1,500 Teachers and Parents Sign Letter Opposing Starmer’s Plan to Show Adolescence in Schools
Backlash against Keir Starmer's plan to show the Netflix drama Adolescence in schools has grown after more than 1,500 teachers and parents signed a letter saying the series is not suitable as an educational resource.
Starmer Rushes to Water-Down Electric Car Rules in Wake of Trump Tariffs
Keir Starmer is preparing to rush through changes that water-down electric vehicle targets as soon as next week as carmakers brace for Donald Trump's tariffs – but carmakers warn the changes don't go far enough.
Time is Running Out for Taiwan
China's made no secret of its ambition to annex Taiwan and its military exercises this week in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait were a show of might that left no room for doubt. Time is running out, says John MacNab.
What Bjørn Lomborg Gets Wrong About ‘Green Innovation’
Bjørn Lomborg is a well-known Net Zero sceptic who argues that the way to fight climate change is through ramping up investment in innovation. But can 'green innovation' really save Net Zero, asks Dr Tilak Doshi.
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.
People Who Want to Understand Teenage Boys Should Watch The Inbetweeners Not Adolescence
People who want to understand teenage boys would be better off watching The Inbetweeners than Adolescence, says Joanna Gray. It captures perfectly the best and worst of adolescent boys in the pre-smartphone age.
BP Chairman Quits After Company Abandons Green Energy
The Chairman of BP is to quit in the wake of the oil giant abandoning its disastrous green energy plan and returning to focus on oil and gas.
Anti-Abortion Campaigner Championed by White House Found Guilty of Breaching ‘Buffer Zone’ by Holding Sign Saying “Here to Talk, if You Want”
Anti-abortion campaigner Livia Tossici-Bolt, whose case was championed by the White House over free speech concerns, has been convicted of breaching a 'buffer zone' outside an abortion clinic and ordered to pay £20,000.
