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Public Sector Pensions Bill to Hit Record £60 Billion

22 October 2026 at 13:00

Britain’s gold-plated public sector pensions bill is on course to hit a record £60bn next year, yet is almost entirely ignored in favour of calls to cut the state pension on which many low income retired people depend.

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Mummy Removed From Exhibition Over its “Lack of Consent”

22 October 2026 at 11:03

A museum has been accused of "woke madness at its most ridiculous" after removing its Egyptian mummy exhibition because it does not have "consent from the deceased individual".

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The Road to Civil War is Paved with Restored Order

The riots in France and subsequent return to peace show that the road to civil war is paved with restored order, leaving a more combustible environment for the next crisis, say David Betz and Michael Rainsborough.

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Gen X and Boomer ‘Progressives’ Are Conditioned to Support Open Borders

21 October 2026 at 19:00

Boomer and Gen X 'progressives' have been conditioned to view mass immigration through the outdated lens of 1980s race politics and much smaller 20th century flows, preventing constructive debate, says Andrew Devine.

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It’s Time to Tell a Better Story About Britain

Britain's history has been trashed by ideologues with an agenda, undermining the nation’s patriotism and cohesion. It's time to tell a better story about Britain, say Nigel Biggar and Robert Tombs.

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Teachers May be Banned by Schools From Wearing Politically-Contentious Badges

21 October 2026 at 13:00

Teachers face being banned from wearing politically-contentious insignia – such as pro-Palestinian badges – following a review of antisemitism in schools that found 60% of Jewish pupils reported suffering abuse.

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Labour Finally Approves New North Sea Drilling

21 October 2026 at 11:00

Labour has finally approved new drilling for gas in the North Sea, despite the project already receiving the go ahead over two years ago under the Tories, after energy prices hit a four-year high.

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Disappearing Hurricanes Leave Disappointed Scientists Without Fuel for Climate Alarm

21 October 2026 at 09:00

Hurricanes in the North Atlantic have largely disappeared this year, leaving bitterly disappointed scientists without fuel for their climate alarm and having to admit the role of natural variation, says Chris Morrison.

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She’s Not a Poet and She Doesn’t Even Know It

21 October 2026 at 07:00

Meet Shareefa Energy, the partly taxpayer funded poet who kicked Reform's Rupert Matthews out of an anti-racism workshop allegedly because he was white. Though on this evidence, 'poet' is stretching it, says Steven Tucker.

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What We Need Now Are Solutions

20 October 2026 at 19:10

The Battle of Ideas was filled with speakers who were sharp, well-informed and willing to say things you rarely hear said out loud about the state of the country, says Pete Dalton. What we need now are solutions.

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NatWest Forces Thousands of Remote Workers Back to the Office

20 October 2026 at 17:00

NatWest is forcing tens of thousands of staff members back into the office in the latest crackdown on remote working that mushroomed during the pandemic and has remained stubbornly high.

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Le Pen Will Win

20 October 2026 at 15:00

Marine Le Pen is only around 50% likely to win the French Presidency next spring, according to bookmakers' odds. But Mark Littlewood reckons it's much more likely than that and is well worth a flutter.

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Britain’s Oil Refineries Are Too Important to Sacrifice to Net Zero

20 October 2026 at 09:00

In just two years Labour has seen the closure of two of Britain's six oil refineries due to green levies. The remaining four are much too important to sacrifice to Net Zero, says Ted Newson.

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Why Have Modern Architects Forgotten How to Design Windows?

20 October 2026 at 07:00

Why do modern architects insist on designing such ugly, soul-crushing buildings, asks Joanna Gray. Because they win awards for doing so. And worst of all is the generic hollow-eyed modern window.

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