Electric Cars Twice as Lethal for Pedestrians as Petrol or Diesel
May 22, 2024 11:07 am 39 CommentsElectric cars kill pedestrians at double the rate of petrol or diesel vehicles because they are quieter, a study in a BMJ journal has found.
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Theatre Seeks Chief Executive Who is Disabled, Gay, “Criminal Class” or “Global Majority” in Job Advert
May 21, 2024 6:19 pm 30 CommentsA London theatre has said it is seeking a Chief Executive who is disabled, gay, "criminal class" or "global majority" in a job advert – sparking a backlash.
Stop the WHO! Join the Convoy to Geneva to Halt the Pandemic Treaty
May 20, 2024 7:30 pm 19 CommentsStop the WHO! There's a new convoy brewing, this time to Geneva at the end of this month to stop the Pandemic Treaty, which is to be discussed at that time at the World Health Assembly.
Nicola Sturgeon: I Was Part of the Problem on Trans Issues
May 20, 2024 6:17 pm 8 CommentsNicola Sturgeon has said she was "part of the problem" on transgender issues and this was partly why she stood down as First Minister.
Infected Blood Report Finds Huge Cover-Up That Led to Sick Children Being Treated Like “Guinea Pigs” and 3,000 Avoidable Deaths
May 20, 2024 3:40 pm 30 CommentsThe infected blood scandal was "not an accident" but arose from shocking failures followed by a "pervasive" cover-up, a damning report into the biggest treatment disaster in NHS history concluded today.
The UN’s Halving of the Gaza Civilian Death Toll Means the Case Against Israel Has Just Collapsed
May 19, 2024 9:00 am 44 CommentsThe recent halving of the Gaza civilian death toll by the UN should be the moment that the case against Israel’s 'genocide' goes into terminal collapse, argues Jake Wallis Simons.
News Round-Up
May 19, 2024 12:36 am 18 CommentsA 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.
“North Sea Oil Workers Cannot be Sacrificed on the Altar of Net Zero”: Unions Go to War on Labour’s “Irresponsible” Green Policy
May 18, 2024 3:00 pm 16 Comments"North Sea oil workers cannot be sacrificed on the altar of Net Zero," the Unite union has told Labour as it launches a campaign against the party's "irresponsible" green agenda.
Pull Down Covid-Era Signs That Are a Reminder of the “Futility and Madness” of Lockdown, Scientists Tell Government
May 18, 2024 1:00 pm 42 CommentsScientists and MPs have demanded that all remaining Covid warning signs are removed because they serve only to remind the public of the "futility and madness" of restrictions.
National Trust Branded “Racist” and “Patronising” for Replacing ‘Ethnic Minority’ with ‘Global Majority’
May 17, 2024 5:06 pm 36 CommentsThe National Trust has been branded "racist, ignorant, divisive and patronising" amid a backlash for replacing the term 'ethnic minority' with 'global majority' as it launched an 'inclusive' walking project.