Marjory Collins, November 1942. Lititz, Pennsylvania. "Tracks of the Lancaster-Reading Railroad. Two trains come through every day. In the distance is the local chocolate factory." [Photo: Shorpy/Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information]

A characteristically vile piece from Owen Jones, fanning the flames of hatred: Just when you think Owen Jones couldn’t get any lower…he does. My primary school friend Miriam Hyman, a Jewish woman just starting her life, was killed on this bus by Islamic extremists. While the Israel Hamas war has been a radicalising event that…

Hampstead Heath this morning. Leaves almost gone; just the bare trees.

Joan Smith at UnHerd on that BBC’s 100 Women list with only 99 women: You’ve probably never heard of Brigitte Baptiste, but the BBC certainly has. As the corporation proved last year, no list of women is complete these days without at least one man, and Baptiste ticks all the right boxes. The self-styled “queer ecologist” is…

Remember when it was unions, not Tory leaders, who stood up for workers? https://t.co/kWPbYboHhj — Jo Bartosch (@jo_bartosch) December 3, 2024 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js After Health Secretary Wes Streeting met the Darlington nurses, Unison president Steve North said it was “deeply concerning that Wes Streeting appears to be once again pandering to anti-trans bigotry”.

Yesterday we heard something of the Democrat response to their disastrous embrace of gender ideology. Faced with the timidity of it all –  "I do know that women’s rights are important and transwomen’s rights are important, so we have to find a balance that makes sense" – Meghan Murphy was suitably scathing. JK Rowling was outraged…

The balloon exchanges over the demilitarised zone between the two Koreas continue. South Korea sends over propaganda leaflets – well, truth leaflets – with details about, for instance, the luxury lifestyles of the priviliged elite round Kim Jong-un, together with in-demand South Korean videos for their culturally-starved North Korean brethren, and other goodies like choco…

The latest BBC’s 100 Women list, and….well, of course you knew there'd be a man: The BBC has included a transgender Colombian scientist in its annual list of 100 inspiring women, just days after sparking controversy over its choice for women’s footballer of the year. Every year, the broadcaster compiles a list of women who…

More on last week's disgraceful Oxford Union debate (previously) from Jonathan Sacerdoti in the Spectator: The motion for debate was itself a grotesque provocation: “This House Believes Israel is an Apartheid State Responsible for Genocide.” Apartheid and genocide are not just loaded terms; they are distortions when applied to Israel, as I planned to explain…

The mission of the UCLA Cultural Affairs Commission is "to put on quality programming with cultural, political, or social relevance that are accessible to all students". Except Jews. DISGUSTING: The head of UCLA Cultural Affairs Commission told subordinates to "do your research when you look at applicants" because "lots of Zionists are applying." This translated…