News Round-Up
- “Labour to limit Civil Service internships to working class applicants” – Under a new scheme, applicants for Civil Service jobs will be judged based on what jobs their parents did, says the Telegraph.
- “Proof PM’s ‘smash the gangs’ campaign is a joke: Migrant tally record” – Keir Starmer‘s pledge to “smash the gangs” was in tatters on Thursday night after a new record was set for Channel crossings, reports the Mail.
- “Labour loses first councillor to new Corbyn party” – Grace Lewis, a Labour councillor, resigns from Sir Keir Starmer’s party to pursue “real change” with Jezbollah, according to the Telegraph.
- “Why are so many British babies being given the same name as a murderous Hamas terrorist?” – Not a single ‘Keir’ was born in 2024. Yet some 583 infants now share their name with the architect of October 7th, laments Douglas Murray in the Telegraph.
- “Labour’s £1,000 offer to men to battle toxic masculinity crisis” – Labour will be offering men £1,000 to join nurseries and act as “role models” for young children in an effort to battle Britain’s imaginary ‘toxic masculinity crisis’, says the Mail.
- “The British terms for recognition of Palestine are not addressed to Hamas or Israel” – Sir Keir Starmer has no leverage with either side in the Gaza war. He merely seeks to appease Muslims in Britain, writes Charles Moore in the Telegraph.
- “Keir Starmer has become a domestic disaster and an international embarrassment” – The PM is now failing even by his own low standards; a laughing stock in Britain and the world, says Camilla Tominey in the Telegraph.
- “Trump ally hits out at PM’s ‘clumsy’ pledge to recognise Palestine” – Marco Rubio , the US Secretary of State, has warned that Hamas could refuse to allow a peace deal with Israel in the wake of the Prime Minister’s announcement, according to the Mail.
- “Trump moves nuclear submarines towards Russia” – The US president has ordered two submarines to move closer to Russia in response to threats from former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, reports the Telegraph.
- “US ‘greatly concerned’ about free speech in Britain” – Trump administration officials have raised concerns about the monitoring of social media posts about asylum hotels in the UK, says the Telegraph.
- “Charlie Kirk: the Maga millennial who got Trump elected again” – He’s credited with delivering the Gen Z vote for Donald Trump. So who is the man behind the Turning Point USA youth movement? Katy Balls interviews Charlie Kirk for the Times.
- “Elon Musk’s X accuses Britain of censorship with online safety laws” – Social media website says ‘free speech will suffer’ under new rules
- “The scandal of Joe Biden’s mental decline is finally coming for Kamala Harris” – What did she know and when did she know it? The answer will reveal the former VP to be either a fool or a knave, writes Dan McLaughlin in the Telegraph.
- “The Online Safety Act is an assault on freedom” – Britain must remain a country where people can speak their minds without fear, writes Zia Yusef in the Telegraph.
- “James O’Brien’s careless self-righteousness caused devastating damage to my life” – The LBC presenter continues to peddle moral certainty yet has never apologised for ruining the life of Harvey Proctor by taking seriously absurd sexual abuse claims agains the former Conservative MP, who writes about his ordeal for the Telegraph.
- “JLR boss to step down after controversial steering Jaguar rebrand” – The boss of Jaguar Landrover is due to step down following the debacle of Jaguary‘s rebrand and the subsequent collapse in sales, reports the Mail.
- “Terrorist who confessed to masterminding 9/11 ‘could be free in days’” – Haroon Aswat, 50, is set to be freed from prison within days despite confessing to a pivotal role in 9/11 and the July 7th bombings, says the Mail.
- “Kemi fears that divisions will lead to South-African style apartheid” – The Conservative leader says those who “pretend” the UK is an awful place for ethnic minorities, and those who promote ethno-nationalism, are damaging society, according to the Mail.
- “Boy George hits at JK Rowling amid their trans issues war” – The culture club icon, 63, has expressed support for transgender people, alongside other stars such as Tilda Swinton and Pedro Pascal, in a jab at Britain’s Greatest Living Englishwoman, reports the Mail.
- “‘Trans rage’ protesters vandalise Wes Streeting’s office” – Wes Streeting’s constituency office has been vandalised by “trans rage” protesters, says the Telegraph.
- “The ongoing fction of cheap wind and solar” – As energy analyst Alex Epstein testified in the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should “require solar and wind generators to bear the full costs of the backup, storage and transmission they need to provide reliable electricity”, reports WhatsUpWithThat?
- “Yes Minister on Global Warming” – WhatsUpWithThat replays the famous clip from Yes Minister exposing Global Warming as a boondoggle.
- “Families face losing their land in solar power push” – Renewable developers can sieze people’s property under Miliband’s new rules, reports the Telegraph.
- “Will North Sea drilling make a fortune? Trump’s claims examined” – The president says British waters hold a “treasure chest” of wealth. But is that true? asks the Times.
- “Anger as SNP backs biggest wind farm on the planet” – The largest offshore windfarm in the world could be built in Scotland after the SNP Government granted planning permission, says the Mail.
- “Coinbase releases new advert mocking Britain” – Coinbase, a US company, has released a brilliant video mocking Britain in the style of Oliver The Musical.
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Shall we take a look at the starvation in Gaza? Only thing is, he isn’t Gazan, he’s another hostage: Evyattar David. These are his ‘then’ vs ‘now’ pictures;
https://x.com/samuelathlan/status/1951325469359440349
More pictures in the link below. But what do the terrorist supporters have to say about this, I wonder? ”Zionist propaganda”?
