In his column in today's Mail, Boris Johnson says it's absurd to be told we have to refer to illegal immigration as "irregular". This attempt by Sir Keir Starmer to control our language is reminiscent of 1984.
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ‘climate emergency’, public health ‘crises’ and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
David Lammy has been widely ridiculed for suggesting soldiers show their support for Ukraine by "playing an instrument, singing, chanting, clapping, stomping your feet or honking your car horn". How about more weapons?
Over 500 academics, including Richard Dawkins, Kathleen Stock and Sir Niall Fergusson, have written a letter to Bridget Phillipson asking her to implement the Freedom of Speech Act in full.
The official Home Office X account described everyone arrested in connection with the recent disturbances as “criminals”. Does that mean Yvette Cooper is guilty of contempt of court?
Quentin Letts has written a blistering op ed in the Mail railing against the Welsh Taliban's efforts to erase Wales's connection with the British Empire.
In a summary of his excellent new book, Return to Growth, Jon Moynihan argues that the UK's economic growth has been suffocated by a bloated public sector, punitively high taxes and too much red tape.
The Health Ombudsman has submitted evidence to an investigation into the NHS arguing that the veneration of the service as a 'national religion' has protected it from criticisms that it needs to hear and should respond to.
The patron of an LGBT charity which encouraged children to question the 'gender binary' has been charged with sexual assault, including child rape.
According to FOI requests submitted by the Telegraph, nearly 14,000 people in the UK have applied for compensation from the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, with 97% of the successful claims relating to the AstraZeneca jab.
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