Day: 20 September 2023

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says free speech is a weapon of war, and censorship is necessary to protect free speech. pic.twitter.com/O8jQMtNs55 — illuminatibot (@iluminatibot) September 19, 2023

A petition opposing the new 20mph default speed limit in Wales has had a record-breaking response. According to the BBC: With more than 244,000 signatures by Tuesday evening, the petition asks the Welsh government to “rescind and remove the disastrous 20mph law”. It comes after Wales became the first country in the UK to make … Read more

Rishi Sunak is thinking about weakening some of the government’s key green commitments in a major policy shift. According to The Times: Rishi Sunak is poised to water down some of the government’s biggest net zero commitments, including plans to phase out the installation of new gas boilers and delaying a ban on the sale … Read more

Academics in Tennessee say that trans women should be allowed to compete with biological women in sport, because it boosts their mental health and self-esteem. According to The Mail Online: Transgender youths should be allowed to compete in women’s sports at school and college level to protect their health, physicians say. Researchers at Vanderbilt University, … Read more

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that he believes Labour leader Keir Starmer has the moral authority to form the next government. Starmer met with Macron in Paris yesterday. According to The Telegraph: The French president was impressed that the Labour leader did not make demands on issues such as Brexit or migration during the … Read more

Michael D. Higgins has claimed the climate change and the rising cost of living will lead to “big changes in diet.” According to The Irish Times: Speaking at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois, Mr Higgins said agriculture and food production should be embedded in a social model and “not in an economic … Read more