News Round-Up
- “U.K. ‘greenlights’ strikes against Putin’s forces in Russia as Kyiv on path to NATO” – The U.K. has told Ukrainian President Zelensky that British-supplied missiles can be used by Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia, according to the Independent.
- “Jonathan Ashworth hid from ‘screaming’ Palestine protesters in vicarage” – Jonathan Ashworth has revealed he had to hide in a vicarage from “screaming” Palestine supporters while canvassing during the election, reports the Telegraph.
- “French police stand by as migrants leave Normandy beach for Britain” – French police have been photographed standing by as a small boat carrying migrants set off across the Channel, says the Telegraph.
- “Labour is spreading the biggest lie in British politics” – The Labour Party clearly lied about not raising taxes and is planning to pin the blame on the Tories, with Rachel Reeves claiming, falsely, that she had no idea how bad our public finances are, writes Sam Ashworth-Hayes in the Telegraph.
- “Labour hits the ground running by shifting power out of Parliament” – Starmer has launched a “major programme of devolution” which will see powers transferred away from parliament to a new “independent secretariat”, says Michael Curzon in the European Conservative. And so it begins…
- “More councils told to ‘plan for four-day week’ under Labour” – Dozens more councils could switch to a four-day working week under Labour despite Britain’s productivity crisis, reports the Telegraph.
- “Who will lead the Tories next?” – The Conservative Party conference will serve as a ‘beauty pageant’, giving members a chance to size up leader candidates, says James Heale in the Spectator.
- “Braverman vs Badenoch: the battle to lead the Tories” – Suella Braverman and Kemi Badenoch, the former allies turned leadership rivals, are already trading insults in their pursuit of the party crown, writes Guy Kelly in the Telegraph.
- “What the Tories got wrong on housing” – Conservative failure to address housing issues has alienated voters and will haunt them politically for decades, says Charles Moore in the Spectator.
- “Tories must not become Nimbys to spite Labour” – In the Telegraph, David Frost says he approves of Labour’s plan to get more houses built and urges his political allies not to obstruct it.
- “‘Why was Jeremy Hunt shouting at me?’” – In the Spectator, Mary Wakefield slams the Conservative Party’s election campaign for its hectoring messaging.
- “Britain has elected the most godless Parliament in its history” – Half the cabinet, including Sir Keir Starmer, chose the non-religious option to affirm their allegiance to the King when being sworn in to Parliament, note Chris Smyth and Kaya Burgess in the Times.
- “Reform U.K. is ready to make electoral history” – Zia Yusuf, the youthful and highly successful new star of the Reform party, represents a new class of voters looking elsewhere for representation, says Isabel Oakeshott in the Telegraph.
- “Reform infighting begins as Nigel Farage effectively sacks deputy” – Tensions have surfaced in Reform after Nigel Farage effectively sacked his deputy Ben Habib, reports the Mail.
- “House of Commons staff told to stop asking Nigel for selfies” – Guido Fawkes hears a memo was sent round to staff instructing them to “stop asking Nigel for selfies” as they aren’t supposed to show partiality toward MPs or parties.
- “‘Why I have decided to allow the cameras into my home’” – A politician will always benefit from the name recognition a popular television programme can provide, says Jacob Rees-Mogg in the Telegraph.
- “What Labour could learn from Australia and New Zealand” – In the Spectator, Toby Young has spotted some worrying signs of what our new Government might have in store for us, particularly on the free speech front.
- “Labour NHS reforms: Wes Streeting promises ‘tough love’” – Labour will launch a review of the NHS to pave the way for radical reform of the health service, reports the Times.
- “Whisper it, Labour may actually be serious about overhauling the NHS” – Paul Corrigan is the most influential adviser you’ve never heard of. And he has big plans for the NHS, says Fraser Nelson in the Telegraph.
- “Joseph Fraiman and Jay Bhattacharya on pulling mRNA vaccines off the market” – On the Illusion of Consensus podcast, Prof. Jay Bhattacharya debates with Joseph Fraiman on his HOPE Accord, a public petition to restore ethics to public health and to pull regulatory authorisation for the marketing of the covid mRNA vaccine.
