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Received — 2 October 2026 ⏭ The Daily Sceptic

Burnham to Start Dismantling Triple Lock Before Election

2 October 2026 at 15:09

Andy Burnham plans to pass a law scrapping the triple lock before the next election despite Labour pledging in its 2024 manifesto to keep it intact and the PM himself previously saying it would stay until 2030.

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Political Spite Won’t Keep the Lights On

2 October 2026 at 11:00

So, this is Andy Burnham's solution to soaring energy prices: nationalisation and relitigating the 1970s. It's just a shame, says Ben Pile, that energy was far cheaper under Thatcher than in our Net Zero era.

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The Problem With UK Immigration Statistics

2 October 2026 at 09:00

Statistics on the composition of the population are much more meaningful than those on the level of immigration per se. Unfortunately, we only get decent estimates of the composition every ten years.

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Received — 1 October 2026 ⏭ The Daily Sceptic

Our Andy With His 10 Year Plandy

1 October 2026 at 19:00

Amidst all the sentimental populist fluff, a political theory of sorts could be discerned in Andy Burnham's conference speech, says Professor James Alexander. Let's call him Our Andy-with-his-10-year-Plandy.

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“Mother and Father” is Unacceptable Language, Says Green Party

1 October 2026 at 17:30

"Mother and father" is unacceptable language, the Green Party has said, with members threatened with sanction under the party's code of conduct if they fail to use gender-neutral terminology and 'inclusive language'.

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How Seriously Should We Take AI Doom Warnings?

1 October 2026 at 15:50

How seriously should we take the latest AI doom warnings from the technocrats? It's unclear, says Matt Ridley – but it's hard to give much credence to those who have ignored the very real threat from man-made viruses.

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Net Zero is Destroying Rural Scotland

1 October 2026 at 13:00

The economy of rural Scotland is under threat from a Net Zero subsidy scheme that is seeing large areas of the Highlands 'rewilded' and turned into peat bogs, driving out traditional pursuits like deerstalking.

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Integration and the Neighbours Who Integrated Perfectly Until You Had to Live Next Door

1 October 2026 at 09:00

How successful is racial integration in Britain? The ultimate test, says James Hartwood, is living next door – which is when even small cultural differences are magnified to the max and tensions can boil over.

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Legacy Media Weep as Trump Axes Biden’s Fuel Economy Diktat

1 October 2026 at 07:00

The New York Times and the rest of the legacy media are in mourning after President Trump axed Biden's pro-EV fuel economy standards. But real fuel efficiency shouldn't need a mandate, says Dr Tilak Doshi.

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Virgin Mary Wore a Hijab, Council Staff Told

30 September 2026 at 19:04

The Virgin Mary "wore a hijab", showing Islam's attitude to women does not conflict with Western values, council staff who handle anti-terror work have been told in a talk about Islamophobia.

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Scrapping Triple Lock Could Save Nothing, Warns IFS

30 September 2026 at 17:30

Scrapping the triple lock might not raise any money at all, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned, threatening Andy Burnham’s plan for a 'National Care Service' and raising the prospect of huge tax hikes.

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Everybody is Losing

30 September 2026 at 15:43

Faced with a fiscally incontinent state drowning in DEI and incapable of controlling its borders, it's easy for the Right to feel like its losing, says Dr Hugh Willbourn. But weirdly, so does the Left.

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