News Round-Up

• “Inside the UK’s free speech crisis” – A one-hour discussion between Matthew Goodwin and me for Matt’s Substack.
• “Chaos erupts outside asylum hotel in Canary Wharf” – A man entered a house near Canary Wharf after being followed by a group of men on the street and told to “go back to the hotel”, reports the Mail.
• “Illegal migrants hiding in lorries may be behind food poisoning surge” – Lorries were the most common route used by people smugglers to hide migrants before tighter security around ports and the Channel Tunnel led to rise in small boat crossings, says the Mail.
• “The ‘pretend’ graduate jobs propping up Britain’s bloated universities” – A new report warns of “pretend” opportunities for degree holders – low-skill roles saddling young people with debt for little gain, according to the Telegraph.
• “US politicians warn Labour against selling Thames Water to China” – Hong Kong ‘s CK Infrastructure Holdings has emerged as a leading contender to take over debt-laden Thames Water – but the US warns against selling, reports the Mail.
• “Mass migration has been a disaster. Here’s how we fix it” – Make access to welfare, social housing and NHS treatment contingent on residency as well as citizenship, writes Sam Ashworth-Hayes in the Telegraph.
• “Jenrick ‘ignored’ by French police after reporting Calais migrants” – The Shadow Justice Secretary claims he fled Loon-Plage camp after being attacked with glass bottles, says the Telegraph.
• “Labour council to remove ‘dangerous’ British flags from city streets” – Birmingham residents have installed Union and St George’s flags on lamp posts in a “patriotic outpouring” that has enraged the council, according to the Telegraph.
• “Reeves scraps £600,000 ‘value for money’ quango after just one year” – The Office of Value For Money, a new quango set up by Labour to curb spending and which paid its CEO £950 a day, has been scrapped, reports the Telegraph.
• “Britain is getting worse and the old politics offers no solutions” – No matter what the Establishment claims, the public can sense that the country is at a tipping point, says the Telegraph.
• “Three prisoners recalled for every four freed after Labour’s overcrowding scheme” – Early release policy cited as a factor for 36% year-on-year increase in recalls, according to the Telegraph.
• “Nigel Farage demands right to nominate Reform peers” – The party leader has accused Sir Keir Starmer of presiding over a “democratic disparity”, but experts say the PM is under no constitutional obligation to agree, reports the Times.
• “Uefa accused of promoting Jewish ‘blood libel’ with ‘Stop Killing Children’ banner” – The Campaign Against Antisemitism has condemned the decision to display a banner before Super Cup clearly directed at Israel saying “Stop Killing Children”, says the Telegraph.
• “Russiagate was worse than Watergate” – The efforts to undermine Trump’s 2016 election win were even more sinister than we realised, writes Sean Collins in Spiked.
• “List of perks taxpayers are funding for asylum seekers” – UK taxpayers are paying for a ridiculous number of perks for illegal immigrants, writes Ross Clark in the Mail.
• “Claire’s Accessories on brink of collapse with 2,100 jobs at risk” – The well-known retailer Claire’s Accessories has appointed administrators and cancelled online orders as it teeters on the brink of administration, according to the Telegraph.
• “CI takes legal action over Civil Service ‘Pride’” – The Christian Institute has warned the Civil Service that its endorsement of LGBT Pride breaches is a breach of impartiality rules and has mounted a legal challenge, reports the Christian Institute.
• “Why did boys beat girls at top A-level grades?” – The number of boys getting A*/A at A-level has overtaken girls for the first time in a long time, says the Times.
• “JK Rowling blasts Sturgeon memoirs in scathing review” – JK Rowling has penned a scathing review of Nicola Sturgeon ‘s hotly anticipated memoirs on the day it was officially launched, according to the Mail.
• “Britain urged to follow Norway as it restarts North Sea drilling licences” – The Scandinavian nation has started drilling for oil again in the North Sea, reports the Telegraph.
• “BBC fails to predict heavy rain during heatwave” – The fourth heatwave of the summer has been broken by a downpour, says the Telegraph.
• “Cost of first reservoir in 30 years trebles to up to £7.5 billion” – Thames Water customers face higher bills because of an over-budget Oxfordshire project, according to the Telegraph.
• “Centrica strikes £1.5 billion deal for Europe’s biggest gas import terminal” – The Isle of Grain structure will be capable of providing a third of the UK’s energy supplies, reports the Telegraph.
• “Chinese wind farm owner to build 900ft turbines off coast of Scotland” – Giant wind turbines built by a Chinese company will be visible from tourist towns such as Arbroath and St Andrews, says the Telegraph.
• “Japanese knotweed spreading more aggressively than ever, expert warns” – Aggressive Japanese knotweed is thriving and spreading faster than usual this summer, reports the Mail.
• “Low wind pushing up household energy bills, says power giant” – The German energy giant RWE blames “stilling” for rising electricity prices across Europe, says the Telegraph.
• “Tulsi Gabbard has confirmed an investigation into Anthony Fauci for perjury and his role in funding gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology” – The US National Intelligence Director has announced an investigation into Anthony Fauci for his misdeeds during the pandemic.

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