News Round-Up
- “Trump turns against Putin” – Trump began to rage over Russian attacks and being strung along by Moscow after an ‘historic’ meeting with Zelensky at the Pope’s funeral, the Telegraph reports.
- “Has Trump really turned on Putin?” – A rare rebuke from the US President has rattled Moscow, but it remains to be seen if it’s a true change of heart or just political theatre, says Roland Oliphant in the Telegraph.
- “US opens door to backing Starmer’s coalition of the willing” – The US has privately offered to provide security guarantees for Sir Keir Starmer’s ‘coalition of the willing’, according to the Telegraph.
- “Executive orders, tariffs and lawsuits: How the ‘deep state’ is outmanoeuvring Trump” – In the Telegraph, Sam Ashworth-Hayes and Connor Stringer warn that as Trump’s second term nears the 100 day mark, his radical agenda appears this week to have been blunted on multiple fronts.
- “Starmer to rent homes for Channel migrants” – The Home Office has launched a drive for landlords to house asylum seekers following a surge in Channel migrant crossings, reports the Telegraph.
- “Taxpayers foot spiralling bill to house failed asylum seekers” – Over 1,000 migrants have been receiving benefits despite failed claims for over a decade, according to Home office figures, the Telegraph reports.
- “Why are MPs turning a blind eye to ‘two-tier’ policing?” – Alex Klaushofer in the Spectator is unimpressed with the House of Commons’ Home Affairs Committee as it insists that two-tier policing is a myth.
- “Did Covid lockdowns and school closures swing young people sharply Right?” – Two new polls offer powerful evidence the answer is yes, says Alex Berenson on Substack.
- “Electric ‘superhighway’ delayed in blow to Miliband’s Net Zero plans” – A £2 billion electricity ‘superhighway’ linking England and Scotland is facing delays due to a global shortage of high-voltage cables and converters in a blow to Ed Miliband’s clean power plans, the Telegraph reports.
- “Why isn’t it racist to ban white men?” – A female theatre director has proposed a year-long ban on plays by writers who are white and male – such as Shakespeare. The Telegraph‘s Michael Deacon wonders why this isn’t regarded as racist.
- “How Trump could reverse America’s baby bust” – In the Spectator, Kristina Murkett argues that government interventions to raise the birth rate keep failing because they do not compensate for the opportunity cost of having children.
- “‘We’ll burn Jews like Hitler did’, says BBC contributor in Gaza” – Samer Elzaenen, a journalist who appears prominently on the BBC’s Arabic channel to report from Gaza, called for Jews to be burned “as Hitler did”, reveals the Telegraph.
- “Hamas claim that 70% of Gaza dead are women and children ‘demonstrably false’” – A think tank has found inconsistencies between hospital records and statistics from Gaza’s Ministry of Health that call the terrorist group’s claims into question, says the Telegraph.
- “Kneecap referred to counter-terror police for saying ‘kill your MP’” – Kneecap, the Irish Republican rap group, has been referred to counter-terror police for a second time after being accused of telling fans “kill your local MP”, the Telegraph reports.
- “Have no doubt: If Mark Carney is elected, he will drive Canada into the ground” – The country was already on the path to decline under Trudeau; Carney will only get it there faster, argues Yuan Yi Zhu in the Telegraph.
- “GB News outcasts take fight for the Right on to YouTube” – Britain’s alt-Right is aping the MAGA movement as it turns its back on traditional media, says the Telegraph.
- “Capital gains tax receipts fall 10% as wealthy exit UK” – The amount of capital gains tax paid to the Treasury over the past year dropped by more than £1 billion as fears grow of an exodus of wealth from Britain, reports the Times.
- “Keir Starmer is a PM who can’t apologise or tell the truth” – The local elections are a chance to show a leader who believes he’s above it all the anger he has wrought, says Kemi Badenoch in the Telegraph.
- “DVLA bans pro-Brexit number plates” – The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has banned several pro-Brexit number plates along with references to the Holocaust, drugs and homosexuality ahead of the launch of new ‘75’ registrations later this year, reports the Telegraph.
- “Cash-strapped council recruiting anti-racism officer on £60,000 a year” – A council that turned off its street lights to save money has been criticised after revealing that it is recruiting an anti-racism officer on a salary of up to £60,000 a year, reports the Telegraph.
- “Graham Linehan charged with harassment and criminal damage” – Graham Linehan, the Bafta-winning Father Ted comedy writer, is set to appear in court next month after being charged with harassment and criminal damage, reports the Telegraph. “This is part of a long history of the police acting as a goon squad for trans rights activists,” wrote Linehan on X.
