News Round-Up

• “Tony Blair admits influx of migrants under his premiership placed ‘strain’ on communities” – Tony Blair’s administration almost directly aligns with the start of modern mass immigration to the U.K., writes Max Stephens in the Telegraph. 
• “Blair is still in denial about the mass-migration emergency” – Blair now admits that free movement put “real strains” on our society, but accepts no blame for today’s crisis, says Isabel Oakeshott in the Telegraph.
• “Hamas leaders charged by U.S. for role in October 7th attack on Israel” – The U.S. has charged six senior Hamas leaders with terrorism charges linked to the October 7th attack on Israel, reports LBC.
• “‘From the river to the sea’ posts don’t glorify Hamas, says Facebook” – Facebook’s oversight board has ruled that posts containing the phrase “From the river to the sea” did not glorify Hamas and should be allowed to remain online, according to the Mail.
• “Jenrick is the candidate to beat – for now” – The Conservative commitment to a long, barely-watched leadership contest might come back to haunt them, warns Tim Stanley in the Telegraph.
• “History shows Kemi is the right choice for Conservative leader” – Kemi Badenoch is the only candidate to truly grasp the Herculean scale of the reform effort before the Tories, says Robert Tombs in the Telegraph.
• “‘My 10 brilliant ideas to save the Tories’” – If the Conservative Party wants people to sit up and notice it again, it needs to tackle the issues in life that really matter, writes Michael Deacon in the Telegraph.
• “Five out of six pensioners below the poverty line set to lose Winter Fuel Payments” – LCP analysis has found that many individuals below the poverty line are at risk of losing Winter Fuel Payments.
• “Why are we punishing pensioners when Gen Z refuse to even go into the office?” – Blaming retirees for Britain’s mess is as illogical as it is vindictive, says Matthew Lynn in the Telegraph.
• “Blundering Labour is about to hammer its working class heartlands” – Our shameful leaders have chosen to reward the public sector, while punishing the elderly, writes Ben Wilkinson in the Telegraph.
• “There’s a sinister lie at the heart of the Labour Government – and it’s finally out in the open” – Keir Starmer is proving that Labour is now the nasty party, says Allister Heath in the Telegraph.
• “It’s time for England to cut Scotland loose” – Scotland should fix its own black hole. It’s time for fiscal independence, writes Matthew Lynn in the Telegraph.
• “Macron’s search for a Prime Minster is a complete farce” – Macron’s intemperate narcissism has plunged Europe’s second largest economy into chaos, says Jonathan Miller in the Spectator.
• “Berlin DJ, AfD party members caught destroying democracy and furthering fascism by singing and playing the 1999 Italodance club anthem ‘L’amour toujours’” – Who knew a dance beat could subtly indoctrinate listeners with fascist views? writes Eugyppius on Substack.
• “Stop trying to make ‘weird’ happen” – The accusation of weirdness is a striking example of the decline of political rhetoric, says Niall Gooch in the Spectator.
• “Putin ally orders scientists to unlock the secrets of eternal life” – Russian scientists have been ordered to come up with anti-ageing remedies by an official close to the 72 year-old President Putin, reports the Express.
• “Housebuilding revolution will fail unless green rules are axed, Rayner is warned” – Britain’s biggest developer warns that Angela Rayner’s housebuilding revolution will fall flat unless the green rules that hinder planning are reformed, says the Telegraph.
• “What happened to your ‘wettest summer’, Met Office?” – In WUWT?, Paul Homewood calls out the Met Office’s May claim of a record-breaking wet summer as a clear case of alarmist spin, failing even to align with their own three-month outlook.
• “This is not ‘leading the world’. It’s economic suicide” – Electricity prices will keep rising if we continue subsidising renewables, making the U.K. less competitive and hurting consumers, warns Neil Record in the Telegraph.
• “Oxford and Harvard study finds no link between amateur concussions and long-term cognitive decline” – A new study suggests that amateur athletes who suffer concussions while playing sports may not face the long-term cognitive decline often associated with head injuries, according to Rayo.
• “The war against the lab leak hypothesis” – At the Brownstone Institute, Prof. Pat Fidopiastis claims that dismissing the SARS-CoV-2 lab leak theory is like O.J. Simpson’s defence – more about spinning a story than facing the evidence.
• “The future of Where Are The Numbers?” – Profs. Martin Neil and Norman Fenton present their new book Fighting Goliath and provide an update on the future of their WATN? Substack.
• “The breakthrough test” – A new prostate cancer test boasts 90% accuracy, but with only 32% of positive results truly indicating cancer, it’s a reminder to look beyond the hype and understand diagnostic limitations, write Dr. Tom Jefferson and Prof. Carl Heneghan on the TTE substack.
• “The persecution of Dr. Reiner Fuellmich” – The real reason attorney Reiner Fuellmich is detained in Germany isn’t embezzlement, as authorities claim, but for challenging COVID-19 policies, says Dr. Robert W. Malone on his Substack.
• “Insight into what U.S. House members are thinking about Covid vaccine injury” – A celebrity’s Congressional advocacy for individuals affected by vaccine injuries suggests that Congress remains staunchly pro-vaccine, notes Steve Kirsch on his Substack.
• “Twenty six Republican governors say ‘We will not comply with… one world control over health’” – Republican governors have joined together to state that they will not comply with the WHO’s attempt to impose a global health policy.
• “Diversity won’t make your company more (or less) productive” – A new study shows that when it comes to performance, there isn’t much to either fear or gain from diversifying, says Zaid Jilani on the Persuasion Substack.
• “‘Trans widows’ reveal heartbreak after husbands came out as trans” – The Mail profiles a new documentary, Behind the Looking Glass, which explores the stories of “trans widows” – women who have split from, or wish to split from, their transitioning partners.
• “Students scared to speak their minds for fear of being cancelled, Oxford dons claim” – Oxford dons claim that university students are too scared to speak their minds in seminars because they fear being cancelled, reports the Telegraph. 
• “Gen-Z mean girls are aggressive and progressive” – A new generation of female bullies is rising – young, Left-leaning and ruthlessly determined to take control, says Zoe Strimpel in the Spectator.
• “Has Starmer committed a criminal offence under the Online Safety Act?” – On the New Culture Forum’s Deprogrammed podcast, Toby flags the absurdity of prosecuting social media posts from the riots, suggesting that the Prime Minister himself might be guilty of peddling misinformation.

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