News Round-Up

• “Pro-Palestinian protesters target Conservative and Labour fundraisers” – Pro-Palestinian protesters targeted Conservative and Labour events across the country as police were criticised for failing to arrest anyone over the closure of Tower Bridge following a demonstration, reports the Sunday Times.
• “Oliver Dowden says he does not believe Lee Anderson ‘intended’ to be Islamophobic” – Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden says he agrees “more broadly” with Lee Anderson over concerns about the threat of violence towards politicians, according to ITV News.
• “More Left-wing attacks on Rishi Sunak amid Lee Anderson suspension row” – The PM has come under fire from the London Mayor and others on the Left for failing to mention anti-Muslim racism in his recent statement on racial hatred and extremism, reports the Mail.
• “Sunak facing Red Wall backlash over Anderson sacking” – Rishi Sunak is facing warnings from Red Wall Tory MPs of a voter backlash over his sacking of Lee Anderson, according to the Telegraph.
• “Moment brawl erupts outside kebab shop with pro-Palestine protestors” – The Mail has video of the shocking moment a violent brawl erupts outside a Bradford kebab shop after pro-Palestine protestors stormed the restaurant, demanding the owner stop selling Coca-Cola amid claims the corporation profits from Israel’s war in Gaza.
• “Nobody wants to admit the scale of the Islamist threat to our democracy” – Not enough has been done to tackle the fact that many Islamic fundamentalists with bad intentions live and walk among us, says Anna Firth in the Telegraph.
• “Antisemitism is eroding British society” – Unless the Government acts quickly, the antisemitic rot will spread too far and too deep to be cleanly excised, warns Danny Cohen in the Telegraph.
• “‘My haunting visit to Israel’s bloodstained kibbutzim’” – In the Mail, British Jew Lisa Nathan (a pseudonym) details her recent harrowing experience visiting Israel’s bloodstained kibbutzim and her despair that Hamas’s monstrosity has been all but forgotten in the clamour for a ceasefire.
• “It’s chilling how quickly the October 7th massacre is being forgotten” – The world appears to have dropped all pretence of acknowledging what started the war in Gaza, writes Zoe Strimpel in the Telegraph.
• “The shameful silencing of radical Islam’s critics” – Censorship by the woke elites is aiding and abetting Islamist violence, warns Brendan O’Neill in Spiked.
• “Vast majority of Iranians want a secular government, poll reveals” – An anonymous state-run poll reveals that almost three-quarters of Iranians want a secular government instead of a theocratic dictatorship, reports the Telegraph.
• “Study finds hearing and balance disorders among COVID-19 vaccinated” – According to a recent study, more cases of hearing and balance disorders have been observed after people received COVID-19 vaccines, reports the Epoch Times.
• “Rolling Stone roasted for article asking ‘which face coverings should we be wearing now?’” – Rolling Stone is facing backlash for posting a review of face masks, pitting N95 vs K95, as if it’s still 2020, says Steve Watson in Modernity.
• “Met in firearms recruitment crisis as just six officers sign up” – Scotland Yard’s firearms unit is experiencing a recruitment crisis after just six officers applied to join, reveals the Telegraph.
• “‘Liz Truss’s tax cuts would have worked wonderfully for Britain’” – Economist Arthur Laffer says high taxes will plunge the U.K. into destitution in an interview with the Telegraph.
• “Slashing migration would leave Brits over ‘£1,100 a year better off’” – New analysis by the Growth Commission suggests reducing annual net migration could improve living standards in the country, according to the Mail.
• “Britons at risk of lower pay than migrants under new visa salary rules” – British workers are at risk of being paid less than their foreign counterparts doing the same job when visa salary requirements are increased in April, reports the Telegraph.
• “The SNP can no longer hide from its calamitous misrule” – The SNP’s attempts to distract from its record in office show the extent of its desperation, says Simon Heffer in the Telegraph.
• “America must take the world’s new Axis of Evil much more seriously – or else” – Pax Americana, which was about American economic might plus alliances, is more vital today than at any time since the end of World War II, writes Niall Ferguson in the New York Post.
• “The U.K. is much closer to blackouts than anyone dares to admit” – It won’t take an enemy power to overwhelm the National Grid, warns Ross Clark in the Telegraph.
• “Reports of lower energy bills have been greatly exaggerated” – Net Zero will come at a high price for households, says Liam Halligan in the Telegraph.
• “Cambridge University climate scientist denounces ‘climate emergency’ as ‘noble lie’” – Dr. Mike Hulme says scientists and activists are exaggerating the threat of climate change, writes Phoebe Smith on the Public Substack.
• “Florence Pugh’s father accuses woke ‘bullies’ of ‘destroying’ his restaurant with plans to expand zero emission zone” – Clinton Pugh has compared himself to a victim of the Post Office scandal as council “bullies” push ahead with yet more eco-policies that he says have wrecked his business, reports the Mail.
• “London’s globetrotting ‘Night Tsar’ adds fuel to criticism of Sadiq Khan’s spending” – Sadiq Khan is facing questions after it was revealed that his appointed ‘Night Tsar’ Amy Lamé has seen her salary soar to £117,000, along with all-expenses paid foreign trips, according to the Sunday Times.
• “Sadiq Khan: the U.K.’s culture warrior-in-chief” – The mayor’s militant identitarianism is tearing London apart, says Michael Collins in Spiked.
• “How Jamaica’s plan for ‘grief tourism’ will restore slave trade sites” – Jamaica is embracing a trend that takes once shameful locations and reclaims them for the sake of history, reports the Telegraph.
• “Google’s woke bureaucratic blob” – Google’s new AI chatbot, Gemini, has been giving everyone a laugh over the last few days. It would be funny if it wasn’t true, says the Naked Emperor on Substack.
• “60 Minutes goes to Sweden” – A reminder of when 60 Minutes went to Sweden to make a heart warming special about diversity, only to be mugged by reality (literally).

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