– Nigel Farage hits out at FCA’s “whitewash” review.
– YouTube suspends monetisation of Russell Brand’s channel.
– Michael Barrymore lends support to Brand.
– Researchers “alarmed” to find DNA contamination in Pfizer Covid vaccine.
– Neanderthal genes linked to severe Covid risk.
– Elon Musk to charge people to use X.
Nigel Farage has hit out at the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) review into ‘de-banking’, which they claim found no evidence of banks denying politicians access to accounts due to their views. YouTube has suspended the monetisation of Russell Brand’s channel, citing violations of its Creator Responsibility policy. Brendan O’Neill in the Spectator argues that tribalism has warped the discussion of the Brand scandal, while Tom Slater in Spiked claims YouTube’s clampdown is an affront to due process. Allison Pearson in the Telegraph argues the attempt to unperson Brand is almost as disturbing as the sins of which he stands accused, and TV star Michael Barrymore has expressed support for Brand. On Substack, Dr. Maryanne Demasi has given her take on a researcher testifying before a South Carolina Senate hearing about the discovery of DNA contamination found in Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine. A new study has revealed that three gene variants, passed down from Neanderthals to modern-day humans, make them more at risk of developing a life-threatening form of Covid. Also on Substack, Prof. Jay Bhattacharya is closely documenting and examining the most important free speech battle of our age, and Prof. Carl Heneghan and Dr. Tom Jefferson have taken a deep dive into the efficacy of lockdowns. France and Germany have proposed a four-tiered system under which the U.K. would be governed by the European Court of Justice if it became an associate member of the EU. Liz Truss was reportedly frustrated in carrying out her plans by those shouting about an ‘Argentine’ implosion, and Spanish football player Jenni Hermoso has issued a stinging riposte to new Spain head coach Montse Tome’s claims. Wales’ new 20mph speed limit has been dubbed a mockery because drivers will not be prosecuted unless they go above 26mph, and the Government is poised to push back the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by five years. Ross Clark in the Spectator argues it is painfully clear electric cars are not yet selling themselves on their merits, and Patrick O’Flynn in the Telegraph says nothing would induce him to buy an EV. On Substack, Adam King is defying ‘activist’ lawyers to take on Just Stop Oil, and all employees in professional cricket in England and Wales will undergo diversity training at a cost of £5 million in response to a report into discrimination. Readers of Brilliant Black British History are told Stonehenge was built when Britain was a “black country”, and Ed West in the Spectator wonders why we have chosen to teach a false multi-cultural version of history. Children’s author Gillian Philip is to appeal a tribunal ruling after being dropped by her publisher, and arson attacks against schools in Belgium have been linked to extremists protesting against mandatory sex education lessons for children. Hundreds of students at a southeastern Pennsylvania high school walked out of class in protest after the district school board voted to continue letting transgender students use whatever lavatories they want, and Erna Mist warns us to be wary of those with inflexible beliefs and fixed viewpoints as they can turn into echo chambers. Elon Musk has said he will charge people to use X because it is the “only way to protect against bot accounts” and Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis has posted a video on X of what appears to pass for a church service these days.
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- “Nigel Farage hits out at FCA’s ‘whitewash’ review into ‘de-banking’” – The City regulator has sparked fury after finding no evidence of banks denying politicians access to accounts due to their views, reports the Mail.
- “YouTube suspends the monetisation of Russell Brand’s channel” – YouTube has stopped Russell Brand from being able to earn any money through his channel for “violating our Creator Responsibility policy”, says the Mail.
- “YouTube is wrong to rush to judgement on Russell Brand” – Tribalism has warped the discussion of the Brand scandal, writes Brendan O’Neill in the Spectator.
- “Big Tech must not be judge, jury and executioner” – YouTube’s clampdown on Russell Brand is an affront to due process, says Tom Slater in Spiked.
- “Beware turning Russell Brand’s story into a conspiracy theory in its own right” – The attempt to unperson Russell Brand is almost as disturbing as the sins of which he stands accused, argues Allison Pearson in the Telegraph.
- “Michael Barrymore lends his support to Russell Brand” – TV star Michael Barrymore has expressed support for Russell Brand who claimed his sexual assault allegations were part of a “coordinated attack” to “control” his voice, reports the Mail.
- “Rational fears of the irrational” – Concerns about future Covid lockdowns are conspiracy theories, insists the New York Times in a piece Heather Mac Donald in City Journal finds unconvincing.
