News Round-Up

“Columbia University boss quits over Gaza protests – to work for David Lammy” – The President of Columbia University has resigned to take up a job in the Foreign Office following heavy criticism of her handling of pro-Palestine protests on campus, reports the Telegraph.
“David Lammy’s new hire shows the Foreign Office’s true colours” – Minouche Shafik appears to be another prominent public figure with a blind spot when it comes to antisemitism, writes Nicole Lampert in the Telegraph.
“Boy, 15, first person charged with offence of rioting over U.K. disorder” – A 15 year-old boy has become the first person in the country to be charged with the offence of rioting after a judge suggested those involved in the disorder should face more serious charges, reports Sky News.
“Meet the three types of rioter” – Far-Right thugs weren’t the sole perpetrators of the recent civil unrest, says Simon Cottee in UnHerd.
“Husband of ‘keyboard warrior’ who called for mosque to be blown up says jailing her ‘over the top’” – The husband of the 53 year-old grandmother sentenced to 15 months for posting something “hateful” on Facebook says her sentence was “well over the top”, according to the Telegraph.
“The persecution of ‘the plebs’” – In the Spectator, Douglas Murray discusses the uneven and unpredictable application of the law in the wake of the Southport riots.
“Douglas Murray vs the mob” – Douglas Murray is quite wrong. We are all doing as we’re told, and Hope Not Hate has won, writes Rod Liddle in the Spectator.
“The U.K.’s war on free speech” – Street violence is being met with restrictions on online speech by a Labour Government desperate to clamp down on un-PC opinion, says Fred de Fossard in the Critic.
“Pressing the panic button” – On Substack, Isabel Oakeshott takes aim at Sir Keir Starmer for using state power to suppress dissenting voices on immigration.
“Police launch hate crime inquiry after Israelis ‘hounded out’ of Edinburgh Fringe show” – Comedian Reginald D. Hunter says he regrets “unfortunate incident” in which two Jews were hounded out of his Edinburgh show as Police Scotland launches a ‘hate crime’ investigation, reports the Telegraph.
“Home Office ‘considering banning silent prayer outside abortion clinics’” – The Home Office is weighing up whether to ban silent prayer outside abortion clinics, says the Telegraph.
“A freedom worth having” – On Julie Bindel’s Substack, Akua Reindorf KC makes a compelling case for the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023.
“Freedom of speech and expression” – A 1942 essay by former Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies defending freedom of speech provides a timely reminder of the enduring importance of protecting open debate and dissent.
“The modern world is full of the old Christian virtues gone mad” – On Substack, Ed West considers whether the liberal elite really are going to leave X this time or whether it‘s an empty threat, as it always has been before.
“Labour’s train driver capitulation is the first step to fiscal ruin” – The decision to award train drivers a pay rise of 15% will end with a Labour Government leading the country to fiscal ruin, warns Ross Clark in the Spectator.
“Thousands of train fare prosecutions set to be quashed” – As many as 74,000 prosecutions for alleged rail fare evasion in England and Wales are set to be quashed following a landmark ruling, according to the BBC.
“Two-tier concerns must be addressed by police, says Cleverly” – Police must treat all groups equally says James Cleverly, the former Home Secretary, reports the Telegraph.
“Labour still planning tax rises despite economy boost” – The Government is set to press ahead with tax rises and spending cuts, despite aBritain being the fastest-growing major economy, reports inews.
“Council tax takings are growing two-and-a-half times faster than inflation” – Council tax receipts collected in the past financial year amount to a 214% increase since 2000, according to the Telegraph.
“School leavers should choose their options carefully” – The way university is sold to young people needs to change, says Henry Hill in CapX.
“On the fantasy of collapse, the robust nature of modern states and what kind of political change is possible” – The countercultural Left and the countercultural Right nourish two equivalent political fantasies, writes Eugyppius on Substack.
“Heat pumps could bring the German economy to its knees” – The companies that poured billions into building the industrial infrastructure for the transition to Net Zero are running into trouble one by one, says Matthew Lynn in the Telegraph.
“Entitlement and laziness are crushing the life out of Britain” – A devastating cultural shift during Covid has left too many believing that the world – or the taxpayer – owes them a living, writes Annabel Denham in the Telegraph.
“How lockdown sparked an epidemic of hostile and angry boys” – More than 120,000 parents of sons with a behavioural disorder were receiving Disability Living Allowance in February 2024, compared with just under 62,000 girls, reports Szu Ping Chan in the Telegraph.
“Labour is in danger of failing the lockdown generation all over again” – High expectations and rigour are the best ways to help poorer students, not ‘progressive’ reforms, says Fraser Nelson in the Telegraph.
“Eye issues skyrocket after the Covid shots rolled out” – If something other than the Covid jab is causing such a huge increase in eye problems, what is it? asks Steve Kirsch on his Substack.
“On Gov. Tim Walz, Covid lockdown fanatic” – How badly did Minnesota Governor Tim Walz panic in the autumn of 2020? He essentially destroyed Thanksgiving, says Alex Berenson on his Unreported Truths Substack.
“The Japanese monkeypox vaccine” – On Substack, Dr. Meryl Nass gives her thoughts on the monkeypox vaccine programme and the actual cause of death in what is generally a very mild illness.
“‘Kory and Marik were just stripped of their specialty board certifications. So was I, but the ABIM never even bothered to tell me’” – On Substack, Dr. Meryl Nass reveals her shock at discovering that the American Board of Internal Medicine had revoked her certification – without any notice, investigation or chance to respond.
“Laura Woods reveals death threats to unborn child over post about Telegraph gender-row article” – TV presenter Laura Woods has revealed she received “numerous death threats” online after praising a Telegraph article that was critical of the Olympic champion boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting, according to the BBC.
“Why Imane Khelif’s biggest fight yet could be against J.K. Rowling” – In the Telegraph, Marianka Swain updates on the cyberbullying lawsuit involving Algerian gold medal boxer Imane Khelif, J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk.
“Kamala Harris’s campaign ‘editing news headlines to make it look like publishers back her’” – Kamala Harris’s campaign has been accused of secretly editing news headlines in Google advertisements to make it appear as if well-known media organisations have endorsed her, reports the Mail.
“New mothers breastfeed in front of endangered orangutan to try to show her how to care for baby” – Thirty women breastfed their babies in front of a pregnant orangutan as part of a plan to teach the expecting mother how to care for her newborn at the Dublin Zoo in Ireland, says Sky News.
“‘You under cook fish? Jail’” – A satirical video on X shows Keir Starmer in full dictator garb, listing the many innocuous offences that could land you in jail.

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