News Round-Up
- “Green leader: Brits should pay millions to make Calais migrants comfy” – Zack Polanski has urged the Government to redirect hundreds of millions from border enforcement towards migrant welfare in France, reports the Mail.
- “Ministers join public condemnation of farms tax after Starmer’s U-turn” – Ministers have rushed to join public condemnation of the farms tax after Keir Starmer’s latest humiliating U-turn, reveals the Mail.
- “Starmer’s inheritance tax fiasco led to 6,000 farming closures” – Sir Keir Starmer has presided over a record number of farming closures after his death tax on farmers made thousands of rural businesses unviable, reports the Telegraph.
- “A pint inside the pubs where more than 400 Labour MPs are banned” – Publicans across Britain are finally saying ‘enough is enough’ in the face of soaring business rates and broken tax promises, according to Gwyneth Rees in the Telegraph.
- “How Kemi Badenoch engineered her dramatic comeback” – The Tory leader has rebuilt her standing by reasserting authority, reshaping her image and enjoying the fight, writes Patrick Kidd in the Telegraph.
- “The BBC scandal of 2025 that went unnoticed” – Restrictions on access to historic BBC archives have alarmed researchers and historians, notes Christian Kriticos in the Telegraph.
- “Does the West have a future?” – In a wide-ranging interview on YouTube with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Prof Niall Ferguson explores whether Western civilisation can sustain its political, cultural and economic foundations amid global competition.
- “How Imran Ahmed’s fight against ‘digital hate’ crossed Trump allies“ – A former Labour adviser, who aims to disrupt “hate and misinformation” on social media (i.e., Right-wing content) faces deportation from the US for “stifling free speech”, reports the Times.
- “Trump official taunts Starmer’s chief of staff” – Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, Sarah Rogers, taunted Sir Keir Starmer’s Chief of Staff yesterday, after announcing that the head of the organisation he started – the Center for Countering Digital Hate – has been barred from American soil, reports the Telegraph.
- “Free speech will have to go to preserve multiculturalism” – An Australian politician has openly questioned the compatibility of free expression with multiculturalism, observes Sean Thomas in the Telegraph.
- “Bring back Bombay: why we should keep using the old names” – BBC news presenters never speak of the capitals of Italy, Austria or Russia as Roma, Wien or Moskva, says Nigel Biggar in the Telegraph. Let the same rules apply to India.
- “The Christmas mystery virus” – Respiratory infections are made of more than influenza and Covid – it’s just that the MSM doesn’t know it yet, say Prof Carl Heneghan and Dr Tom Jefferson on their Trust The Evidence Substack.
- “Norway strikes oil in North Sea near British waters” – New discoveries have reinforced Norway’s energy prospects while UK production continues to decline, reports the Telegraph.
- “BP sells £4 billion stake in Castrol to tackle debt mountain” – BP has offloaded most of its Castrol business as part of efforts to reduce borrowing, says CNBC.
- “Fuel rationing chaos looms in New York State” – The idea that New York State can significantly reduce emissions by rationing gas and diesel is ridiculous, writes David Wojick in CFACT.
- “Climate faithful admit need for fossil fuels” – On the CO2 Coalition Substack, Vijay Jayaraj argues that recent acknowledgements by the IEA show fossil fuels will remain the backbone of electricity generation.
- “Regarding the peril of Lake Chad” – In Climate Scepticism, Jit challenges the prevailing climate alarm narratives about Lake Chad’s decline.
- “Eating foie gras this Christmas is the most delicious way of resisting wokery” – Foie gras is likely to be banned in England by this time next year – Boris Johnson proposed it and Keir Starmer will complete it, writes Michael Mosbacher in the Telegraph. So enjoy it while you can.
- “People don’t want Christmas presents” – The Archbishop of York says Christmas should prioritise peace and inclusion over consumerism and excess, according to the Telegraph.
- “NHS has no single-sex spaces for women” – The NHS is defying the Supreme Court by allowing trans patients and staff to access single-sex spaces in English hospitals, reports the Telegraph.
- “BBC viewers switch off ‘the worst comedy they’ve ever seen’ in minutes” – BBC viewers say they switched off what they called the worst comedy they have ever seen, with most giving up on the Christmas special Stuffed after barely 15 minutes, according to the Mail.
- “The case against Christmas” – On Substack, Andrew Doyle’s satirical pseudonym Tatiana McGrath explains why Christmas is racist.
- “How the Global Disinformation Index censors political speech across Europe and the US” – In the wake of Clare Melford, head of the Global Disinformation Index, being barred from the US, UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers reveals what the GDI has been up to and how it censors political speech across Europe and the US.
- “When you’re negotiating with a man like Hans Gruber, you send in super‑agent Les Grossman” – Brilliant mash up of Die Hard and other, similar movies from Boston Radio Watch.
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“BBC news presenters never speak of the capitals of Italy, Austria or Russia as Roma, Wien or Moskva, says Nigel Biggar in the Telegraph. Let the same rules apply to India.”