- “The new dark age” – In the Spectator, Douglas Murray take aim at the Lancet’s inflated Gaza death toll figure, which has been spread uncritically across social media.
- “Letby case ‘has echoes’ of wrongly accused Canadian nurse, says expert” – An eminent neonatologist says that the Lucy Letby case bears striking similarities to a case in which a Canadian nurse was wrongly accused of poisoning babies, according to the Telegraph.
- “Anger on France’s Left and Right as Macron calls for centre coalition” – President Macron has sought to end the chaos at the heart of the French political system with a call for mainstream parties to unite in a grand coalition, reports the Times.
- “Macron is looking increasingly desperate” – In the Spectator, Jonathan Miller delves into the political turmoil currently engulfing France.
- “EU border guard killed by spear-throwing migrants” – Dozens of illegal migrants on the Belarusian side of the border with Poland hurled a volley of makeshift spears at Polish border guards through the five-metre-high steel fence, killing a guard, reports the Telegraph.
- “Sweden has stopped using cash – and fraudsters are having a field day” – Sweden’s move from cash to digital payments has massively increased online fraud, says Madeleine Ross in the Telegraph.
- “First Democrat senator calls on Biden to quit race” – Vermont Sen. Peter Welch has become the first Democratic senator to call on Joe Biden to step aside as the party’s presidential nominee, says CNN.
- “Biden aides working on plan to convince President to stand down” – According to the New York Times, a small group of Joe Biden’s personal aides are believed to be plotting ways to convince him to pull out of the presidential race, reports iNews.
- “Batman can’t save America from Joker Biden” – George Clooney is the latest high-profile figure calling for the President to stand down. It still won’t be enough, says Henry Olsen in the Telegraph.
- “Is George Clooney gearing up for a presidential run?” – After making a heartfelt plea for Joe Biden to step down, many have speculated that George Clooney has designs on the top job, writes Kate Wills in the Telegraph.
- “Why Biden’s camp believes George Clooney is plotting with Barack Obama to oust him” – Has George Clooney got his eye on the presidency? wonders Rozina Sabur in the Telegraph.
- “Reports Labour ordered ‘immediate North Sea oil ban’ a ‘fabrication’” – The Government denies Ed Miliband overruled officials in his own department with an immediate ban on drilling in the North Sea, according to STV News. It was just a ban on new oil wells, he now claims.
- “Government decision to approve new coal mine was unlawful, declares Labour” – Plans for a new coal mine in Cumbria risk being dashed after the Government admitted that the decision to approve it was unlawful, says the London Economic.
- “Grow up Greta!” – Greta Thunberg needs to grow up and realise that the world does not owe her an audience, or a pass, writes Neil Liversidge in the New Conservative.
- “‘I’m tired of explaining to poorly-informed Green voters heat pumps are awful’” – Even hardcore eco-warriors have reservations about heat pumps, says Robert Taylor in the Telegraph. The fuzzy glow of virtue is no substitute for actual warmth.
- “Humiliation for Justin Trudeau after Mick Jagger stirs-up outrageous sex scandal rumour about Canadian PM’s mother” – Mick Jagger has stirred up an old sex scandal rumour about Justin Trudeau’s mother being a groupie during a Rolling Stones concert in Vancouver, says the Mail.
- “Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin” – Joe Biden introduced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “President Putin” in an embarassing gaffe at the NATO summit.
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Regarding the Telegraph’s paywalled story on their switch to digital currency, does it explain how they used to use actual cash online? It seems, CBDC may be a rather different beast than most of us might imagine?
The article makes it clear that Sweden does still have cash, the fraud seems to have come from their attempts to make digital payment as quick and easy as cash.
The fraud seems to particularly come with the use of mobile phones for payments, once you have someone’s mobile phone payment ‘app’ you can defraud that person.
