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Piddington Votes to Leave UK Over Migrant Camp Plans

16 September 2026 at 13:36

Piddington, a village in Oxfordshire, has voted to leave the UK by 91.6% to 8.4% on a turnout of 92%, in a symbolic referendum called in response to plans to house 1,200 migrants in a converted army camp nearby.

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Bob the Builder Spreads “Net Zero Propaganda” in Solar Advert

16 September 2026 at 11:11

Bob the Builder has been accused of spreading "Net Zero propaganda" after ditching his construction yard for installing solar panels and "low carbon heating" in a woke new advert.

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Migrants Are Taking Britain for a Ride – and We’re Letting Them

16 September 2026 at 09:00

Britain has now become such a soft touch that migrants know they can break the law and lie and they will not face deportation, while Brits hamstring themselves with actually obeying their own rules, says Steven Tucker.

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Why Africa is Against Mercator, Why America is For Him

15 September 2026 at 19:00

The UN resolution to junk the Mercator projection of the globe – which makes Africa look small and Canada big – is nakedly political, says Professor James Alexander. No wonder the US opposed it.

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Why Are White British Pupils a Minority at Grammar Schools?

15 September 2026 at 17:00

White British pupils have become a minority in England's selective grammar schools, making up just 44% of pupils in 2026 compared to 66% in 2016, with one Headmaster describing the demographic change as "spectacular".

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Dead Chancellor Walking

15 September 2026 at 15:00

Now, finally, everyone can see the truth of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, says Eugyppius: he is not a political genius, but a stubborn and inept politician who can achieve nothing beyond the demise of his own party.

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Villages Join Revolt Over Migrant Camps

15 September 2026 at 11:22

A village fightback against migrant camps is set to spread across the country as Piddington in Oxfordshire today holds a symbolic referendum on leaving the UK in protest against the arrival of 1,250 male asylum seekers.

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Sorry Gove, Education Has Already Been Rewilded

11 September 2026 at 09:00

It's already too late for Michael Gove to prevent the "rewilding" of Britain's schools, says Joanna Gray. This Left-wing fantasy of dumbed-down education is already firmly entrenched and working its anti-magic.

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The Sceptic | Episode 95: David Betz on the Dover Protests, Plus the Escalating Ukraine War and Britain’s Latest Heatwaves

11 September 2026 at 07:00

In Episode 95 of the Sceptic: David Betz on the significance of the Dover protests, Brooks Newmark on the escalating Ukraine war and William M Briggs on what the numbers really tell us about Britain's latest heatwaves.

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Promising to Turn Someone Into a Sausage Roll is Not a Genuine ‘Death Threat’

10 September 2026 at 19:00

Genuine death threats against politicians are no joke. But that doesn't mean every joke – such as threatening to turn someone into a sausage roll – should be taken as an actual death threat, says Steven Tucker.

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Kirkiversary

10 September 2026 at 17:30

There is something profoundly wrong about what we are watching today: on the anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, thousands of 'kind' Leftists are going onto social media to celebrate it, says C.J. Strachan.

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How Did Germany’s Anti-AfD Firewall Hold?

10 September 2026 at 15:43

How did Germany's anti-AfD 'firewall' hold, despite 51% of in-person voters backing the party? It's because of the vast number of mail-in ballots, says John Rosenthal, despite the known security issues with postal voting.

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Fears of ‘Jobs Bloodbath’ as Burnham Launches Huge ‘Tourist Tax’ Raid

10 September 2026 at 13:24

Hospitality businesses are warning of a jobs bloodbath as Andy Burnham launches a huge 'tourist tax' raid, with England's mayors and local councils given new powers to impose uncapped levies on overnight stays.

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Jason Arday and the Corruption of Science

10 September 2026 at 11:44

A Nature editorial on the Jason Arday affair, blaming everyone except Arday himself, chooses progressive ideology over basic honesty and scientific integrity, says Jerry A. Coyne in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

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Britain’s Speech Police: How the State Learned to Fear its People

10 September 2026 at 09:00

With 62,000 people arrested for speech crimes in five years, the UK can no longer claim to be a free society, says Paul Birch. The state has learned to fear its people and will no longer tolerate them speaking freely.

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