News Round-Up

• “Norman Tebbit dies aged 94” – Tory grandee Norman Tebbit, who was one of Margaret Thatcher’s most loyal supporters, has died, aged 94, reports the Mail.
• “Norman Tebbit – a proper politician” – Self-made men are increasingly rare in the modern Conservative party and those with a clarity of view and no embarrassment about advancing it, are rarer still, says Tim Shipman in the Spectator.
• “Lord Tebbit, pugnacious Tory who articulated the Iron Lady’s views to the man on the street” – Telegraph Obituaries pays tribute to Lord Tebbit.
• “There’ll never be another Norman Tebbit” – In the Spectator, Nigel Jones remembers Norman Tebbit as the last of the true Thatcherites.
• “Inside IRA bombing that changed Norman Tebbit’s life, as he dies at 94” – In the Mail, Simon Heffer’s tribute to Norman Tebbit captures a complex figure whose tough “Chingford Skinhead” persona masked deep kindness and loyalty.
• “Norman Tebbit: Thatcherite icon” – Pugnacious, outspoken, clever, brave: Norman Tebbit was the upwardly mobile icon of Thatcher’s Britain, writes James Heale in the Spectator.
• “The anti-woke Brexiteer who inspired loyalty” – Norman Tebbit was a superb and uncompromising politician who, unlike most others, could speak directly to the mainstream of British people, says Simon Heffer in the Telegraph.
• “Organised criminals have conquered Britain’s prisons” – If we are to save our prison system from organised crime, the Government needs to act now, warns David Shipley in the Spectator.
• “Activist group wants to stifle discussion of Islamism” – In the Telegraph, Andrew Gilligan accuses the Centre for Media Monitoring of twisting media coverage on Islamism to silence truthful reporting and push a hardline agenda.
• “Special needs children face evidence test to gain help” – Experts may need to see greater evidence of special educational needs before offering children support plans under government reforms, reports the Telegraph. 
• “Government approval at new low after benefits row and Reeves’ tears” – The Government’s ratings have tumbled to a new low after Keir Starmer was humiliated by Labour rebels and the Chancellor wept in the Commons, says the Mail.
• “Welsh Labour admit Reform UK poses ‘serious threat’” – The First Minister says Welsh Labour is taking the threat of Reform UK “very seriously”, as polls suggest Nigel Farage’s party could top next year’s Senedd elections, according to ITV News.
• “A Conservative student’s struggle” – In Country Squire, Jack Watson highlights the challenges faced by young conservatives in a politicised education system.
• “Post Office Horizon scandal drove 13 people to suicide” – A damning Inquiry report has found that 13 people took their own lives and dozens more contemplated suicide, as lives were wrecked on a massive scale by the Post Office Horizon scandal, reports the Standard.
• “‘I was desperate to join the Armed Forces, but was rejected because I once had a physio appointment’” – In the Telegraph, Colin Freeman reveals how Britain’s military recruitment system is so mired in outdated rules that even a forgotten physio appointment nearly sank one young man’s dream of serving.
• “Guardian: European heatwave failing to spur support for climate action” – In WUWT?, Eric Worrall notes that even Europe’s scorching heatwaves can’t reignite climate fervour – voters are too battered by everyday struggles to care, and green fatigue is setting in.
• “The EU as suicide pact, or: How Germany is slowly dismantling its electrical grid and why the EU won’t let them fix it” – Eugyppius reveals on Substack how Germany’s suicidal energy agenda is unravelling its power grid and risking catastrophic blackouts.
• “Texas floods: disaster or political opportunity?” – There are only three certainties in this world: death, taxes and the BBC exploiting every weather-related tragedy in order to heighten anxiety over climate change, writes John Ridgway on Climate Scepticism.
• “Don’t blame Donald Trump for floods” – Flooding is nothing new in this part of Texas, known as ‘flash flood alley’, but the narratives are irresistible for anti-Trump partisans and their fellow travellers in the media, says Rich Lowry in the Patriot Post.
• “The failures that left Camp Mystic girls at the mercy of Texas flash floods” – In the Telegraph, Benedict Smith reveals how years of ignored warnings and a scrapped siren system left Camp Mystic girls defenceless in one of America’s deadliest floods.
• “The Arctic was 9°C warmer than today during the Holocene Thermal Maximum” – On NoTricksZone, Kenneth Richard highlights a new Nature study showing Arctic temperatures were 9°C warmer than today during the Holocene Thermal Maximum – when CO₂ was just 260 ppm.
• “Toyota is still struggling to sell EVs so it’s back to gas-powered SUVs” – As Toyota’s EV sales stall, the carmaker is doubling down on gas-guzzling SUVs, according to electrek.
• “Energy innovation policy and technology on ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’” – In WUWT?, Roger Caiazza dismantles the “nonpartisan” spin around the Big, Beautiful Bill, arguing its critics cherry-pick data and downplay the real costs of unreliable renewables.
• “Gas crisis looms over California as Dems continue to impose crippling regs” – A slew of Democrat policies has led to refinery closures and lofty gas prices in the Golden State that may soon summon a crisis, warns Audrey Streb in the Daily Caller.
• “Energy addition, not transition: fossil fuels remain the bedrock of progress” – On Clintel, Samuel Furfari argues that despite the EU’s green ambitions, the world isn’t transitioning away from fossil fuels but simply adding renewables on top – with fossil fuels still powering 87% of global energy.
• “The Green agenda wants Missouri land – and they want you to pay for it” – In Townhall, Larry Behrens slams the Biden Administration for bankrolling a controversial green energy project with a $4.9 billion taxpayer-backed loan, accusing it of funding land grabs and lawsuits against Missouri families.
• “Blackouts coming if America continues with Biden-era Green frenzy, Trump admin warns” – The Trump administration has released a new report warning of impending blackouts if the US continues to shutter power plants, reports the Daily Caller.
• “Trump U-turns on sending weapons to Ukraine” – Donald Trump has pledged to send more weapons to Ukraine, reversing a decision to pause shipments to Kyiv days earlier, says LBC.
• “Gregg Wallace is ‘fired by the BBC’ as he condemns the corporation” – Gregg Wallace has been fired after a nine-month misconduct probe but insists he was cleared of the most serious claims, according to the Mail.
• “‘The Chingford Skinhead’” – A classic clip from Spitting Image reminds viewers of Norman Tebbit’s role as Thatcher’s “enforcer”.

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