yachting. To me, a yacht has masts and sails which can be made of wood and cloth so what’s the problem? Hmmmmm
I used to follow a YT channel of a couple who were crossing oceans in a sailing boat – high tech materials, and a battery to work their high tech comms equipment that enabled them to get where they needed to go safely –
satellite, radar, GPS etc. All very “green”.
I saw them. I think they had a baby with them too. It was very inspiring. Travel around the world on your own with no laws, government regulations or limits of where to go (well almost).
A prepper’s ideal final escape from the techno totalitarian nightmare.
It was during lockdown in part so they largely avoided all that crap
The discussion will focus on a variety of technical solutions developed to make the yachting experience more responsible and sustainable. Sunreef Yachts Eco representatives will share an insight into the R&D activity of the company and practical solutions that can be implemented to ensure cleaner boating. This will include a conversation about electric, hybrid and hydrogen propulsion, battery technology, plant-based composites, bottom paints, modern photovoltaics, sustainable interior finishing, water management, energy management, air conditioning. The focus will also be on the evolution of technology and future trends.
My emphasis in bold. I can see that they are not talking about the yachts I had in mind i.e. your little sailing boat with its entirely sustainable profile involving things like sails, ropes, rudders, tillers, hulls and masts often made of wood but yachts for the super wealthy with their ‘air conditioning’ and ‘energy management’ requirements! I had a look at Sunreef’s range – some of them even have helipads. So, not the yachts for thee and thou but the yachts for they and them!
There is “science” and then there are “myths”. ———-There is no evidence that CO2 is causing or will cause dangerous changes to climate. It certainly has not done so up till now and we keep getting told that the CO2 that we have “pumped” into the atmosphere since the 1700’s is causing climate change. But that is falsified by the fact that there is no increase in the frequency or intensity of any type of weather event. Yet computer models full of assumptions, guesses and speculations where basic parameters are either poorly understood or totally unknown are presented as “the science”——MODELS ARE NOT SCIENCE, and guess what ? They have all been totally wrong till now anyway. —-So if it is clearly not about science, what is it about? —————CO2 is the one gas that can be directly tied to Industrial Capitalism, and I am afraid that is what it is really about. The wealthiest people and countries emit the most and the poorest people and countries emit the least. The wealthiest people who live in the prosperous west are to stop emitting CO2 , which really means they are to stop using fossil fuels because we can afford to dabble in expensive niche technologies ike wind and sun and we are to send money to poorer people by way of bribes to tell them to leave their fossil fuels in the ground——-“Reparations” or “climate justice” or some other eco socialist terminology is used that really is about total control of the worlds wealth and resources, and the excuse for all of this anti capitalist central planning is “climate change”, the greatest pseudo scientific fraud ever.
“The wealthiest people who live in the prosperous west are to stop emitting CO2 …”
Well, not quite, since all human beings are CO2 generators: with every breath we breathe, we exhale 100 times the amount of CO2 we inhale. I learned that in biology at school – a long time ago, when schools used to educate. We are, after all, animals that survive by converting O2 to CO2. So those of us who really believe CO2 is destroying the planet need to … hold their breath!
Another cracker from Mr Morrison, thank you.
It was a pleasure to meet you briefly on Monday evening at Lola’s.
Always like reading Mr Morrison he has a terrific sense of humour and the way his takes the p*** out of these climate change net zero freaks is second to none.
I noticed the Met Office were panicked yesterday into releasing a YouTube video on the 1.5%.
Funnily enough, they didn’t mention any of the points raised above!
Another fact recently established in a study shows that a total transformation to so-called ‘renewables’ would require a further 80 million kilometres of high voltage transmission cabling – or in layman’s terms 80 million kilometres of steel wire and pylons.
https://joannenova.com.au/2023/12/your-clean-green-future-needs-another-80-million-km-of-high-voltage-lines/
There is no intention to make “a total transformation to so-called ‘renewables’ “. That is simply a myth. The intention is to reduce the population such that the elites have everything to themselves with a slave population to service them.
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/the-cop-squad-are-coming-for-our-cows/
As many of us here know attacks on food supplies are an integral part of the depopulation plan. So they are going to reduce methane – in other words cattle.
Here we go again.
The people intent on selling vegan replacement products for meat and dairy have hitched their waggons to chlimate cange a long time ago. They’d obviously very much like to get some of the money, too, and if government could be persuaded to outlaw competing products people preferably buy, this would also help the bottom line a lot.
Just as with COVID, whoever can tries to exploit the scam to further his own agenda, whatever it might be.
“Climate change” is a desperate operation by the western world order to cling on to global power, against the tide of the growing wealth and influence of non western powers.
When you put yourself in the mindset that most of the people in positions of power are sociopaths, everything makes perfect sense.
If you think that people in positions of power are trying to serve the common good, you’re not only completely lost, you’re a useful idiot. Fodder for their cannon.
Anything that seems like serving the common good is nothing more than the temporary and absolute minimum alignment of interests required for the sociopaths to get their way.
Ridiculous. Asia won’t follow the West as it commits economic suicide.
What is “doing an Ali Jaber?”
Blowing a firkin hole in someone’s argument so big that they have no possibility of reply.
Excellent, HP! I’ll have to remember that one!
Thanks Aethelred
Monro. You literally couldn’t make this up! The have yachts on sustainable sailing while telling the rest of us to stay in harbour!
At least Al Jaber has a scientific training (Chemical Engineering), in contrast to most of these climate grifters. Mary Robinson (who I met as a guest speaker at a conference) is an incredibly self important member of The EUOirish elite. Like the old drunk Higgins and others she lives in a bubble sealed off from the chaotic country she has created. Looking forward to seeing her try hard not to patronise Connor McGregor when he enters the fray!
A Conservative sub 60 seats election result will put a lid on this climate nonsense.
Imagine the naivete of people who believe anybody can measure a single temperature for the earth and to 1.5 degrees! Temperatures are infinite and chaotic all over the earth and can vary 10 degrees or more within a 100 mile radius. From daytime to nighttime they can vary 30 degrees. And then to set political goals set on this! Pseudoscience at It’s best.
Two reasons Chris Morrison is my favourite writer here:
Where can I see more of him?
Charring Cross Station, outside WH Smith 4-45 pm Sunday. Will be carrying a brolly, wearing a Ganex raincoat and sporting a red rose.