“Tokyo Paralympics to go ahead without spectators” – All events at the Paralympics will be held behind closed doors – as was the case with the Olympic Games – due to fears over the Delta Covid variant, reports MailOnline.
“There are lies, damned lies – and Covid statistics” – We’ve become exposed to more data than ever before during the pandemic, but not all of it is as helpful as it may seen, writes James Le Fanu in the Telegraph.
“The authoritarian takeover of Australia” – This once happy and freedom-loving nation is being crushed by its pro-lockdown elites, writes Fred Pawle in Spiked.
“Joe Biden should hang his head in shame ” – This is America’s darkest hour since September 11th, 2001, writes Richard Littlejohn in the Mail, who says the U.S. has been humiliated in the eyes of the world with President Joe Biden’s surrender to the Taliban.
“Statues are not a threat to ethnic minorities” – “It is amazing that this has to be said, but ethnic minorities know what history is,” writes Paddy Hannam in Spiked. “They know that in the past, attitudes to race were not exactly enlightened.”
“Is this the end of affirmative action?” – “Ironically, it is the assertiveness of today’s racial politics that may make the defence of affirmative action more difficult,” writes Oliver Wiseman in UnHerd.
“The true cost of net zero” – “Given that Britain accounts for 1% of global carbon emissions (against 29% for China), a net zero Britain will not mean much unless the entire world makes the same legal commitment,” writes Ross Clark in the Spectator.
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