News Round-Up

• “Pope Francis dies aged 88” – The Pontiff’s death, when it came, was mercifully swift – and could hardly have been choreographed better, says Nick Squires in the Telegraph.
• “A deeply loved and courageous Pope, who enjoyed rocking the boat” – In the Telegraph, Tim Stanley reflects on the Pope’s record.
• “How Pope Francis kept the faith” – As timing goes, a pope simply can’t do better than to die just after Easter Sunday, writes Melanie McDonagh in the Spectator.
• “The passion of Pope Francis” – The most influential figure on the global Left has departed just as Right-wing populism rises around the world, notes Francis X. Rocca in the Free Press.
• “The battle for the church’s soul as 1.5 billion await vote for the next Pope” – The battle to succeed Pope Francis is one for the very soul of the Catholic Church and its over a billion followers around the world, says Sam Merriman in the Mail.
• “Migrant crime league tables to be published by Government for first time” – The nationalities of migrants with the highest rates of crime are to be revealed in official league tables for the first time, reports the Telegraph. 
• “Tories vow to scrap non-crime hate incidents” – Kemi Badenoch has proposed an amendment to Labour’s Crime and Policing Bill to protect free speech that would ban police, in almost all cases, from collecting personal data where no crime has been committed, says the Telegraph.
• “Time to end the thought police madness” – Non-crime hate incidents are a waste of time at best, and a threat to free speech at worst, writes shadow home secretary Chris Philp in the Telegraph.
• “Does Farage have a path to No 10?” – The latest MRP poll in the Sun suggests that, for Nigel Farage to become our next PM, Reform need not gain much more support than it is currently attracting, says Rod Liddle in the Spectator.
• “Why Reform resonates in deindustrialised Britain” – No party other than Reform is even attempting to speak to working-class concerns, writes Lisa McKenzie in Spiked.
• “The Stop Brexit man must have the right to be annoying” – The right to protest is meaningless if activists can’t make noise, says Aaron Newbury in Spiked.
• “Climate adviser racks up 40,000 air miles while backing tax on frequent flyers” – A Government climate adviser who backed a tax on frequent flyers has racked up 40,000 air miles in a year by jetting to environmental conferences, reveals the Telegraph.
• “Sales of beef dripping surge as Britons embrace MAGA diet” – Sales of beef dripping are soaring as Britons ditch cooking oils amid a US campaign over their alleged negative health impact, reports the Telegraph. 
• “There was one upside to Covid: many rediscovered Christianity” – Traditional faith is reviving in the UK among Gen Zers, writes Tim Stanley in the Telegraph. No one would have thought it possible pre-lockdown.
• “Five years on: when TCW was a lone voice in the lockdown wilderness” – While the world panicked, the Conservative Woman called out lockdown lunacy early, backing brave experts who saw Covid as mild, widespread and already waning, says our own Will Jones in TCW.
• “The persecution of Dr Reiner Fuellmich:” – The political persecution of Dr Reiner Fuellmich for exposing Covid-related corruption is the biggest judicial scandal ever seen in Germany, writes Dr Robert W. Malone on his Substack.
• “Fear of nationalism and populism behind Germany’s censorship fest” – Government agencies are punishing journalists for publishing accurate information about migrant crime rates, says Alexander Wendt on the Public Substack.
• “Harvard University sues Trump administration” – Harvard University has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop billions of dollars in proposed cuts, according to the BBC.
• “He used to advise David Cameron. Now he wants to run California” – Steve Hilton, Fox News commentator and David Cameron’s Director of Strategy from 2010-12, has announced he’s hoping to be the Republican candidate to be the next Governor of California, reports the Times.
• “BBC Bitesize’s communism blindspot” – In the Spectator, Patrick West slams BBC Bitesize’s sanitised portrayal of communism.
• “NHS Trust uses ‘wheel of privilege’ in ‘Allyship’ training” – An NHS Trust has issued staff with a “wheel of privilege” which helps them work out how lucky or marginalised they are, reports the Mail.
• “Ill-informed challenges to Supreme Court decision help nobody” – Citizens should be involved in debate about law reform, but questioning the legitimacy of the judgment on misconceived grounds is irresponsible, says Akua Reindorf in the Times.
• “The trans-rights movement’s howl of male rage” – Saturday’s march for ‘trans rights’ was a howl of male rage masquerading as a civil-rights movement, writes Brendan O’Neill in the Spectator.
• “Pro-trans protests set to spread across country” – Pro-trans protesters have vowed to take their demonstrations across the country, with a dozen rallies planned for next weekend, reports the Telegraph.
• “‘I will never stop arguing for women’s rights – even when the trans lobby call me the enemy’” – Labour’s silence in the face of threats and misogyny says it all, says Suzanna Moore in the Telegraph.
• “Unhinged trans activists have shown their true colours” – Misinformation, vandalism and abuse after the Supreme Court ruling have exposed misogyny wrapped in a rainbow flag, writes Sarah Ditum in the Times.
• “The glamour and grit of J.K. Rowling” – From Harry Potter to political brawls, J.K. Rowling continues to defy critics with wit, wealth and unwavering principle, says Julie Burchill in the Spectator.
• “How should Sir Keir’s Government respond to the Supreme Court judgment?” – Watch Helen Joyce on TalkTV explain in no uncertain terms how the Government should respond to last week’s Supreme Court judgement on the meaning of the words ‘sex’ and ‘woman’ in the Equality Act.

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