News Round-Up
30 October 2024
The Saga of the Benin Bronzes Takes a Farcical New Turn
30 October 2024
by Mike Wells
Noah Carl and Bo Winegard respond to a Hope Not Hate hit job on their blog which involved a Guardian piece and a 90-minute documentary on Channel 4. For all the money spent on it, it barely progressed beyond name-calling.
The 'help' that over 100 Labour staffers are planning to give to Kamala Harris's Presidential campaign could be what puts Trump over the top, says Freddy Gray in the Telegraph.
Last week, the Guardian published a survey of 383 'climate experts' and – shock – many of them turned out to be emotionally unstable hysterics anxious about bringing children into the world.
The climate alarmists have been catastrophising about recent heatwaves in Mali and Burkina Faso. In fact, average temperatures in those countries have barely risen in the last 85 years, says Chris Morrision.
In recent days, The Guardian has been on the warpath against the Garrick – a London gentleman's club with a men-only membership policy. But the anti-Garrick arguments don't stack up, argues Noah Carl.
In the Telegraph, James Warrington provides an in-depth analysis of how Left-leaning media organisations have covered the Israel-Hamas conflict, highlighting concerns about bias and antisemitism.
The Guardian has apologised after publishing an antisemitic cartoon yesterday. It depicted ex-BBC Chairman Richard Sharp with exaggerated Jewish features carrying a basket containing gold coins and a Rishi Sunak puppet.
The recent piece of 'research' linking the increase in baseball home runs to climate change was too silly even for the BBC. But the Guardian lapped it up, explains the Daily Sceptic's Environment Editor Chris Morrison.
In London Calling this week, we discuss the Guardian devoting 0.1% of its net worth to atone for its slave trade links and its attempt to deflect attention from the scandal by accusing the Royal Family of the same sin.
The Guardian prides itself on being one of the most Left-leaning and anti-racist news outlets in the English-speaking world, yet its links to the slave trade suggest it may have to cancel itself.
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