Matt Ridley at Spiked on the Chinese cover-up that led to the Covid pandemic: It is now five years since we woke to the news of a new outbreak of infectious pneumonia in China. Retelling the story of those early days of the Covid pandemic helps to shed light on how something that could have been…

Britain’s grooming gangs scandal is attracting attention. It’s happened before, but now it seems different. I’ve dedicated most of my career in journalism to covering it. Because it’s the most appalling atrocity in modern British history. In this thread, I’ll tell you what I… pic.twitter.com/uGbmkv9JFg — Charlie Peters (@CDP1882) January 1, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js After that…

If you want to know how Labour-led areas treat abuse survivors, here’s a (brief) insight into my story: One of my earliest memories is sitting on his lap in the garden, and a hand going into my underwear. I was five. I knew that it didn’t feel nice and I wanted it to stop. But……

She did warn us. https://t.co/aHXnMijPy6 pic.twitter.com/xo3afSNrqF — Jack David (@FFS_WhatNow) January 1, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js James Heale at the Spectator – Labour rejects calls for Oldham grooming gang inquiry: State failure was a consistent theme of British politics in 2024. So as the new year begins, attention has turned to perhaps the most egregious instance of…

The details emerging about what the rape gangs (why call them 'grooming' gangs? It's like calling those who stab people to death 'knife owners') did to girls in Rotherham are downright horrific. The allegations of possible police corruption in the case are almost beyond belief. https://t.co/0SVoxuqw6K — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 2, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The…

From Tottenham Marshes to Springfield Park:

In contrast to yesterday's gloomier prognosis from Joshua Muravckik, here's a touch of optimism for New Year's Day from Seth Frantzman at the JC: Iran has seen its proxies weakened and it knows it wasted huge resources on Hezbollah, Assad, the Houthis and Iraq. It hollowed out Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon and Syria and bankrupted them.…

Columbia professor Joseph Massad, speaking to Ejaz Haider of Lahore University. From MEMRI TV: Columbia University Professor of History Joseph Massad stated that "the idea that European Jews are somehow direct descendants of the Ancient Hebrews is, of course, a bogus claim." He added that while some Jews may have had a religious or spiritual…

From Anna Slatz at Reduxx: A violent trans-identified male inmate currently being held in a women’s facility in Washington is suing multiple Department of Corrections officials after they recommended he be transferred back to a men’s prison. The recommendation was made after Nonnie Lotusflower, 38, was accused of physically assaulting one female inmate, and sexually…

Walthamstow Wetlands and the Lea this morning: