Philosopher Peter Boghossian (previously, Against the moral certitude of wokeism) – on Why I Changed My Mind on Gender-Affirming Care: I’ve changed my mind about certain aspects of “gender-affirming care.” I used to believe that at 18, one should have the ability to make decisions about whether they want to mutilate (and yes, let us be…

A postscript to the Vancouver Rowling disavowal:

From the Times: A mosque attended by the Manchester synagogue attacker was previously reported to the Charity Commission over a sermon accused of fuelling antisemitism and division. Jihad al-Shamie, 35, from Prestwich, Lancashire, began worshipping at Masjid Sunnah Nelson in 2022. In 2023, Fountains of Knowledge, the charity that opened the mosque in 2021, was…

The Hill, Hampstead, this morning:

Meanwhile, Canadian Greens are leading the way in the vital work of disavowing JK Rowling:

Plausible background to this new Gaza peace deal – here, from Ahmed Fouad Alkatib: What caused Hamas to agree to give up its chief bargaining chip, the Israeli hostages, for phase 1 of the deal was the unprecedented pressure against the terror group from Turkey, Qatar, and Egypt. The Turks want sanctions relief, the F-35…

Julie Bindel at UnHerd on the transformation of the Greens from a party committed to saving the planet – especially the whales – to a party obsessed with ideological purity and gender ideology: The Green Party was once defined by its defence of science. Its reputation was forged in the battles against climate denial, nuclear…

At the JC, Robin Simcox offers five suggestions for the government to tackle the current situation after Manchester. He was the government’s independent adviser on extremism between 2021-25. – so “I have a good idea of where government action on counter extremism has proven insufficient”. First, ban Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood: Hamas has been well established…

Very good. On the “prevailing antizionist narrative”: