News Round-Up

• “How Microsoft outage affected the world” – The CrowdStrike problem exposed how vulnerable society has become as it caused chaos at airports, railway stations and doctors’ surgeries, says the Times.
• “Global economy crippled by digital pandemic: IT outage could last days” – Among those taking extra steps today was the Mercedes F1 team, which is preparing for the Hungarian GP, reports the Mail.
• “Cashless society in meltdown as card payments hit by global web outage” – Retailers, theatres and visitor attractions were among the businesses forced to accept cash only following the CrowdStrike issue, according to the Telegraph.
• “Joe Biden releases statement refusing to stand down” – The President insists he will be back on the campaign trail next week to “continue exposing the threat of Donald Trump”, reports the Times.
• “Trump unites his party as Biden falls apart” – Just a week ago, it seemed that Donald Trump was headed into the GOP convention with a degree of momentum, but now he’s unstoppable, writes Ben Domenech in Spectator World.
• “Regime change in America?” – Never a fan of Trump, Andrew Sullivan grudgingly allows he may succeed in renewing American democracy on his Substack.
• “Trump has the strength and bravery to save Ukraine” – Boris Johnson in the Mail argues that Trump could save Ukraine from Putin if he wins in November. Wishful thinking?
• “When did Trump supporters become fans of cancel culture?” – Why are Right-wing pundits calling for people who were insufficiently upset by Trump’s shooting to be cancelled? asks Brendan O’Neill in the Spectator.
• “Trump vows to axe Biden’s electric car mandate on ‘day one’” – Trump says he would scrap Biden’s rules that will shortly outlaw combustion vehicles, reports the Telegraph.
• “‘Strange’ woman sat behind Trump sparks outrageous theory” – An outrageous new claim has spread online about a woman seen acting strangely behind Donald Trump as he was shot last Saturday, says the Mail.
• “Just Stop Oil fanatics deserve their lengthy jail terms” – The prison sentences passed on the Just Stop Oil protesters who immobilised the M25 were stiff but also deserved, argues Andrew Tettenborn in the Spectator.
• “It’s about time Extinction Rebellion zealots got their comeuppance” – Extinction Rebellion didn’t just cause inconvenience, but misery, with people missing funerals and medical appointments, writes Robert Taylor in the Telegraph.
• “Five Just Stop Oil activists got off lightly for M25 plot” – In the Mail, Guy Adams says the XR protestors deserved to go to prison for even longer.
• “Crime and No Punishment” – In Country Squire, Jack Watson laments the sorry state of British justice in which prisoners are being set free.
• “Why were there riots in Leeds? Inside night of fire and mayhem” – After rioters wrecked a police car and set a bus ablaze, locals worked to put it out and helped the family at the centre of it. Will the area ever be the same? asks the Times.
• “Farage under fire after calling Leeds riot ‘politics of the subcontinent’” – MPs have criticised Farage for blaming the unrest in Leeds on the “politics of the subcontinent”, reports the Telegraph.
• “Britain stands on the brink of a terrifying new era of violence, crime and disorder” – The rioting in Leeds, harassment of MPs, and mob rule all add up to an alarming picture for the country, says Camilla Tominey in the Telegraph.
• “The police have lost control. Welcome to the era of mob rule” – Public disorder like that seen in Harehills will soon become the norm if justice is not seen to be done, writes Rory Geoghegan in the Telegraph.
• “The myth that Sturgeon had a good pandemic has finally been shattered” – Baroness Hallett’s savaging of the SNP’s copy-and-paste Covid strategy has destroyed the intellectual foundation of devolved government, says Tom Harris in the Telegraph.
• “Feminist professor to lead shake-up of national curriculum” – The Government has outsourced the job of rewriting the National Curriculum to Dr Becky Francis, a Left-wing feminist, according to the Telegraph.
• “Flu jab: Single-shot vaccine ‘within five years’ could stop future pandemic” – Scientists hail a breakthrough that could confer lifetime immunity against future mutations of influenza after working on the strain that killed millions after the First World War, reports the Times.
• “Down market” – On her Substack, Lara Dodsworth mourns the death of yet another quintessential English market town.
• “What Went Wrong with COVID-19 Policies? with Martin Kulldorff” – Martin Kulldorff joins Jay Battacharya on his podcast to discuss the mistakes Britain and others made in response to the pandemic.
• “Covid groupthink did not serve Britain well” – Putting the economy into the deep freeze while making furlough payments has left the public finances burdened by a higher national debt, says a leader in the Telegraph.
• “Starmer’s army in private plane hypocrisy” – Well, well, well. Off the back of his thumping majority, Sir Keir Starmer has been making good use of the perks of being premier, such as flying in a private jet to watch England v Spain, says the Spectator’s Steerpike.
• “Adidas pulls ‘unacceptable’ Bella Hadid advert” – Adidas has apologised for its “unacceptable” Bella Hadid advert, according to the Telegraph.
• “Disney may ditch Dr Who BBC deal after second season” – According to reports, ratings for the new series of Doctor Who and the new Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa, have failed to impress bosses at Disney, reports the Telegraph.
• “Adidas DROPS Bella Hadid from advertising campaign” – 11 Israeli athletes and a German police officer were killed at the 1972 Munich Games after gunmen from the Palestinian Black September group broke into the Olympic village
• “‘New deal’ is a mortal threat to jobs” – Small and medium-sized business are the backbone of the British economy, writes John Longworth in the Mail. That is why the ‘new deal’ outlined in the first King’s Speech is so alarming.
• “Truth, one billboard at a time” – Age-old ‘blasphemy’ laws are back, but this time around, they’re called ‘hate speech’ laws, says Robert Clarke in the European Conservative.
• “Plant names linked to slavery survive as ‘racist’ Latin terms culled” – Botanists vote to rename more than 200 plants, fungi and algae species whose names had links to unsavoury 18th Century views, says the Times.
• “David Lammy resumes funding for controversial UN agency in Gaza” – The Foreign Secretary has renewed U.K. Government hand-outs to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, in spite of the links between members of staff and the terrorist attack, reports the Times.
• “Lawyers accused of ‘dangerous and false’ trans suicide claims” – The Government’s adviser on suicide prevention says there is no evidence to support claims that a ban on puberty blockers will lead to a rise in deaths, according to the Times.
• “Damian Green and Steve Baker back Tom Tugendhat for Tory leadership” – One Nation Tory and a leading Brexiteer have urged MPs not to turn to the “hard Right” in wake of election defeat, reports the Telegraph.
• “Is Apple TV following the Disney woke playbook?” – Activist propaganda is masquerading as entertainment, says Ian Price on Substack.
• “Does Rory Stewart want you to be ignorant?” – in UnHerd, Kathleen Stock reviews Rory Stewart’s new Radio 4 series on the usefulness of ignorance.
• “A bad take bonanza” – Listen to Nick Dixon and me go through some of the worst headlines in the legacy media after the attempt on Trump’s life.

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