For example I heard recently that some car-parks in the UK that require payment by ‘app’ put up QR codes which your mobile phone can scan in. Fraudsters have been putting scam QR codes up over the top so that when you scan in the QR code your mobile phone sends your payment details to a fraudster.
So, online payments rather than CBDC per se?
By using the Brave browser you are able to read paywalled stories in the DT and also read the Mail On-line without seeing all their rubbish advertising.
PS It also lets you watch Youtube videos without being interrupted by advertising.
That used to be the case. I use Brave but now get blocked by the Paywall. This didn’t used to happen.
To read the article, copy the web address for the DT article into the search box on:
https://archive.is
Thursday morning Forest Road & A330 Hatchett Lane Ascot
Even though there wasn’t much traffic,
every other car was beeping when
they saw our yellow boards.
If Biden does stand down, does Harris automatically take over and her name just replaces his for the November election as incumbent?
I think that from a legal, constitutional and financial perspective, the Presidency could move seamlessly to Harris and she could become the President and the candidate. The problem would come if they wanted someone else instead.
I think America might just survive a few months of her. She will surely not win an election.
The short answer is no.
I understand that it will be Vice President Trump that steps up.
That was the plan all along. Remember that Biden said, when he first chose the Ethnic Indian/African woman as his Vice-President, that he was “just a place-holder for disadvantaged ethnic minorities”.
The coming “Global Goddess Religion” which the Globalists intend to force upon the world means placing women in the leadership positions of all countries.
See “The Empress of the European Union”, for example:
Ursula von der Lyin’
“Conservative failure to address housing issues has alienated voters and will haunt them politically for decades, says Charles Moore in the Spectator.”
Buying property especially anywhere in the south east is a problem for many, especially anyone not on the property ladder, but the birth rate is below replacement and has been for decades. All of the pressure on housing is coming from immigration.
Not quite all – but certainly a lot. In 2022 nearly 40% of births in
the UKEngland and Wales were to parents where at least one was not born in the UK.However, over recent decades there has also been an increase in single ownership and single parent families.
Who would have thought that taking on the biggest purchase of a person’s life might require a team effort?
(Edited to correct the assertion in the first paragraph.)
Thanks and I agree but my point was that one of the main reasons we need more housing is an increase in population and if the birth rate is below replacement and has been for decades, the increase in population must be coming from immigration.
I think a significant (but probably not main, as you point out) problem is that a divorced (former) couple with children often needs two family homes. Where the kids can be at home with either parent from time to time. It seems reasonable that each will want to own their home – ask Angela Rayner.
I left the SE nearly 70 years ago and not only survived, but thrived, in the NW. I was able to afford a 4 bed detached in a quarter acre of garden for the price of an average flat in London.
My kids both bought their own places in the area in their early 30s and have easy access to big cities and splendid countryside in N Wales, the Lake District and the Pennines.
Yeah both me & the Mrs and both our adult kids have moved away from London – if you can find a decent job somewhere else it’s only worth staying if you really feel you need to be in/near a big metropolis.
After the attack on the “Okhmadit” children’s hospital in Kyiv on July 8, 2024, one of the pilots of the 22nd heavy bomber aviation division (military unit 06987, Engels airfield) contacted the GUR chatbot of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine – (22nd heavy bomber squadron) constantly attacks Ukrainian cities with Kh-101 missiles.
According to the intelligence sources of the “Information Resistance”, the Russian military wrote that he was shocked by the attack on the children’s hospital and, like several of his colleagues, did not understand why they were being forced to attack the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine.
Therefore, he decided to hand over to the Ukrainian side documents related to the activities of his military unit, as well as private photos of the command staff of the 22nd heavy bomber aviation division.
Among the mass of information – documents from the personal affairs of senior officers, personal data of Russian servicemen and members of their families, etc. But the most valuable are the stamped documents of the 22nd heavy bomber aviation division.
Oops!
Where did you copy that from. You are usually very good at adding references.
Tell the guy (as if he did not know) that destroying power generation facilities reduces the capability of the enemy to transport weapons and forces around the country.
Source?
Doesn’t ring true to me – the pilot would be condemning himself and potentially colleagues to death?
