News Round-Up

• “How do you solve a problem like debanking?” – Toby issues a call to action in the Spectator as financial censorship gains momentum.
• “Britain to axe EU laws that let banks shut accounts over political views after Farage row” – EU laws which let banks close accounts over their political views are set to be scrapped, in plans being looked at by ministers, reports the Daily Express.
• “How my brother-in-law Boris got me cancelled” – Ivo Dawnay, Boris Johnson’s brother-in-law, claims in the Spectator that he was blocked from using currency exchange abroad due to being designated a ‘politically exposed person’.
• “Nigel Farage and the great anti-Brexit unbanking plot” – The former Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage is just one of swathes of people who’ve been de-banked, says Politico.
• “BBC apologises after presenter says that ‘Israeli forces are happy to kill children’” – The BBC has apologised after its presenter, Anjana Gadgil, made offensive remarks about the Jenin operation to the former Israeli Prime Minister during a live broadcast, reports the Evening Standard.
• “Harvard and Yale scientists probing new condition linked to Covid shot” – Patients with the condition dubbed ‘Long Vax’ appear to be suffering from symptoms similar to those of ‘Long Covid’, reports the Mail.
• “The German political and media establishment close ranks against the vaccine-injured” – There are reportedly 209 civil suits pending or in preparation in Germany from people seeking compensation for vaccine injuries, says Eugyppius.
• “Israel Government was aware of mental health damage to population from lockdowns early on” – A recent Israeli survey reveals an alarming deterioration in the population’s mental health, with medical studies pointing the finger at the Government’s response rather than COVID-19, reports Frontline News.
• “Global regulators confirm good safety profile of COVID-19 vaccines” – The world’s regulatory powerhouses and top-notch experts give a resounding endorsement to COVID-19 vaccines… by simply ignoring the damning data, says Sonia Elijah.
• “JSO funder warns more high-profile sports will be on group’s hit list” – Dale Vince, the multi-millionaire donor to Just Stop Oil, told the Guardian that protesters will continue to target big sporting events.
• “Gary Lineker gives his backing to Wimbledon Just Stop Oil protests” – Former England striker Gary Lineker is cheering on the militant eco-protestors, says GB News.
• “Damaged electric cars ‘quarantined’ over fears they will explode” – Electric cars that sustain minor bumps are being kept 15 metres apart in repair yards over fears they might explode, adding more than £600 million to insurance bills, says the Telegraph.
• “Ineos owner Jim Ratcliffe calls U.K. energy policy ‘crap’” – Outspoken billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe says that Britain cannot power itself on wind in the latest attack on the Government’s energy policy, reports the Financial Times.
• “Sweden charges Greta Thunberg for blockading oil port” – The climate activist Greta Thunberg could face six months in prison after blockading oil tankers at a port in Malmö in June, says the BBC.
• “Antivaxxers blamed for ‘hijacking data’ as birth rates continue to decline in Australia and Sweden” – Climate change is the main culprit for declining birth rates, Australian experts say. Of course it is, says Igor Chudov. What else could it possibly be?
• “Solar activity breaks 20-year record” – Solar Cycle 25 is breaking records with the highest number of sunspots in over 20 years, challenging climate predictions, reports WUWT.
• “We’re finding out the price of Net Zero” – Matt Ridley warned us about committing to Net Zero without a cost-benefit analysis. Now the price is hitting us hard, and it’s devastating, says Charles Moore in the Spectator.
• “What’s the point of woke regulators?” – The Bank of England’s pronouncement on the ability of men to get pregnant is just the latest example of how our financial regulators are no longer fit for purpose, says CapX.
• “French racism is not the problem” – Illegal mass migration comes with inevitable consequences, including rape, murder, and social unrest, says Douglas Murray in the Spectator.
• “Brian Cox proves that clever people are more susceptible to Brexit confirmation bias” – A recent tweet by Brian Cox demonstrates that even smart minds succumb to Brexit bias, says CapX.
• “New Orleans Museum slammed for appointing white curator of African Art” – The New Orleans Museum of Art is facing backlash after announcing the appointment of a new white curator of African Art, reports the Mail.
• “Trans children’s charity Mermaids fails to have charitable status stripped from LGB Alliance” – A controversial trans group’s legal battle to get a gay rights charity struck off has been dismissed by judges, reports the Guardian. Another humiliation for Jolyon Maugham.
• “Former vicar vows to ‘boycott Tesco for Aldi’ over Pride sign outside store” – A former Church of England vicar says that Tesco is promoting a ‘neo-Marxist movement’ by displaying the LGBTQ+ flag outside the Carnforth store for Pride month, reports the Westmorland Gazette.
• “CDC advice says transwomen can safely breastfeed babies” – U.S. health officials have been criticised for advocating that trans women can “chestfeed” without highlighting the health risks to the baby, reports the Mail.
• “Secret censorship at Facebook’s Twitter clone, Threads” – Congress must either break up Facebook or mandate transparency as a condition of giving the social media monopoly liability protections, says Michael Shellenberger.
• “‘When it gets so hot that the sweat no longer cools you down, you literally boil in your own sweat’” – Beverley Turner and Andrew Pierce clash with JSO activist, Alex De Koning, on GB News after he quotes a WHO report stating that 1,700 people died in the U.K. last year during the summer heatwave.

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