News Round-Up
26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
The panic at Glastonbury over illegal entrants and "over-crowding" exposes the middle-class Left's hypocrisy on immigration, says Michael Deacon. It seems when it comes to a music festival, borders matter.
An investigation by the Mail on Sunday has revealed that workers in Bangladesh, who produce Gary Lineker's £55 X Next jacket, are paid just 44p an hour.
Who are the climate activists bringing down Britain's literary festivals with their climate boycotts? Fossil Free Books' leading lights seem to just love jetting off here, there and everywhere.
Green Party leader Carla Denyer has admitted that she still has a gas boiler despite her party’s commitment to reach Net Zero by 2040.
How can Prof Ülf Büntgen reconcile advocating for separating science and activism while participating in a study urging urgent international agreements to cut carbon emissions? wonders Charles Rotter.
Green evangelist Justin Welby has been accused of hypocrisy for racking up 48,000 air miles while simultaneously urging his congregations to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions.
The BBC's war on misinformation is blatantly one-sided, says Simon Cottee. The 'misinformation' in mind is almost always from conservative sources, while the 'fact-checkers' aren't so accurate themselves.
The Network Rail 'diversity champion" behind the controversial 'Pride pillar' has found himself at the centre of a misogyny row as his social media history comes under scrutiny.
Humza Yousaf was told by Nicola Sturgeon’s most high-profile medical adviser to "hold a drink at all times" to get round her rules on wearing a face mask when he was Health Secretary, the Covid Inquiry has heard.
The Government’s Climate Minister has been flown thousands of miles back from the COP28 environment conference in Dubai to vote for the Rwanda bill and will then be flown back again, it has emerged.
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