News Round-Up
26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
King Charles has unveiled Sir Keir Starmer's legislative programme for his Labour Government, complete with more race equality laws, more renters' rights and a trans-inclusive conversion therapy ban.
Joanna Gray offers a spirited take on current affairs, finding reasons to be cheerful amidst political failures, media influence and even culinary comforts.
We should vote Conservative to keep out the Trots and their permanent revolution, says Peter Hitchens. No no no, that just ratifies the Uniparty, says Matt Goodwin. Professor James Alexander ponders the dilemma.
Labour claims its Education Tax on private schools is to raise revenue for the state sector. But it's unlikely to do that – and no wonder when the policy's architect is clear that it wants private schools to disappear.
Canary Wharf, London's bold 1990s financial district, is in decline. But why are we surprised when the Left-wing councils surrounding it have been allowed to strangle it, says J. Sorel.
In a recent piece in the Conversation, a professor of climate change says we have to achieve Net Zero by 2035 to save the planet and can only do that by nationalising everything. Is Net Zero socialism by the back door?
The underlying climate message is hard-core Marxist: recognising the reality of 'climate breakdown' means limiting the freedom of the individual "in the name of the wellbeing of the collective", activists say.
Why is the NHS failing? Not because of Covid or inadequate funding. It's failing because the model is fundamentally flawed, according to a former NHS consultant. It is socialism in practice. Nice idea. Never works.
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