- “Keeping schtum” – In the Critic, Josephine Bartosch has noticed that some politicians – such as the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women, Jess Phillips, and Conservative MP Penny Mordaunt – have remained conspicuously quiet after the Supreme Court trans ruling.
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So private landlords to get 5 year deals all over the uk to house the rubber rafters + many others until all the new houses are ready !! It is defo “The Great Replacement” in full flow ! Serco are running the show & Prince William & The Crown are major share holders ! We are doomed 😵💫
It’s not just Serco. About 4 years ago, I came across a properties for sale advert, offering 5 terraced houses on a street in Hartlepool. The entrepreneur who’d bought them had filled each house with asylum-seekers and then parcelled all 5 as a job lot for sale as a rock-solid investment. The advert made it clear that the rent was guaranteed by the government, as were the costs of maintenance and repairs, so it really was an incredibly attractive investment, particularly as house prices in that part of Hartlepool were pretty depressed.
What strikes me, though, is that the government is clearly applying enormous pressure to expedite the process of granting these individuals the right to remain in the UK, at which point they will not longer be asylum-seekers. Does that mean that they will no longer be eligible to stay in these houses?
Cost – £190 BILLION pa
Per taxpayer – £6,000
And that is without any of the extra associated costs. Such as benefits and crime.
Unbelievable.
Starmer is a maniac
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Has Trump really turned on Putin? Yes, but not for the reasons that you might think….like child abduction and gratuitous ballistic missile attacks on civilian targets….. For anyone who hasn’t been paying attention, this, below, is what happens if expansionist totalitarian states come to believe that there is no international rules based order anymore: ‘China has seized a disputed reef just kilometres away from the Philippines’ most important military outpost in the South China Sea…….. The move marks the first time in many years that Beijing, which claims the South China Sea almost in its entirety, has officially planted its flag on another previously unoccupied land feature. Sandy Cay has strategic value for China because international law grants it a territorial sea. That 12-nautical-mile radius overlaps with Thitu Island, the South China Sea reef the Philippines uses to track Chinese moves in the area. The White House said the reports of China seizing Sandy Cay were “deeply concerning if true”. “Actions like these threaten regional stability and violate international law,” said James Hewitt, National Security Council spokesperson. “We are consulting closely with our own partners and remain committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific.’ https://www.ft.com/content/ae6acb23-7b09-4783-8ebb-9e88b5126361 To every action, there is a… Read more »
‘Sanctions on Russia: a bipartisan bill with additional tariffs on countries buying Russian oil, gas, and uranium is ready, says Senator Lindsey Graham. He added that the Senate is prepared to move forward and will pass it with an overwhelming majority if Russia doesn’t pursue a fair, just, and lasting peace.’
Sanctions, sanctions, sanctions. I believe the EU is on its 17th sanction package against Russia and all these sanctions has ever done is hurt the EU. “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”: not so much insanity as stupidity.
‘Brent crude is now at just $63, while Urals, Russia’s key export blend, plunged to almost $50 per barrel. This is far below what the Kremlin needs to break even, delivering a severe blow to an already fragile economy. These rock-bottom prices threaten Russia’s strapped budget and all but guarantee another devaluation of the ruble in the coming months. RBK Daily, a Russian business newspaper, said today that the decline in oil prices “poses serious problems for Russia’s GDP, the state budget and will inevitably lead to a collapse of the ruble exchange rate.” What Putin hoped would be an opportunity for sanctions relief and economic revival is now shaping up to be a deepening crisis. But the Trump slump isn’t just an economic blow – it’s also a direct consequence of Putin’s refusal to make peace in Ukraine and his continued defiance of international norms. For years, Putin banked on a close relationship with Trump back in the White House, which could lead to sanctions relief and a quick reintegration of Russia into the global community. He gambled that Trump’s admiration for strongmen and America First approach would translate into economic opportunity for Russia. But as the oil market… Read more »
You write that China has seized a reef just kilometres away from a reef used by the Philippines’ military to observe Chinese activities.
Well, somebody was sleeping. Are we supposed to care? Is that not a problem (if it is such) to be sorted out between China and the Philippines? They could address the problem to the UN, for example.
Ah, but the White House is concerned about that reef, claiming USA is “committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific”. And because of all these reefs, and some vague connection to Crimea, we are supposed to expect an uncontrolled spread of nuclear weapons around the world?