The Worldle puzzle site has started referring to Turkey as Turkiye. Every other country is named in English.
Have a good day everyone.
I await the outcome of the war between Ukrayina and Rossiya.
Then they’ll start using cyrillic script
Let’s go cuneiform! ///\《》||| <>^
Merry Christmas everyone ❤️
If Johnny Foreigner can do it so should we – start reverting to Anglo-Saxon place names: Eoforwic; Loidis; Lundenburh; Dūnhelm. (York; Leeds; London; Durham.) and Englalond.
Gefælice Cristes mæsse.
Talks to be held between Muskyuv and Kviv?
Nervous time of year on the Bosphorus.
Getting people to use certain words and not others is a favourite of many collectivists.
They do it in the same way they always get you to do what they want – by implying that if you don’t you’re somehow a bad person.
The French say Londres, la Tamise (Thames), and Pékin, the Germans call Milano, Mailand.
Why must only the British stop using English for foreign place names?
No, it started in the 90’s with calling Peking Beijing, at the say-so of the CCP. Only Anglosphere journalists got that order from Xi’s gang, with the threat that they could no longer operate in China if they used the English name.
Similarly, it was an ultra-nationalist Indian politician behind the insistence on Mumbai, when even Indians themselves still call it Bombay.
Something about ducks it seems.
Beijing duck… Mumbai duck?
…don’t forget it’s a fish🤣🤣🤣
Merry Christmas everyone!
Looking forward to another year of scepticism and common sense….
Hear hear 👏
“BBC news presenters never speak of the capitals of Italy, Austria or Russia as Roma, Wien or Moskva, says Nigel Biggar in the Telegraph. Let the same rules apply to India.”
And in Freance they call our capital Londres not London.
“Green leader: Brits should pay millions to make Calais migrants comfy”
Don’t worry, Polanski, the now Communist-controlled Salvation Army is doing just that, with donations from the public:
Salvation Army EXPOSED: Salvation Army Puts On Huge Xmas Meal Party For RAF Wethersfield Migrants – YouTube
[Salvation Army’s ] International Social Justice Commission – Meet the Team
This article explains how the Sally Army Went Woke:
Salvation Army Surrendered Without a Fight for Truth and Love | Freedoms Journal Institute | Promoting a biblical worldview in the political arena
May I suggest that we subject Michael Mosbacher’s pet dog or cat to the same force-feeding treatment suffered by geese & ducks, so that he can enjoy “Dog Foie Gras”, along with his recommendations for Boiling Lobsters Alive as Wholesome Family Fun:
Boil a lobster before it is too late. It is wholesome family fun …by Michael Mosbacher.
Don’t worry, they cannot scream, so you can tell yourself they feel no pain…
Just like the little 4-inch-long fish in “Hotpot” restaurants in China, where groups of friends, families or colleagues sit at large circular tables, each containing a large cast-iron casserole of boiling oil with hot chili peppers, continuously heated over a small gas fire. The little fish are gutted in the kitchen and immediately brought to the tables, while writhing in agony from side to side in the grip of the waitress’s chopsticks, and then plunged head-first into the boiling oil, to the smiles and laughter of the guests, who are thus reassured that the fish are as fresh as possible…
Bless you Heretic, “Eating foie gras this Christmas is the most delicious way of resisting wokery”
Have a beautiful Christmas and a wonderful new year!
Happy New Year to you, too, Steadfast Patriot!
“When you’re negotiating with a man like Hans Gruber, you send in super‑agent Les Grossman”
The operative word here being “Gross”.
Not funny.
Just Gross.
May I add this inspiring Christmas Message from the Leader of Restore Britain, the Honourable Rupert Lowe, MP, shown on Kiwi Patriot Dan Wootton’s “Outspoken” website today:
“White men ignored & insulted” Rupert Lowe shock Christmas message during special Christian episode – YouTube
I have not seen this but have seen some of his work in House of Commons committee proceedings – he asks excellent questions without fear of upsetting people. A great contribution to public life.
He is indeed! His speech begins at about 1 minute into Dan’s video above, and lasts about 10 minutes. He’s not afraid to say things that most people are thinking.
I know you are very sceptical to say the least about Reform – and you may be right – but it’s a shame that he’s no longer involved with them. I hope that Reform and the Tories do not stand against him at the next election so he can continue to be a fearless, independent voice. If only more MPs had his persistence, his willingness to ask the difficult questions, and his very finely tuned bullshit detector. They should ALL be like that.
Has anyone actually watched the kings chrismas message? I forced myself to endure it just in case I’m questioned about it, my response?….weapons grade hypocrisy!
😫 🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮 Chorkles the chunt
No telly at all for us today, just some Miles Davis on the stereo.
Have been on a couple of walks, workout, eating and drinking, currently working on some puzzles from a Gareth Moore book with some friends.
Was a lovely sunny day here.
Not on your nelly.
And not on my telly.