- “George Galloway is sworn in as MP and compares Israel to the Nazis” – George Galloway likened Israel to Nazi Germany, suggesting the country was committing a “holocaust” in Gaza after taking his seat as Rochdale MP, according to the Mail.
- “Tories divided over new definition of extremism” – A Government plan for a new definition of extremism has sparked concerns in cabinet that it could inadvertently penalise groups opposed to gay marriage, abortion or transwomen invading single sex spaces, reports the Times.
- “Politicians remain in total denial over extremism” – Rather than confront the real issue, the intelligentsia live in a fantasyland where death threats are the norm, says Tim Stanley in the Telegraph.
- “‘Elites have allowed this to happen!’” – On The Winston Marshall Show, Ayaan Hirsi Ali discusses how Islamism first came to Britain, grooming gangs, the failure of integration and much else.
- “The rampant Israelophobia of Germany’s elites” – The Berlin International Film Festival was dominated by an unhinged hatred of the Jewish state, reports Sabine Beppler-Spahl in Spiked.
- “Scientists may have finally found the cause of Long Covid” – Scientists at Cambridge University believe low iron levels in the blood could be a key driver of ongoing issues with Long Covid, says the Mail.
- “Can population declines be beneficial?” – On Substack, Igor Chudov challenges readers to explain to him how Japan and South Korea would benefit from having more people.
- “Is it time to hit the brakes on healthcare research?” – Prof. Carl Heneghan and Dr. Tom Jefferson explain why they’re calling for a halt on all medical research and what it could mean for the future of healthcare.
- “Police solve no burglaries in half of the country” – Police have failed to solve a single burglary in nearly half of all neighbourhoods in England and Wales in the past three years, reports the Telegraph.
- “Britain can boom. That’s the story the Chancellor must tell” – This week’s Budget needs to set out a vision, one that reminds voters Labour will put our prosperity at risk, writes Nick Timothy in the Telegraph.
- “It’s time to take a chainsaw to the British civil service” – Do we really need a Department for Culture, Media and Sport? asks Annabel Denham in the Spectator.
- “The tyrannical jailing of Sam Melia” – Imprisoning someone for producing offensive stickers is an outrage against freedom of expression, says Brendan O’Neil in Spiked.
- “Luftwaffe brass hold unsecure online meeting about using Taurus missiles, are shocked when Russia Today publish the full audio recording” – On Substack, Eugyppius gives his take on the recent German ‘wiretapping’ scandal.
- “Why does the American Right love Viktor Orbán?” – UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers is joined in the studio by Gladden Pappin to discuss why the American Right seem so enamoured with Viktor Orban.
- “Supreme Court orders ex-prez back on Colorado primary ballot ahead of Super Tuesday” – The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Donald Trump can stay on the election ballot in Colorado, handing him a landmark legal victory, reports the New York Post.
- “No.10 slams ‘irresponsible’ Chris Packham over Just Stop Oil protests” – Downing Street has condemned “irresponsible” BBC presenter Chris Packham after he defended Just Stop Oil’s call for eco-zealots to protest outside MPs’ homes, according to the Mail.
- “Scientists expose major problems with climate change data” – Temperature records, crucial for predicting manmade global warming, face serious data problems and corruption, say scientists interviewed by the Epoch Times.
- “Three in 10 U.K. scientists believe sex isn’t binary” – Every day brings new evidence of how deeply gender ideology has penetrated every aspect of our lives – and the urgent need to stand up for reality, writes Joan Smith in UnHerd.
- “BBC tried to discipline journalist for saying men cannot scientifically be women” – A former BBC journalist was subjected to a disciplinary process for tweeting that there was no scientific support for the idea that “males can be women”, reports the Telegraph.
- “Tempers flare at vote to ban trans bathers from Hampstead Heath Pond” – A proposed ban on trans swimmers at Hampstead Ladies’ Pond descended into chaos after a group of female swimmers lost their bid to ban men identifying as women from using the pond, reports the Mail.
- “The unbearable ignorance of the trans lobby” – Tory MP Alicia Kearns is rewriting gay history in her push to ban trans conversion therapy, says Malcolm Clark in Spiked.
- “Fury as Exeter School scraps names of Walter Raleigh and Francis Drake from buildings” – Exeter School in Devon has pledged to remove the names of Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Francis Drake from its buildings in an ‘inclusivity’ drive, according to Devon Live.
- “Woke madness as academic claims British Museum is promoting fascist imagery” – An archaeologist has triggered a scathing response with her claim that ‘Legion’, the British Museum’s latest exhibition, features “unrelenting fascist imagery and sexism”, according to the Express.
- “Why billionaires are so uncool” – Billionaires’ geekiness distracts from their political influence, remarks W. David Marx in UnHerd.
- “Labour’s Shadow Culture Secretary slammed for ‘political correctness’ after claiming ‘Rule Britannia!’ ‘alienates’ many Britons” – Labour’s Shadow Culture Secretary has said ‘Rule, Britannia!’ “alienates” many Britons and welcomes a “good debate” about its performance at the Last Night of the Proms, reports GB News.
- “‘The idea that ‘Rule, Britannia!’ is inextricably linked to slavery is for the birds’” – On GB News’s State Of The Nation, Jacob Rees-Mogg hosts a panel debate on whether or not ‘Rule, Britannia!’ is offensive or if it’s a celebration of the Royal Navy’s role in securing freedom, including that of 150,000 slaves.
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