News Round-Up
26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
Law prof David McGrogan analyses the Supreme Court's decision in Finch v Surrey County Council, which torpedoed a new oil well, and says it's typical of the way democratic decision making has been turned over to 'experts'.
In ruling that oil cannot be extracted without taking into account its impact on Net Zero, the U.K. Supreme Court has delivered yet another blow to the country's dying industries, says Ben Pile, not to mention parliamentary sovereignty.
The economic case for renewable energy doesn't add up and never has, says Economics Professor Ross McKitrick. But governments love the climate alarm agenda because it involves a relentless expansion of their power.
The future of Britain’s oil and gas industry has been thrown into doubt after a landmark decision by the Supreme Court that found emissions from burning fossil fuels must be considered when approving new drilling sites.
Is a U.K. court about to declare that civil servants must obey 'international law' over the clear will of Parliament? That's a very real prospect as a key hearing takes place this week, says Dr David McGrogan.
The verdict is in, and it's not good news for Donald Trump. Or is it? Everything you need to know about the historic criminal conviction of a US President.
Judges are the world’s greatest confidence tricksters, says Dr. David McGrogan. Purporting to apply neutral law, in fact they impose their own politics via tendentious interpretations skewed towards elite biases.
Don't be fooled by bills of rights, warns Law Professor James Allan. They failed to stop lockdowns (everywhere) and are just tools of Leftist judicial activism.
Comedy environmentalist Jim Dale and Dale Vince have both suggested that climate 'denial' should be a criminal offence. Is this desperation because it's becoming so obvious the evidence is against them?
Civil servants are attempting to stop Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan by mounting a legal challenge to the legislation, arguing that international law is binding on them.
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