Furlough didn’t save millions of jobs – its true costs are only now becoming clear, says Fraser Nelson. "The £70bn scheme led to a welfare crisis, not a jobs recovery."
The leak of the Police Scotland training materials telling officers they should target actors and comedians for 'hate speech' has intensified concerns that the new draconian legislation will kill comedy.
Calls for a boycott of Nike are growing over a "woke" rainbow redesign of the England flag on the Euro 2024 football kit, with Rishi Sunak wading in to the row saying the company "shouldn't mess" with the flag.
Planet Fitness's valuation has plummeted $400 million in five days after the company banned a member who shared a photo of a trans woman (i.e., a man) using a female locker room.
A shock poll put Reform U.K. just four points behind the Tories today on 15%, with the Conservatives down to 19%. It coincides with the Conservative candidate for Manchester Mayor defecting to Reform.
Wokest Bond ever? A self-declared "feminist" house-husband who grows his own kale and took the name of his wife – who's 24 years older than him – is tipped to be the next 007.
Leo Varadkar has resigned as Ireland's Prime Minister and leader of his Fine Gael party following his shock defeat in two 'progressive' constitutional referendums.
In the latest Weekly Sceptic podcast the talking points are Rishi Sunak clinging on, Scotland's new hate crime law and whether Ofcom is gearing up to withdraw GB News's broadcasting licence.
The BBC has apologised to Reform U.K. after calling it "far-Right" in a news report. Party leader Richard Tice slammed the taxpayer-funded broadcaster for its "smear tactics".
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point decided to drop the “Duty, Honour, Country” motto from its mission statement last week in favour of a bland reference to "the Army Values".
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