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Record numbers of migrants have arrived illegally on England’s south coast this year. Keir Starmer’s promise to ‘smash the gangs’ of people smugglers has made no notable dent on the small-boats emergency. Meanwhile, deportations of illegal migrants – including those who have committed serious crimes – are routinely blocked in the courts. Here, Tony Smith – former head of the UK Border Force, now managing director at Fortinus Global – explains how Britain lost control of its borders. Human-rights law and international conventions, Tony argues, have been weaponised by an activist judiciary. The result is an asylum policy that no one voted for and that benefits criminals over the genuinely deserving.

Gawain Towler, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the local elections, Tony Blair’s turn against Net Zero and the censorious panic over Kneecap.

Graham Linehan, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss Keir Starmer’s slipperiness on the trans issue, non-crime hate incidents and St George Was Turkish Day.

Is it still possible in the West to openly discuss Islam, or even the crimes committed by a small number of Muslims? Blasphemy laws have arrived in Europe to placate Islamic fundamentalists. A fear of being called racist has allowed grooming gangs to run amok. Anti-Semitism has also surged, as Islamist narratives have dominated the West’s debate over the Israel-Hamas war. Here, Kunwar Khuldune Shahid, a Pakistani journalist working for the Diplomat, warns that Western liberalism, secularism and tolerance are all on the line. 

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Andrew Doyle, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the Supreme Court trans ruling, the British state’s enabling of Hashem Abedi and America under Trump.

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Transwomen are not women and sex is biological. So says a landmark ruling on gender from the UK Supreme Court. Here, Helen Joyce – director of advocacy at Sex Matters – explains how the judgment kills off a raft of ‘trans inclusive’ policies, reasserts biological reality and protects women’s rights.

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Jacob Reynolds, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the never-ending betrayal of grooming-gang victims, the woman jailed for a tweet and John Oliver’s tired trans propaganda.

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European industry is in freefall, and Net Zero is to blame. Here, climate economist Bjorn Lomborg – author of Best Things First and False Alarm – explains how panic over climate change is doing far more damage than climate change itself. Swapping cheap and dependable fossil fuels for unreliable and expensive renewables costs our economies trillions, but for little environmental gain, Lomborg says. Plus, he tackles the myth of the ‘climate apocalypse’ and explains why there are more polar bears than ever.

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Candice Holdsworth, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss ‘Liberation Day’, Trump’s free-speech imperialism, banning Marine Le Pen and Keir Starmer’s perpetual Adolescence.

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Luke Gittos, Tom Slater and Fraser Myers discuss the catastrophic spring statement, the Gazan revolt against Hamas and the lawyer taking on the thoughtpolice.

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