News Round-Up
26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
The Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has hit back at the defunding of the defence industry in the name ESG, saying it threatens peace and security. But do the woke activists care?
In this week's London Calling, the argument is about whether the rained-out English summer has been inflicted on us by a cabal of malevolent billionaires, or if it's just... you know, the weather.
Ian Rons isn't convinced by Seymour Hersh's latest 'scoop' and suspects a Russian intelligence asset may have tricked the investigative journalist into publishing anti-Ukraine propaganda.
Time is not on the side of Ukraine in its long-running counter-offensive, says Colonel Richard Kemp, as it is battling not just against the strongest Russian defences but also the clock of U.S. electoral politics.
An energy analyst recently estimated that since 2021, Europe has spent $1.1 trillion – yes, trillion – on gas. This helps to explain why household energy bills will remain elevated until at least 2030.
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.
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