Fascinating to observe the almost total silence from loudly pro-Palestinian celebrities & media figures re the courageous Iranian protestors
risking their lives for freedom and democracy. Suggests their hatred of Israel overrides intellectual honesty and principle.
If you claim to support human rights yet can’t bring yourself to show solidarity with those fighting for their liberty in Iran, you’ve revealed yourself. You don’t give a damn about people being oppressed and brutalised so long as it’s being done by the enemies of your enemies.
The nauseating hypocrisy of E Miliband is jaw-dropping. He and his kind across the political class — Labour, Tory, Lib Dem, SNP — promoted the very energy policies that lumbered Britain with the highest industrial energy costs in the world, making industries like steel uneconomic. They tolerated no dissent from their net zero nonsense even as deindustrialisation gathered pace. And now Miliband has the audacity to pose as the saviour of British steelworkers! In truth, the British political class has shamefully failed them, none more so than net zero zealot Miliband.
An incredible evening at the #BIAGalaDinner at the Roundhouse! The Zenzero team had the pleasure of hosting wonderful guests, connecting with influential leaders in the life science sector, and supporting the vital work of Blood Cancer UK.
The running theme through all these Reeves tweets is the statist delusion that growth can somehow be kicked started by government/ministerial fiat. Well, it can’t. As we’re now finding out.
Britain’s experiment in virtue-signalling to the world that we are leaders in net zero ambitions has been a risible farce. We have achieved: the highest electricity prices of any developed country; falling electricity usage; the loss of major industries;...
The Times View on @elonmusk's British lament: the tech billionaire is right that the UK is becoming an increasingly unattractive destination for investment.
He might be a problematic messenger, but the Starmer government shouldn't ignore his message.
Old Europe (UK, France, Germany) is crumbling. Leaner, hungrier nations are building, growing & seizing the future while we’re bogged down in planning, entitlements & debt. France has run deficits 50 straight years! There’s a word for this: delusional
https://t.co/j5IdoEHw80
Blaming Trump for questioning NATO is deluded. Europe has failed on defence for decades, while increasing welfare budgets. Even now 8 Euro nations are not meeting the 2% obligation. Why should American taxpayers fund European incapacity benefits?
https://t.co/kqNiJttp6h
As you may know, Sally Rooney is one of the key names behind the demand for a boycott of all Israeli writers unless they openly denounce their country.
Weirdly that hasn’t stopped her selling her books in Waterstones which is owned by Elliott Advisors - controlled by American billionaire Paul Singer who is a MASSIVE funder of Israel.
I’m surprised (but not really surprised) she - or any of the other signatories - hasn’t already pulled her books from Waterstones. Or Barnes and Noble which is also owned by Elliott Advisors.
Her latest novel is up for Waterstones’ Book of the Year later this month. Presumably she will withdraw her book?
Because otherwise she will look like a bit of a hypocrite, won’t she?
I have absolutely no doubt that if cokehead Tommy Robinson supporters were outside a Muslim community centre hosting a conference about Palestine, screaming about how all the attendees were Jihad supporters, we wouldn't be seeing tweets which were quite so blasé.
@JosephKBennett@NesrineMalik It does mean that, that’s the definition of fringe. Not supported by most. Unless you’re saying that most Israelis harbour a secret desire to settle it despite saying that they don’t? It’s been controversial / embarrassing, even there