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The ‘Wit’ of Miriam Margolyes

Duke Maskell made the mistake of paying to see Miriam Margolyes read out passages from Charles Dickens at the Edinburgh Festival. Had she stuck to Dickens, it might have been bearable. But needless to say, she didn’t.

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Should These Labour MPs go to Prison Too?

If Keir Starmer wants anyone who 'stirred up violence' on social media to be prosecuted, shouldn't he be urging the authorities to jail Wes Streeting, who tweeted in 2009 that he wanted to shove Jan Moir under a train?

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Sir Keir Wants You to Think the Grown Ups are Back in Charge. But the Fact That VAT is Being Imposed on School Fees Mid-Years Means he Hasn’t Given the Policy a Moment’s Thought

Does introducing VAT on school fees in the middle of the school year show Keir Starmer's cruel indifference to parents and children? Or that he just hasn't thought it through? asks Mr Chips.

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Junk Temperature Measuring Network Means the Met Office Cannot Prove There’s Been a “Dramatic Increase” in Temperature

The Met Office's hyped up claims of record-breaking temperatures are as flawed as the shoddy temperature measuring network they're based on, says the Daily Sceptic's Environment Editor.

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Religion For Atheists: The Birth of Technocratic Theocracy, or the Rebirth of Positivism?

Are we witnessing the emergence of a global technocratic theocracy – a kind of secular version of the Holy Roman Empire? Maybe, says Steven Tucker. But it reminds him of Positivism and the cult of reason.

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News Round-Up

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.

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Boris Johnson in Talks Over Telegraph Bid

Boris Johnson has discussed a possible role at the Telegraph with Nadhim Zahawi, who is leading a bid to acquire the newspaper, with speculation swirling that Johnson might be named Global Editor-in-Chief.

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Leicester Square Knifeman Is Arrested After Being Tackled by Hero Muslim Security Guard

A quick-thinking Muslim security guard has described how he disarmed a knifeman after an 11 year-old girl and her 34 year-old mother were stabbed in London's Leicester Square.

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Pay-per-Mile Road Tax ‘On Treasury Agenda’ As Electric Cars Take Over

Plummeting fuel duty receipts are driving urgent calls for a pay-per-mile road tax as the rise in electric vehicles threatens to blow a hole in public finances.

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How Strong Is the Evidence Against Lucy Letby?

Conspiracy theories swirl around Lucy Letby, the ex-nurse convicted of killing seven babies, but experts from neonatology to statistics are also questioning the convictions, say Tom Ball and Tom Whipple in the Times.

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