News Round-Up

• “Experts Caution Over Dual Challenge of Flu and COVID-19 Infections” – Experts are cautioning we could experience a dual challenge of flu and COVID-19 infections during the winter season, according to Sky News Australia.
• “Chinese Embassy Emails House Republican Staff Expressing ‘Grave Concern’ With COVID-19 Origins Hearing” – A Chinese Embassy official emailed a staff member of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic to express “grave concern” about an upcoming hearing, according to Fox News.
• “The Push For Net Zero Has Become a Handy Excuse To Rip Us Off” – Green activists say we all need to make sacrifices to save the planet. But some councils and companies are using it as a cover to profiteer, says Janet Daley in the Telegraph.
• “Net Zero is Trapping Us In the Dungeons of State Control” – Low Traffic Neighbourhoods have been imposed too often without consultation, curtailing our freedom of movement, says Alan Miller in the Telegraph.
• “Sadiq Khan’s Ulez Expansion Has Nothing to Do With Air Pollution, Claims Boris Johnson” – Labour Mayor’s predecessor in City Hall says scheme designed to fill black hole in Transport for London’s finances, according to the Telegraph.
• “Lack of NI Government Puts Net Zero Targets at Risk, U.K. Climate Adviser Warns” – Climate Change Committee says little hope of getting on track if Stormont power sharing not restored soon, according to the Guardian.
• “Is Milk Racist?” – Anyone wishing to be lectured about the evils of milk, or who considers breast milk ‘sexy’, will enjoy this new Wellcome Collection show, says Lara Prendergast in the Spectator.
• “Australian Footy Faces Same Problem 30 Years On” – As the sport formally marks a famous anti-racism protest, it is again struggling with a hate problem, reports Tiffanie Turnbull for the BBC.
• “Disney Criticised After Revealing Cast For Lilo and Stitch Remake” – Sydney Agudong, a 22 year-old who has Hawaiian ancestry, has been cast as Lilo’s older sister, Nani. But some say she doesn’t reflect how the character looked in the original animation, reports Sky News.
• “Washington State House Approves Bill Authorising Hiding of Children Seeking Transgender Medical Intervention From Parents” – Washington state House debates bill removing parental rights, reports the Epoch Times.
• “Militant Animal Rights Activists Storm Grand National, 118 arrested” – Animal rights protesters attempted to climb over fences to gain access to the grounds, as well as breaking onto the grass ahead of the race, reports MailOnline.
• “Luxury Lingerie Company Features Male Model Wearing Bra and Panties” – A lingerie company that peddles high-priced underwear for women is featuring a biological male wearing a bra and panties in their latest ad campaign, reports the New York Post.
• “In Defence of Postmodernism” – Those blaming wokeness on Derrida or Foucault have totally misunderstood their work, according to Patrick West for Spiked.
• “Morgan Freeman: It’s an Insult to Be Called African-American” – In a rare interview, Morgan Freeman reveals why he has long been envious of Denzel Washington. He reflects on life, Sidney Poitier — and why Black History Month is an insult, according to The Times.
• “Bud Light’s Failed Social Engineering a Lesson In Power of the Dollar” – Customers don’t want virtue signalling and leftist politics with their beer, writes Caleb Bond for Sky News Australia.
• “Racism in Britain Is Not a Black and White Issue. It’s Far More Complicated” – A report on ethnic inequality reveals that that Irish, Jewish and Traveller people are among the most abused, says Tomiwa Owolade in the Guardian.
• “Male Chess Player Dons Disguise to Compete as Woman” – The bold gambit of dressing in a burka was exposed when the Kenyan’s winning streak raised eyebrows, according to the BBC.
• “CVS ‘Gender Transition’ Guide Says Employees Must Use Preferred Pronouns, Can Use Bathroom Reflecting Identity” – CVS Health informed employees that transgender workers may use bathrooms corresponding with their gender identity and must be referred to by their preferred pronouns, according to Fox News.
• “College of Policing Accused of Watering Down Suella Braverman’s Free Speech Charter” – Draft guide differs from Home Office code of practice on non-crime hate incidents, reports the Telegraph.
• “Jeeves and Wooster Stories Censored to Avoid Offending Modern Readers” – P.G. Wodehouse classics the latest to be rewritten as Penguin also includes trigger warning that the texts use “outdated” language, according to the Telegraph.
• “University ‘Infantalising’ Students With Its Trigger Warnings for ‘Youth’ and ‘Old Age’” – Russell Group member Exeter’s 34-point list of contentious topics also includes “empire” and “imperialism”, reports Ewan Somerville in the Telegraph.
• “Female Teacher at £20,000 Per Year Girls’ School Forced to Apologise to Pupils For Saying ‘Good Afternoon, Girls’” – A teacher claims she was left “humiliated” after being ordered to apologise to 11 year-olds at a private girls’ school – for calling them girls, according to MailOnline.
• “Indian Gentleman vs. Oxford University Students” – “It might interest you to know that the British abolished slavery and slavery was practiced by West African tribal chieftains who did very well out of it.” Watch this debate over empire and slavery on Twitter.

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