“U.K. ‘greenlights’ strikes against Putin’s forces in Russia as Kyiv on path to NATO”
We gave Ukraine security assurances regarding its territorial integrity in 1994.
In return, Ukraine gave up thousands of nuclear warheads.
Good to see that we are at least doing something to live up to those fine words.
Im not sure that this decision doesn’t fall squarely in the category “what could possibly go wrong”?
How prescient you are!
It already went wrong!
The UK MoD has since had to correct that statement!
Does anyone actually run the MoD or are they just like Brian pretending to be a prophet?
‘You’re making it up as you go along!’
I suppose, looking on the bright side, you could say, in this case, that the MoD is so bad it’s good! No-one now has any clue what the policy is! Plausible deniability.
Plus ça change…….
Yes, Keir Starmer announcing that Ukraine may use Storm Shadow missiles to attack targets inside Russia is, in my opinion, an act of war: UK against Russia. Let us hope that President Putin continues to show great restraint, as opposed to every modern UK PM.
In fact Starmer’s latest statement is that British Government policy ‘has not changed’. Ukraine may not use British munitions across the 1994 Ukrainian borders but the UK MoD said it was ‘nuanced’, then the Defence Secretary said Ukraine could use them over the border because that was the policy announced by Cameron…..following so far? Me neither…..
It is clear from the havoc wreaked against civilian targets in Belgorod and the shooting down of the Russian plane returning Ukrainian pows that Ukraine does pretty much what it wants with foreign weapons.
It is only restricted by the limited supply of said weapons, not by any conditions placed on them by the West.
They know they cannot win militarily and instead resort to terror attacks against Russian civilians, to which the West turns a blind eye.
Look on the bright side – the coal will still be there when a future generation wants it strongly enough.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=jnhwBoFxaDI&ab_channel=JordanBPeterson
“Why the Establishment Hates This Man | Tommy Robinson | EP 462”
Well worth watching wide-ranging discussion about the problem of islamic extremism in our towns and cities, the lack of courage and cover-ups by our police and judiciary, the vilification of people, including children, who expose the truth. Sounds familiar? The various NHS scandals, the Post Office Horizon scandal and grooming gangs all come to mind. I submitted this for the News round-up but it’s not appeared. I guess it’s too much of a hot potato.
Tommy Robinson and Donald Trump both fit into the category of not being people I would want to sit down and chat to but have a knack of saying things that many (non-elite) people like me agree with, and are pejoratively described as far right or populists.
I agree with you about Trump but after watching this interview I could imagine sitting down with Tommy Robinson in an effort to understand the truth and implications of what he’s experienced. He has not only been vilified but actively suppressed by the establishment. He seems to be a very brave man in contrast to the many who lack the courage to speak out.
Reform an establishment plant?
https://x.com/ThinkingSlow1/status/1811456454659834146
Alex gets some things wrong but also lots right, and I do think this is plausible; certainly worthy of consideration.
Enjoying the downvotes: cannot be considered. Reform good, all other parties bad. Eyes forward.
I’m not for a second saying I know what the truth is, but without an open mind what makes us any different to the vax-pushers, other than the choice we made?
Since DS has introduced a donors-only commenting regime, downvoting is inexcusable.
Perhaps DS management might consider naming downvoters as some other forums do so that members have a shorthand way of saying “I don’t agree”.
Much too subtle for the Establishment.
i support the Reform movement but also know we need to guard against jumping on bandwagons and hoping someone else will represent our interests. I don’t think Farage and Co are establishment puppets but we need to be aware of their weaknesses and keep fighting for change to restore real democracy.
“Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin”
I couldn’t bring myself to watch this. I was hoping it was clever cutting together of different clips or a deepfake type of thing. Then the news on Classic FM (LBC news, I think) broadcast the audio clip and the interview when Mr Biden repeatedly tried and failed to pronounce ‘Neurological’.
As the X poster said in the headline: Holy Crap.