- “Researchers ‘alarmed’ to find DNA contamination in Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine” – On Substack Dr. Maryanne Demasi gives her take on a researcher testifying before a South Carolina Senate hearing about the discovery of DNA contamination found in Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine.
- “Do you have Neanderthal genes? You could be at risk of severe Covid” – A new study reveals that three gene variants, passed down from Neanderthals to modern-day humans, make them more at risk of developing a life-threatening form of Covid, according to the Mail.
- “Prof Jay Bhattacharya: The U.S. Government censored me and other scientists. We are winning the battle as we head to the Supreme Court” – On Substack Prof. Jay Bhattacharya is closely documenting and examining the most important free speech battle of our age.
- “Do lockdowns work?” – On Substack Prof. Carl Heneghan and Dr. Tom Jefferson take a deep dive into the efficacy of lockdowns.
- “Britain touted as future ‘associate member’ of EU” – France and Germany have proposed a four-tiered system under which the U.K. would be governed by the European Court of Justice if it became an associate member of the EU, reports the Telegraph.
- “Mark Carney can’t be allowed to forget his role in Britain’s ruin” – Liz Truss was right, but she was frustrated in carrying out her plans by the very people shouting about an ‘Argentine’ implosion, writes Patrick Minford in the Telegraph.
- “Jenni Hermoso responds to ‘protection’ claim as Spain footballers double down on boycott” – Spanish football player Jenni Hermoso has issued a stinging riposte to new Spain head coach Montse Tome’s claims that she did not call the forward up to her squad for her own protection, reports the Mirror.
- “Wales 20mph calamity as drivers will only be prosecuted going 26mph” – Wales’s new 20mph speed limit has been dubbed a mockery because drivers will not be prosecuted unless they go above 26mph, says the Mail.
- “Sunak insists U.K. remains committed to Net Zero by 2050 as he considers ‘watering down’ key climate pledges” – The Government is poised to push back the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by five years, LBC understands.
- “Electric car sales switch into reverse” – Hopes for the mainstream adoption of electric cars have been punctured by figures revealing a fall of more than 11% in the sale of zero-emission vehicles, reports the Times.
- “Why drivers are losing interest in electric cars” – It is painfully clear that electric cars are not yet selling themselves on their merits, writes Ross Clark in the Spectator.
- “Patrick O‘Flynn: You’d have to pay me to buy an electric car” – Patrick O’Flynn in the Telegraph says nothing would induce him to buy an EV.
- “Why this barrister is defying ‘activist’ lawyers to take on Just Stop Oil” – Speaking to the Telegraph, Adam King says he will not stand with other barristers refusing to prosecute climate protesters because it is “bad for justice”.
- “ECB to unveil diversity training for every county employee in £5 million action plan” – All employees in professional cricket in England and Wales will undergo diversity training at a cost of £5 million in response to a report into discrimination, according to the Telegraph.
- “Plans to bolster the NHS’s woke bureaucracy are an insult to patients” – In letters to the Telegraph, readers voice their concerns over the NHS’s plans to create three ‘woke’ departments, with an estimated staff cost of £14 million.
- “Stonehenge was built by black people, children’s book claims” – Readers of Brilliant Black British History by the Nigerian-born British author Atinuke are told Stonehenge was built when Britain was a “black country”, according to the Mail.
- “What Horrible Histories gets wrong about history” – Why have we chosen to deliberately teach a false multi-cultural version of history, asks Ed West in the Spectator.
- “Author Gillian Philip dropped after J.K. Rowling’s trans views support” – Children’s author Gillian Philip is to appeal a tribunal ruling after being dropped by her publisher for using her pen name to publicly support controversial J.K. Rowling’s views on transgender rights, according to the Mail.
- “Belgian school arson linked to anger over sex education programme” – Arson attacks against schools in Belgium have been linked to extremists protesting against mandatory sex education lessons for children, reports the Telegraph.
- “Hundreds of students walk out of class in protest after school board votes to continue letting transgender students use whatever restrooms they want” – Hundreds of students at a southeastern Pennsylvania high school walked out of class in protest after the district school board voted to continue letting transgender students use whatever lavatories they want, reports Blaze Media.
- “Walking echo chambers” – We should be wary of those with inflexible beliefs and fixed viewpoints as they can turn into echo chambers, warns artist Erna Mist on Substack.
- “Now Elon Musk says he will charge people to use X” – Elon Musk has said he will charge people to use X because it is the “only way to protect against bot accounts”, reports the Mail.
- “Is this a church?” –Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis has posted a video on X of what appears to pass for a church service these days.
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