”The leftist media couldn’t find a single image of an adult starving because of Israel, so they resorted to using pictures of children suffering from unrelated medical conditions to manipulate emotions and push their narrative. Now, they finally have a real image—an adult, deliberately starved by his kidnappers, tortured through enforced starvation. The captors themselves filmed it, released it, and admitted it. He is held against his will, his condition is worsening, and his whereabouts remain unknown. They’re using his suffering as a bargaining chip. Yet, not a single outlet has dared to publish it, condemn it, or even call it what it is.”
https://x.com/BrotherRasheed/status/1951476654670270519
Meanwhile, contrast with the real food situation in Gaza. And if you see just one picture of a starving Gazan, do share, because I think they’re as non-existent as unicorns;
”Despite the hunger and lack of supplies, Gaza’s increasingly skeletal doctors keep pushing forward”
https://x.com/GAZAWOOD1/status/1950687835582845207
https://x.com/GAZAWOOD1/status/1950577777507180666
See how the sewer rat terrorists eat;
”This is what Hamas’s tunnels have looked like in recent months – deep underground, far from the noise of looted trucks and the shouts of residents, emanating from within the sounds of laughter and satiety.
The photos we reveal today show a lavish menu for members of the criminal terrorist organization, including fresh fruit, a plate of cooked chicken, and sumptuous desserts.
While Hamas’s media outlets attempt to conceal the crimes of this hideous organization, these photos from deep within the tunnels reveal the truth without distortion.”
https://x.com/imshin/status/1951076818447905138
“Labour will be offering men £1,000 to join nurseries and act as “role models” for young children in an effort to battle Britain’s imaginary ‘toxic masculinity crisis’, says the Mail.”
Well it might be that having more male representation in education, especially early years, would be helpful, but if it’s going to “battle a crisis” wouldn’t it be the soyboy crisis?
“Under a new scheme, applicants for Civil Service jobs will be judged based on what jobs their parents did, says the Telegraph.”
Nothing screams equality of opportunity like judging people by their parents. You’ve got to love the brass neck of the left.
A lot of the working class people I know run their own businesses. Does that count, or not? I doubt they’d want their kids in the civil service anyway.
And what’s with “jobs their parents did“? Are they all retired or unemployed?
Maybe the real agenda is to exclude the children of long term unemployed or disabled.
Does “parent” still have a meaning for the woke civil service and what about broken families.
And what about grandparents?
All good points.
Yes, “parent” is very heteronormative, familyist etc.
I’ve never been to Gloucester, but here’s a postcard anyway. Can anybody in that neck of the woods relate? ”An indigenous British friend of mine (yes, her forebears go back more than 1,000 years) sent me a disheartening email about a recent visit she made to Gloucester, a small city in Southwest England. It’s worth reading her message to understand what has happened to the United Kingdom. So, Gloucester in a nutshell went from a Roman fort, to an important historic city, to a quiet tourist, aerospace, and banking area. And slowly, slowly, its population is changing. And that gets me to my friend’s recent visit: ”Yesterday I was in Gloucester which is a historic city and could be a real go-to destination if the local council spent some money on it. It has a fine cathedral, interesting old docks with a waterways museum, shops and restaurants, and Roman and medieval remains. However, it’s the sort of place where you always have to keep looking over your shoulder, and I don’t like being there after dark (which is unavoidable on an autumn or winter afternoon). Okay—here I’m going to be racist and judgmental: At a guess, getting on for half the… Read more »
It is, indeed, as described…
On the subject of the obese; last time I went, there was a woman in a skin tight pink velour tracksuit, with the word “Princess” emblazoned across its backside.
Trust me, if you can fit the word “Princess” across your backside, you have no business in a skin tight tracksuit… of any colour.
🤣 Ah yes, the people who prefer their ‘active wear’ as ‘leisure wear’. We’ve all seen them.
In fact, I think many tracksuits are designed and aimed at the more lardy arsed market, for whom the only time they break a sweat is if they can’t find the TV remote and have to dismantle the settee in order to find it.
You’ve gone and reminded me of this classic. Ear worm alert!😆
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CYRENWT8lz8
You would be, hopefully, unaware of this, but men wearing tack suits reveal an awful lot about themselves when using public loos as track suits do not have flies on them (unless they remain unwashed for weeks, in which case they attract many flies).
It is not a pleasant sight to be faced with so much bare male rear cleavage.
Sounds about right, but could also describe any midlands city…
Whoi does Badenock claim is “promot[ing] ethno-nationalism”. Is it the “far right” again – all 28 of them in England some of whom may well be Security Service infiltrators?
As to restricting civil service applicants to people whose parents did the right sort of job, can we j=have a list of such jobs and is a toolmaker on it, by any chance. Is it the job the parents did or the assumed political affiliation they are after.
How will they check this in the case of recent immigrants when we cannot even ascertain their ages and place of birth. Self-certification?
U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should “require solar and wind generators to bear the full costs of the backup, storage and transmission they need to provide reliable electricity”
I suggest the costs of dismantling these structures should be included and I recommend such a policy to Reform. All profits should be ring fenced to build up a removal fund before distribution to shareholders can be contemplated.
“JLR boss to step down after controversial steering Jaguar rebrand”
“I think I’ll step down and get my golden handshake while jaguar can still afford to pay it!” : Adrian Mardell
It’s called fu”@ing off before the shyte hits the fan!
Stepping down / going to spend more time with family or ‘personal reasons’ are all corp bs for ‘walk before you are fired’
I am worried about Donald. He seems to be going downhill, and dare I say it, beginning to sound like Biden over Ukraine.
Does he really think that his nuclear armed subs need to be anywhere near Russia. They launch long range ballistic missiles and are designed to do it from almost any location; distance only means a few minutes difference in flight times.