Jeffrey Sachs’ article in the China Daily (https://www.chinadailyasia.com/hk/article/610510) clearly explains why China neither is, nor ever was, a threat to the world, whereas USA, with its military, for example, on Kinmen, an island under Taiwan administration but only one mile from the Chinese coast, has repeatedly demonstrated it certainly is.
Trump previously stated he would support a reduction in US and Russian nuclear armaments, which would be an excellent idea. It would be an even better idea to get rid of all nuclear weapons from all countries around the world.
‘China’s move to consolidate control over Sandy Cay is widely interpreted as a calculated test of Manila’s political will and Washington’s commitment under the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty, at a time when U.S. security guarantees are under intense scrutiny globally.’ ‘Ukraine now has a choice between NATO membership or manufacturing nuclear weapons…..Ukraine has nine nuclear waste sites containing 42 million tons of radioactive waste and a number of abandoned missile unit bases. Soviet Ukraine designed and produced missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, a project spearheaded at the Pivdenmash factory……Since the US terminated the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in 2019, Ukraine can construct missiles with a range of up to 5,500km (3,400 miles). It is already working on ballistic missile development for conventional loads…..the construction of a dirty bomb made from radioactive waste and delivered by a conventional weapons system like a combat aircraft. This is far easier and cheaper than a full-scale nuclear weapons program and is entirely plausible……. There is a real danger here that the world would be foolish to ignore. If Ukraine one day faces the choice between national survival and its eradication by advancing Russian forces, what might it choose? You don’t have to be a geopolitical expert to understand that Ukraine may… Read more »
Morning all. Business as usual, I see…
I heard someone on the media discussing the suggestion that Trump is often influenced by the person he most recently spoke to, so no surprise that he knocks Putin after a chat with Zelensky.
Is that you downticking Ian?
“Capital gains tax receipts fall 10% as wealthy exit UK” – well what a surprise. It is a good job we have a Chancellor who is an eperienced economist.
I do like sceptics but on the News update why don’t they just headline “Buy the Telegraph”
Most of the stories are Telegraph links which cannot be read without paying for a subscription, and frankly the behaviour of the Telegraph during the Scamdemic and its still religious devotion to the Conservatives means I will not pay for a publication that printed such terrible things during the Plandemic.
Open the link in a private tab, the it the stop button on your browser as soon as the page begins to load.
But a very fair point about the number of links to the Torygraph.
*then hit.
Don’t take technical advice from someone who can’t type…
I find Firefox ‘Reading’ view useful.
Perhaps this site should pick up and act on one of its own Telegraph news items;
“GB News outcasts take fight for the Right on to YouTube”
Once you venture into the tricky waters of You-Tube videos you do have to be very wary and also very patient to put up with some of the tedious verbosity of the presenters.
Whilst it is only a local issue it is an indication of our life and times that Geoff Buys Cars has had such a vehement response to his series of videos on what is going on with the Malvern Hills.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2B5nbTgVjQ
Then you have Barrie Crampton laboriously and painstakingly wading his way through the obfuscation, smoke and mirrors surrounding the Electric Car market.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQkkLphnhro
Linking to this sort of stuff would be much harder work than just going through the Telegraph contents page but it may be worth doing to see what is going on in You-Tube land.
Use the Open Archive extension. Open the DT page, then click on the extension and voila!
Archive.ph works as well
I have passed this same criticism frequently and it makes bugger all difference. It’s a sort of Torygraph round-up and I am sure it drives traffic away.
“A female theatre director has proposed a year-long ban on plays by writers who are white and male – such as Shakespeare. The Telegraph‘s Michael Deacon wonders why this isn’t regarded as racist.”
For the billionth time Michael, you can’t be racist towards white people. It’s just not possible. And even if it was, they would probably deserve it for being so toxic and evil.
“Starmer to rent homes for Channel migrants”
Wow. That’s incredibly generous of him! I didn’t know he was that rich.
Oh. Not his money? Ah.
“Electric ‘superhighway’ delayed in blow to Miliband’s Net Zero plans”
And here’s some more good news:
‘Sigh of relief’ as British Steel shipments bring lifeline to industry on the brink
May God bless the Aussies, who have sent 55,000 tonnes of blast furnace coke, and the Swedes, who have sent 66,000 tonnes of iron ore pellets and 27,000 tonnes of iron ore fines, to keep the Scunthorpe blast furnaces running! 🙂