He’s not only got to abandon his run for a second term, he really needs to stand down before he causes a serious diplomatic incident. The trouble is that would put Kamala Harris in the hot seat and well out of her depth.
Even the Beeb has carried this news – where’s Marianna when he needs her?
It is interesting (toe curling) to see his excuse at the subsequent press conference – my source was Sky News Australia.
Mrs SoR reminded me about this Not the Nine O’clock News sketch…
Thank Mrs sor for that, please.
“Biden aides working on plan to convince President to stand down”
And who prey tell is going to replace him?
Kamala? that giggling kindergarten teacher is even less popular than him!
She’s the vice president, how can they side step her?
they will just be swapping out one dunce for a bigger one!
Oh the infighting if they try
One of the problems with people with his condition is that they are unaware that they have a problem. They have a completely different awareness of the world which diverges increasingly from reality.
Oh, let’s hope so, then Trump will win!
“Reform infighting begins as Nigel Farage effectively sacks deputy”
If Reform meant anything to Habib, he would withdraw, magnanimously and generously wish his successor well, and then go and seeth on his sofa with a large whiskey. The fact he wants to spit the dummy, and hint at deeper indiscretions frankly shows him up to be not worth his salt. Good riddance…
Could it possibly be the Tory Party supporting DSaily Mail has an agenda?
Well said! Nobody “sacked” him. Nigel very sensibly chose the newly elected Member of Parliament, Richard Tice, to be his new Deputy Leader, and not-so-sensibly chose the new Muslim Pakistani Millionaire donor as the new Party Chairman, leaving the Jewish Pakistani Millionaire Habib without a top leadership post. So he went to the press in a hissy fit.
The Third World doesn’t do “magnanimous”.
I must admit I was impressed at Richard Tice standing aside to allow Farage to take over! it does show he his more loyal to the betterment of his country than his own career
Maybe Habib should have considered the personal gain of showing the same humility for the reform cause?
That is an excellent point. I was also impressed at Richard Tice withdrawing so gracefully, especially after he had worked so hard to keep the Reform Party going almost single-handedly, while Nigel kept changing his mind. I was so glad when Tice was elected as one of The Five Musketeers, and now as a most worthy Deputy Leader. He and Nigel have brought a real sense of fun to the proceedings, unlike the vast majority of MPs in Parliament.
nonetheless the “infighting” keeps Reform in the news and there’s no such thing as bad news I’m told. I’ve always liked Ben Habib’s contributions to the debate but he does seem to be out of favour maybe because he did so badly in Wellingborough.
It appears that Daily Sceptic has decided only subscribers may approve or disapprove comments, i.e. hit the thumbs up or down buttons.
There are so many interesting sources of information on the internet that it is not really likely for everyone to want to subscribe to everything, never mind the resulting costs.
Even as a subscriber to DS, I think it is more beneficial to having a wide readership to allow anyone to tick the thumbs up or down buttons. I believe restricting that option to subscribers only will end up with less people reading DS.
What does everyone else think?
Possibly. I do uptick comments I think are particularly good but I’m not sure it’s very important either way. The comments are the interesting bit. A downvote without a comment seems especially pointless.
Did you not read Ian Rons’ reasoning for the change? We were getting hit by lots of bots and 77th Hamster Penis Brigade, basement-dwelling saddos. Personally I think it might encourage more people to subscribe. To be honest, I’m in favour of doing away with the whole function, period. It’s unnecessary, can hamper dialogue and we’re not characters in some virtual reality video game, here for others’ entertainment and to be manipulated by a load of little red/green numbers. I don’t read all comments anyway but I certainly don’t like/dislike my way through every individual comment I do read. It’s all a bit petty and inconsequential, to my mind. I’m sure some people do require and crave that positive feedback they might get from a lot of green numbers under their posts but that’s seriously lame and should hardly be a driver for if you choose to engage with the site’s commenters or offer up your opinion on something, whether it be popular or not. I think anyone in favour of the thumbs is someone who enjoys/is at ease with being manipulated, which is all a bit ironic considering the whole ethos of this site and what we bang on… Read more »
agree. the whole like/dislike activity is mindless and meaningless for free-thinking people.
