News Round-Up
6 May 2025
The Green Blob Won’t Take This Lying Down
6 May 2025
by Ben Pile
Historian David Olusoga can often be heard complaining about the British Empire and its supposedly malign legacy. But in truth the 'British Empire' is not something that every really existed, says Prof James Alexander.
The Guardian has removed an article claiming that renewables are cheap following a complaint as the advertising watchdog ASA signals that false claims will not be tolerated.
The Garrick Club has changed its membership policy, following a relentless campaign. Why did the members – supposedly a powerful cabal of Establishment figures – allow themselves to be ordered about by the Guardian?
The Guardian's Marina Hyde has mocked Russell Brand for his baptism in the Thames. It's easy to scoff, says James Alexander, but at least Brand, like his new religion, is trying to find the truth.
Is the world better with women in charge? As feminists crow over the Garrick vote, Prof James Alexander wonders if men perhaps had a point in trying to keep women away from power.
Guardian staff are in open revolt after being told they have to spend at least three days a week in the office from Jan 1st, with some complaining it will mean spending less time with their pets.
Andrew Neil has written a powerful column about Owen Jones's bizarre, 25-minute video about the footage of Hamas’s atrocities on October 7th. His aim appears to be to paint Hamas as no worse than the IDF.
The Guardian has repeatedly claimed not to be "billionaire backed" but an explosive new report finds that funding from the Gates Foundation alone amounts to $116 for every reader of the print edition.
In the latest Weekly Sceptic podcast the talking points are Kevin Spacey getting cancelled despite being cleared, the FA refusing to light up Wembley in honour of Israel and the Daily Wire doing its own Snow White.
More than 28,000 people in England and Wales have been convicted of breaches of Covid regulations, despite the Government’s insistence that it never intended to criminalise people during the pandemic.
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