News Round-Up
7 May 2024
If we say nothing when Nigel Farage is denied service by the banks, who will speak up when they come for us? This is a new and sinister form of cancel culture that we must not stand for.
All our mainstream media have claimed that the Wagner mutiny has weakened Putin. But the evidence suggests the opposite, writes David Craig, after the Russian leader swiftly faced down the threat.
In this week's London Calling, James Delingpole unveils a new conspiracy theory about the sinking of the Titanic. And, of course, he thinks the Russian coup was misdirection by Putin. Also, the new India Jones reviewed.
Ian Rons denies being a pro-Ukrainian, Establishment shill and challenges James Delingpole, Laurence Fox and Calvin Robinson to debate him on a platform of their choice.
The Kakhovka Dam was designed to withstand a nuclear attack, so the possibility of it being blown up by Ukrainian missiles is extremely remote. Russia, by contrast, had the means and the motive.
More evidence has come to light suggesting that Ukraine was behind the Nord Stream sabotage. According to intelligence seen by the Washington Post, the head of Ukraine's armed forces may have been involved.
On June 6th, Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam was destroyed, unleashing vast quantities of water that are now flooding downstream areas. The question, as in the case of the Nord Stream sabotage, is whodunnit?
Ian Rons sets out the reasons why he thinks it's very unlikely that Putin will use a tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine and worries that exaggerating this risk has stopped us providing Ukraine with vital weapons.
Duncan Allan, a fellow of Chatham House, has written a report speculating about what might happen if Ukraine's counter-offensive is successful and Putin is deposed. He fears that may not end well.
Ian Rons has written about Calvin Robinson’s views on Ukraine again for the Daily Sceptic, this time in a good faith effort to get Calvin to change his mind. Ian believes there can be no peace without Putin's defeat.
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