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.

British police have become notorious for failing to enforce the law. But what if it's intentional, asks Joanna Gray. Has a decision been taken somewhere to let the black economy thrive?

Patients don’t want their surgeon to bring his ‘whole self’ to work – they want his professional self. The NHS badge ban is common sense, and long overdue, says Steve Chilcot.

Police do not always need to treat people of different racial origins equally, Justice Secretary David Lammy has said.

The contrast between the 'apologies' offered by Chief Constable Alexis Boon over black gangster Chris Kaba and Henry Nowak tells us everything we need to know about the state of British policing, says C.J. Strachan.

Ed Miliband's new Net Zero targets requiring the tripling of electric vehicle sales in just three years are not credible, carmakers have warned.

Lord Hermer, the Attorney General, has said the Tories and Reform UK would "let migrants drown" in the Channel through their plans to ditch human rights laws and deport all illegal arrivals.

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.

The Confederation of British Industry has published yet another report claiming that Net Zero is 'boosting the economy'. But it's a stack of lies, says Ben Pile. After all, energy prices have doubled in a decade.

A veteran police officer says Scotland Yard has spent over a decade embedding Critical Race Theory into its policies and training, with predictably disastrous results.

In charge for 14 years at the Home Office and 10 at Hampshire police, the Tories co-authored the Henry Nowak tragedy, says Clive Pinder. But Kemi Badenoch has shown she is determined to do something about it.

Firefighters in Manchester have been warned over support for Reform UK – and Andy Burnham is the Fire Commissioner. The Free Speech Union has written to him, demanding an explanation.

North Yorkshire Police made a grovelling public apology to "our LGBTQ+ communities" – but has refused to apologise to a Christian officer it wrongly sacked for asking a question about Islam at a training day.

John Swinney has finally admitted SNP funds raised for independence were spent on something else. This is fraud and the people of Scotland cannot shrug and move on – the reckoning must begin now.

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.

Mariana Mazzucato’s new book setting out the case for ‘managed capitalism’ fails to address the risks of government over-reach identified by Friedrich Hayek (who isn’t even in the index), says Dr Tilak Doshi.

Starmer is set to ban under-16s from social media altogether within days – with fines for mobile phone manufacturers that don't comply.

Google held at least 34 meetings with top German government officials – including the Chancellor – to discuss suppressing "hate speech" and "disinformation" online, reveals John Rosenthal.

Police forces are hiring diversity officers on £75,000 a year while crime rates in their areas rise.

In his recent resignation speech, Wes Streeting attempted to merge Reform, the SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Fein into a mega-threat of "nationalism" to which he was the antidote. But it fell flat, says Dr Nicholas Tate.

A University of Oxford professor has cancelled a series of lectures discussing gender law after pro-trans activists interrupted the first two talks and hurled abuse at him.