“The Government denies Ed Miliband overruled officials in his own department”
We know such claims must be untrue because the Tories have told us their failure to act on conservative issues and their undue enthusiasm for woke, globalist and left wing policies was because the officials insisted and would not accept Minisers’ instructions. And we do trust them not to tell fibs, don’t we children.
It is so quiet around here with the rule change. I am not sure I like it.
I think what you’re referring to is the peace and quiet due to lack of distraction, because this place should be utilized by people who want to share opinions and enter into discourse only. Not the constant background noise and interference of petty little shitheads that sit trolling at home, too tight to put their hands in their pockets, too cowardly to offer up a counter-argument and actually join in an exchange. Now that lot have to get a hobby. What a bummer for them! LOL
Sounds like these same saddos had more of an influence, albeit subconsciously, than maybe you realised before. I should come back later when I’ve more time and do one of my ‘Andrew Tate’ posts, and see how many little red numbers I can accrue compared to before. That would be a good litmus test. Failing that there’s still GlassHalfFull’s love affair with terrorists and Monro’s usual offerings, so other litmus tests are available..
I was really referring to the paucity of upvoters, It is good to have people show their appreciation of your view and it is also helpful to see how other comments are judged. I am not so arrogant as to assume mine is always the right view and a decent upvote count flags up the better ones. I don’t criticise people who don’t donate. There must be many who have a brain and an interest but don’t have the spare cash to commit or the spare time to spend following this forum regularly. I view downvoters entirely differently because someone can disagree for any number of reasons. If they said what they disagreed with, it might be because I have expressed myself poorly, for example, and it gives me the opportunity to clarify, which is why I am replying to you at length, because you seem to have misinterpreted my meaning. This is also why I take the time to address Munro’s comments on Ukraine in more detail. This is a topic I follow quite closely, and not, I hasten to add because I support Putin, which I don’t, but because this is an area where Western powers are destroying… Read more »
Well I will hazard a guess that the drastic drop in voting since the recent DS changes were implemented is surely evidence that the vast majority of people using this function were those without accounts, therefore the majority of people who pay to comment aren’t big users of this redundant and pointless function ( in my opinion ) anyway, hence why I think DS should just ditch it entirely. It effects nothing and it changes nothing. I would disagree about needing that positive feedback or some sort of validation just because you post a comment, however, I can only speak for myself because getting virtual pats on the back or praise is not what motivates me, but we’re all different. If anyone wishes to show appreciation, likewise to disagree with a post, then they can respond with a comment, which is normal behaviour. People should share their views and opinions ( as long as this is done respectfully, as one would do in a real life situation ) without fear and to pot with anyone else and how they wish to receive our posts. But I’m not inherently a people-pleaser and maybe some posters are. The ridiculous amount of downvotes… Read more »
I just thought I would let you know that I used to be an upvoter as even though I subscribe I was always about a day late reading the comments as I read the DS via the email each day, so commenting seemed pointless. I have never been one of your trolls and have always enjoyed the way you deal with them. I had quite a job signing in again today so I thought I had better make use of it and comment for the first time.
“Braverman vs Badenoch: the battle to lead the Tories”
The Battle to lead the Tories in India.
Oh wait, no, the Battle to lead the Tories in Africa.
Oh wait, no, The Tories in Great Britain are given the choice of an Indian woman or an African woman as leader.
Indigenous British White Men need not apply.
Who decided this, I wonder?
“Reform U.K. is ready to make electoral history” – “Zia Yusuf, the youthful and highly successful new star of the Reform party…”
I wonder how many millionaire donors to other political parties, the LibLabCons and others, for example, expect to be handed leadership positions in those parties, in exchange for their donations?
Perhaps this is a common and well-known practice in the West that I’d never heard of before. If so, pardon my ignorance.
“What Labour could learn from Australia and New Zealand”
It was good to read what our fearless leader’s been up to Down Under, and how we can learn from their own experience of battling for Freedom of Speech. Together we are stronger.