News Round-Up
26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
The new Olivia Coleman film Wicked Little Letters pushes the tired genre of cosy English fiction, in which the loony locals need to be saved by a Theresa May-style manager, over the edge of absurdity, says J Sorel.
Leading Net Zero proponent Chris Skidmore has announced he will quit Parliament "as soon as possible", saying he could not support a Government committed to a course of action "I know is wrong and will cause future harm".
As Prime Minister, Theresa May tied the country to Net Zero shortly before she left office in 2019. Since then she has raked in nearly £3m from speaking and books. Is there a link, asks Alex Kriel.
Theresa May has said she is “woke and proud” as she called for a “sensitive approach” to issues surrounding gender. That's a former Conservative Prime Minister, folks.
The Monster Raving Loony Party bills itself as a brilliant piece of satire, taking the Mickey out of politicians. But according to J Sorel, it's actually a tool for the enforcement of Establishment orthodoxy.
In the latest Weekly Sceptic podcast the talking points are Theresa May attending a socially distanced party in lockdown, Lewis Schaffer triggering the censors on GB News and should 'Terf Island' become a theme park ride?
Many dismiss Theresa May's three-year term as a failure. But with her reverence for rules and procedure, her predilection for compromise and her unwillingness to confront senior officials, she transformed British politics.
Theresa May became Prime Minister in July 2016 and no rise to power has been as swift or unanimous. May did not have a policy but a personality – and it inaugurated a new era which we have not yet left.
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