News Round-Up

• “We’re on the brink of World War Three – and only one country can stop it” – Iran now presents an intolerable threat to global stability, says Allister Heath in the Telegraph. We must suppor the only country that stands between us and armageddon: Israel.
• “Israel’s options for retaliatory strikes against Iran” – Benjamin Netanyahu is weighing up his next move – from targeting oil assets and missile programmes to assassinating Iran’s leaders, writes Jotam Confino in the Telegraph.
• “U.K. Armed Forces ‘not up to defending Israel from missile attacks’” – Defence experts warn that Britain’s Armed Forces lack the necessary firepower to shield Israel from Iranian ballistic missile assaults, reports the Telegraph.
• “‘Hezbollah are acting rationally’: The BBC’s Israel problem laid bare” – What exactly is Hezbollah? The BBC does not seem to know it’s a terrorist organisation, says George Chesterton in the Telegraph.
• “Keir Starmer’s top donor Lord Alli under investigation” – Keir Starmer’s top donor Lord Waheed Alli is being probed by a House of Lords watchdog over “alleged non-registration of interests”, reports the Mail.
• “Labour received gifts worth £1 million from gambling sector” – Keir Starmer and three members of his Cabinet have received more than £1 million from casino bosses, on top of tens of thousands in freebies from bookies, says the National.
• “Starmer ‘exempt’ from paying £48,000 tax on freebies” – According to accountancy firm Blick Rothenberg, HMRC “appears to exempt” politicians from paying tax on gifts from donors and political allies despite requiring taxpayers in other sectors to do so, reports the Telegraph.
• “Angela Rayner’s VIP Ibiza trip to a DJ’s booth was an £836 freebie” – Angela Rayner racked up £836 in freebies during a wild night at Ibiza’s Hi nightclub, including a VIP trip to the DJ booth, says the Mail.
• “Tube drivers threaten to strike, saying £70,000 a year is not enough” – Tube drivers have voted to go on strike after rejecting a pay rise that would take their salaries to £70,000 for the first time, reports the Telegraph.
• “Civil servants threaten to strike over back-to-office push” – Hundreds of workers at the Office for National Statistics have backed an all-out strike to protest against being ordered back to the workplace two days a week, says the Telegraph.
• “The full, alarming truth about mass migration is finally being exposed” – Robert Jenrick is right – the risks of mass migration have become so great they should be impossible to ignore, says Annabel Denham in the Telegraph.
• “The demise of the Tory party has been greatly exaggerated” – It is too soon to write off the democratic world’s most successful party, writes Patrick O’Flynn in the Spectator.
• “Net Zero: only fanatics fail to see the hopelessness of the ruinous policy” – Setting arbitrary, unrealistic green targets only serves to threaten our national and economic security, no matter how morally superior it makes our policy-makers feel, says Dia Chakravarty in the Telegraph.
• “Ed Miliband reveals plan to prevent Net Zero blackouts” – Giant flywheels are to be installed around the U.K. to minimise the risk of blackouts as the power system goes carbon-free, reports the Telegraph.
• “Net Zero is becoming synonymous with economic suicide” – There is a reason why every developing country’s plan for industrialisation involves a steel plant. It is critical to everything else, says Matthew Lynn in the Telegraph.
• “Electric Fiat 500 production freeze extended over ‘struggling’ EV sales” – No one is buying the new Fiat 500, writes Brian Silvestro in Motor1.com.
• “Fraser Nelson will be a hard act to follow – he made the Spectator the success it is today” – From trans ideology to Covid lockdowns, the Spectator has been fearless in challenging lazy dogma, says James Kirkup in the Telegraph.
• “Free speech row at Durham University after debating society blocked from campus events” – Durham University is embroiled in a free speech row after its debating society was banned from the freshers’ fair over unresolved racism allegations, reports the Telegraph.
• “McEntee confirms Government will seek to pass hate speech bill after General Election” – Ireland’s Justice Minister confirms to Gript’s Ben Scallan that the Government will seek to pass hate speech legislation during the next government term.
• “In praise of Elon Musk” – Elon Musk deserves respect for his defence of online free speech, says Freddie Attenborough in the Critic.
• “Man, 34, contacted GP six times during lockdown then died of cancer” – An inquest revealed a man died of cancer just three days after seeing a doctor, with an earlier diagnosis possible if it hadn’t been for Covid, reports the Mail.
• “The Hallett Inquiry – evidence given on September 26th, 2024” – On the TTE Substack, Prof. Carl Heneghan and Dr. Tom Jefferson provide an overview of Professor Whitty’s responsibilities as England’s Chief Medical Officer.
• “These four heartbreaking words show why we must never do lockdown again” – We cannot say Covid is over when we have condemned a whole generation of innocent children to a lifetime of pain, says Michael Deacon in the Telegraph.
• “Moderna under fire after children offered cash to test Covid vaccine” – Regulators have blasted Moderna after the pharmaceutical company was found to be offering children money to test the Covid vaccine, reports GB News.
• “30 lawmakers sponsor bill to end liability protection for vaccine makers” – A new bill in the U.S. House aims to strip vaccine makers of the liability protections granted by the 1986 Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, according to Children’s Health Defence.
• “Daniel Andrews statue is a painful insult to Victorians who suffered under his bans, curfews and failed hotel quarantine” – The plan to erect a Daniel Andrews statue in Melbourne will be a permanent reminder of the destruction he wrought with his Covid-era policies, writes Caleb Bond for Sky News Australia.
• “Tim Walz admits he ‘misspoke’ about Tiananmen Square protests” – Gov. Tim Walz tried to explain during the Vice Presidential debate why he falsely claimed he was in Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square protests in June 1989, reports the Mail. It did not go well.
• “Vance is the future of MAGA” – J.D. Vance has emerged as a potential leader for the future. The question that lingers is, will he be able to carry the torch and lead the way? wonders Dr. Robert W. Malone on his Substack.
• “School assistant challenges dismissal after criticising LGBT teaching” – A school assistant who says she was fired for her Christian beliefs has begun a court challenge over her dismissal after criticising plans to teach primary school pupils about LGBT+ relationships, reports the Mail. 
• “The nurses fighting the NHS for women-only spaces” – In an exclusive interview with the Telegraph, four NHS whistleblowers reveal to Lucy Denyer why they’re suing their hospital for allowing a man to use the women’s changing room.
• “London’s failed night czar resigns” – At long last, and not a day too soon, it transpires that London’s ‘night czar’ is standing down, says Steerpike in the Spectator.
• “‘The BBC threw Giovanni Pernice under the bus to placate Amanda Abbington – I hope he sues’” – The BBC’s handling of Amanda Abbington’s allegations against Giovanni Pernice has not only tarnished his reputation but also put Strictly on shaky ground, writes Allison Pearson in the Telegraph.
• “We have a name. As do the Mail and the Telegraph. We have a birth certificate” – Paul Staines talks to Dan Wootton about the Keir Starmer scandal all Westminster is talking about, but which no newspaper has (yet) published.

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