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.
In an embarrassing U-turn, Labour MPs are now calling for a Rwanda-style deportation scheme to deal with the record-breaking number of asylum claims.
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.
Applications for asylum were up 14% on the previous 12 months after a surge in migrants reaching Britain in small boats, according to official figures. So much for Labour's promise to "smash the gangs".
Just 58.3% of all pupils across the UK passed their maths GCSE this year, down from 59.5% last year and the lowest since 2013. But the percentage of students getting the highest grades was higher in free schools than other schools.
The Guardian, of all papers, has acknowledged that predictions about the disappearance of Arctic sea ice may – just may – have been exaggerated. Paging Gore Vidal: Can we have that prize back please?
As Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer urged restraint when it came to prosecuting people for social media posts. Why, then, was the book thrown at Lucy Connolly?
Private school closures doubled if you compare the first six months of this year with the same period last year, thanks to Rachel Reeves’ spiteful VAT raid.
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.
JR Rowling has said she's thinking of setting up a prize for "the most craven, bootlicking capitulation to the gender Taliban", with the Polari Prize, the National Library of Scotland and the Edinburgh Fringe frontrunners.
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