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Received — 18 October 2026 ⏭ The Daily Sceptic

Why Was I Blocked on X by the Mayor of London’s Culture Team?

18 October 2026 at 17:00

Sadiq Khan's Culture Team has blocked Charlotte Gill on X after she flagged their bonkers £500,000 woke grants – funding queer birding, doll workshops and a solarpunk festival. Your money at work.

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Why I Developed Diversity Maths

18 October 2026 at 13:00

Companies love making grand diversity promises, but actuary Peter Crowley uses basic maths to expose eyebrow-raising targets that were never realistic in the first place.

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No, Climate Change is Not Making Your Home “Uninsurable”

18 October 2026 at 07:00

Climate change is making your home uninsurable! That's the headline, but look behind it and you find a press release by a PR outfit touting some very dubious claims about floods and finance, says Tilak Doshi.

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Received — 17 October 2026 ⏭ The Daily Sceptic

Pork Banned in Italy’s New Muslim-Friendly School Meals

17 October 2026 at 17:00

Schools in north-eastern Italy have banned pork products in school meals to make them acceptable to Muslim migrants, meaning traditional dishes like prosciutto, porchetta and pasta all’amatriciana are off the menu.

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Jury Trials on Trial: Can Justice Survive Political Polarisation?

17 October 2026 at 15:00

An activist who painted Churchill red was cleared of criminal damage and juries have deadlocked over alleged support for Hamas. What’s to be done when jurors reject the moral premises of the law, asks Anna Stanley.

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Burnham Declares £500 Million War on Tory Councils

17 October 2026 at 13:00

Andy Burnham's Government has been accused of waging a £500 million "class war" on wealthy councils, slashing funding from rural Tory and Lib Dem areas to bankroll urban Labour Party strongholds.

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Who is the Guardian of the Constitution?

17 October 2026 at 11:00

Dominic Cummings is right, says Professor James Alexander: the idea that civil servants are the 'guardians of the constitution' is pernicious in the extreme. But who then should play such a lofty role?

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Burnham’s Russia Narrative Car Crash is Worse Than We Thought

17 October 2026 at 07:00

Andy Burnham's claim that Russia interfered with Brexit is risible for one very simple reason, says Ben Pile: EU policy on climate and energy is so suicidal that Putin could not have wanted Britain to leave.

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Received — 16 October 2026 ⏭ The Daily Sceptic

You Can Become Israeli

16 October 2026 at 17:00

Throughout the war, newcomers have continued to move to Israel, where integration is given rocket boosters not via civics classes but shelter drills, the draft and weekly funeral attendance, says Mark Ginsberg.

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Covid Vaccine Victim “Not Disabled Enough” for Compensation

16 October 2026 at 15:00

A nurse who was struck down with a rare neurological condition that left her unable to use her limbs while taking part in the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial was denied compensation because she was not disabled enough.

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Why Does the Telegraph Keep Falling for Climate Propaganda?

16 October 2026 at 09:00

'Extreme heat putting babies at risk'; 'Climate change driving up coffee prices': why does the Daily Telegraph keep falling for all the climate propaganda put out by activists, asks Paul Homewood.

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