News Round-Up

• “Law firm refuses to condemn barrister over his ‘pro-Hamas’ tweets” – A barrister who, in a social media post, appeared to support Hamas massacring Jews will not face any action from his chambers, even though the same firm is investigating former barrister Allison Bailey over her transgender views, reports the Mail.
• “Met boss refuses to block rally through the capital on Armistice Day” – The head of the Metropolitan Police faces a political backlash after refusing demands to stop an anti-Israel march through London on Armistice Day, according to the Mail.
• “Call off the protests on Armistice Day” – Disturbing Armistice Day, a rare moment of national unity, with an anti-Israel protest is unwise and risks far worse disorder, warns the Telegraph in a leading article.
• “Pro-Israel protesters sing at vigil in Westminster for Hamas hostages” – Hundreds of people gathered at a vigil in Central London to demand the safe return of the innocent civilians currently being held hostage by Hamas, reports the Mail.
• “Fury grows over ugly pro-Palestine protests in London” – Fury is growing over the ugly pro-Palestine protests in London which saw a crowd on the Tube demand ‘intifada’ against Israel, says the Mail.
• “BBC ‘giving wrong advice’ to pro-Palestinian groups over protests with serious inaccuracies” – The BBC has been accused of giving inaccurate advice to pro-Palestinian protesters by a Jewish lawyers group, according to the Telegraph.
• “Blinken meets with Palestinian President as U.S. pushes for ‘significant pause’ in war” – Antony Blinken has held surprise talks with the President of the Palestinian Authority amid a push by the U.S. for a “significant pause” in the war in Gaza, reports the Telegraph.
• “How the Israel-Hamas war is redefining the limits of free speech” – In the age of social media, do employers have the right to fire employees for their political views? In Poilitico, free speech expert Genevieve Lakier says the rules are changing before our eyes.
• “The case for prosecuting ‘From the river to the sea’” – Most Israelis consider the slogan ‘From the river to the sea’ as calling not only for the destruction of Israel, but also for a genocide, writes Alexander Horne in the Spectator.
• “Black Lives Matter activists are failing to speak out about antisemitism, says Dowden” – The Deputy PM has said BLM activists are not speaking out about antisemitism despite the massacre of hundreds of Israeli civilians, reports the Telegraph.
• “I am worried about an invisible ‘ghetto’ forming across our campuses, says universities minister” – In the Telegraph, universities minister Robert Halfon warns about a growing fear among Jewish students due to an “astonishing” increase in antisemitic incidents.
• “French Jews live in fear of the far-Left” – It’s not Le Pen who voters should be scared of, it’s the far-Left, who have allied with the Islamists and made France a terrifying country for Jews, writes Gavin Mortimer in the Spectator.
• “Did lockdown need to be the law?” – What evidence can be gleaned from other countries, such as Sweden, which refused to impose a lockdown? We are unlikely to find out from the Covid Inquiry because it is not even asking such questions, says Ross Clark in the Spectator.
• “3,000 members of the Armed Forces are still working from home” – In total, 2,832 troops from across Britain’s armed services are enjoying flexible working arrangements, figures obtained by the Mail On Sunday have revealed.
• “Grant Shapps warns Aviva over ethical investment policies on defence” – Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has warned Aviva against any “immoral” withdrawal of backing for defence companies, reports the Telegraph.
• “Victory for free speech with end of libel cost law” – Rishi Sunak will scrap a controversial law that could make newspapers pay legal costs for both sides in libel and privacy cases – regardless of who wins, according to the Mail.
• “Baroness Stroud: ‘Jordan Peterson and I believe we can all be part of building something better’” – The Telegraph profiles Tory peer Baroness Stroud, who has just convened ARC (Alliance for Responsible Citizenship), a three-day conference of global conservative heavyweights, to address the “fragmentation, division, polarisation and intolerance” they feel is affecting society.
• “Scrutonising Roger” – How can we secure the legacy of Roger Scruton, asks Jonathan Price in the Critic.
• “Solar-powered castles and heat pumps in Roman ruins as heritage bodies veer into Net Zero ‘obsession’” – Heat pumps have been installed in ancient Roman drains, and solar panels placed on a crumbling castle, in a Net Zero push that risks “damaging” Britain’s most precious historic buildings, reports the Telegraph.
• “TFL must end use of CCTV and ANPR in war on motorists, court told” – Papers before the High Court claim that Transport for London must end its “war on motorists” and accept that CCTV must only be used to fine drivers as a last resort, says the Telegraph.
• “‘Net Zero power station next to our home is so loud we can’t even go for a walk’” – Residents in rural New Deer, Aberdeenshire, say wind turbine substations are so noisy and disruptive that they want to move out, according to the Telegraph.
• “Shell boss backs ‘leaner’ operation in defending renewables strategy shift” – CEO Wael Sawan plans to make Shell “leaner” as he defends a shift in focus that has caused several senior executives to depart from the company’s green divisions, reports the FT.
• “How the political establishment sponsor the protests they want, suppress the ones they don’t and tread carefully when their clients go off-message” – On Substack, Eugyppius gives consideration to the different ways in which the German state has treated climate, pandemic and pro-Palestinian demonstrators.
• “How the West was lost, Part One” – In TCW, Dr. Campbell Campbell-Jack, in the first of a four-part series, examines how the secularised West has opened the door to Islamism and how intolerance is defeating the West’s hard-won tradition of toleration.
• “Is the West ready for World War Three?” – Even as geopolitical tensions rise, Western elites are still sabotaging our industries and energy security, says Joel Kotkin in Spiked.
• “DIY giant Wickes fails to shut down website accusing it of being ‘woke’” – The DIY giant Wickes has been accused of stifling freedom of speech after its boss tried unsuccessfully to shut down a website criticising it as “woke”, says the Telegraph.
• “Trans ideology is messing with children’s minds” – Teaching kids there are over 100 genders is grossly irresponsible, writes Pam Spurr in Spiked.
• “Calls for change in U.S. hockey rules after male player causes female student horrific facial injuries in game” – A Massachusetts superintendent has demanded law changes after a male hockey player caused horrendous facial injuries to a female opponent, reports the Mail.
• “‘Columbia Untisemity’” – On X, news anchor Yonit Levi has posted a clip from Israel’s top satire programme, Eretz Nehederet, mocking the support for Hamas on Western college campuses.

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