Should migrants granted asylum in Britain due to conflict be made to return home once there is peace?
Douglas Murray tells Michael Gove that Western countries cannot take refugees from every conflict zone, and that young males fleeing Somalia are disproportionately likely to bring violent tendencies with them.
Watch in full | youtu.be/5NFXPs4Maos | @DouglasKMurray | @michaelgove
Douglas Murray argues that the political leaders of Europe and Britain have decided we should commit suicide through mass immigration, warning that no society can remain recognisable with such a change in the rate of its population.
Watch in full | youtu.be/5NFXPs4Maos
@DouglasKMurray @michaelgove
'If you import the third world, you import the third world’s problems.'
Douglas Murray warns that nothing effective is being done to tackle Britain's small boat migrants, who he notes are 'almost always young 'men'.
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@DouglasKMurray @michaelgove
Douglas Murray asks why an alleged right-hand man of the late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is reportedly living free in Britain despite being on an anti-terrorism watch list.
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Douglas Murray highlights three core issues defining Britain's immigration problem, arguing that identity is the challenge few people are willing to discuss.
He warns that the scale and speed of new arrivals has made integration impossible and created ghettos similar to the communities they've left behind.
Watch in full | youtu.be/5NFXPs4Maos
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Is joining a jihadist group the best way to fit into Britain? Douglas Murray claims that Islamist extremists are treated better than members of our armed services, by being put up in hotels and being allowed to the break the law.
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In 2022, five SAS soldiers shot dead two teenagers during an operation to detain an Islamic State target in Syria.
The Sunday Times has now revealed that the soldiers faced a three-year murder investigation before being cleared, which former SAS commander Richard Williams argues looks more like a public relations excercise than military judgement.
Watch in full | youtu.be/ye2pv3DTybQ @ShippersUnbound @williams_rje
Colonel Richard Williams, former commanding officer of the SAS, says investigations into deaths during the Troubles in Northern Ireland could let Republican sympathisers land a 'sucker punch' on the regiment in the courts, even though the British military brought the IRA to its knees on the battlefield.
Watch in full | youtu.be/ye2pv3DTybQ @ShippersUnbound @williams_rje
On the BBC, Laura Kuenssberg showed Housing Secretary Angela Rayner a clip from a few months ago of the Prime Minister saying 'the last thing we should do right now is rerun those [Brexit] arguments', and asked why he was now doing exactly that.
Rayner denied the Prime Minister had reversed his decision, and claimed that ten years on from the referendum, with exports down 20 per cent, the government wanted an 'honest conversation' about Britain's relationship with Europe.
Kuenssberg pointed out that freedom of movement was at the heart of the Brexit debate, and noted that Labour's 2024 manifesto ruled out a return to freedom of movement.
✍️ Joe Bedell-Brill
Article | spectator.com/article/angela…
Why does Napoleon still loom so large over French politics and culture?
Louis Sarkozy, son of the former President of France, reveals how obsessive the emporer was about communication, writing more letters than Donald Trump posted tweets in his first term.
Watch in full | youtu.be/Z44ZraRn35w | @napsarkozy
Louis Sarkozy, son of the former President of France, explains why the protests gripping his country are so hard to read, and so dangerous for Emmanuel Macron.
Watch in full | youtu.be/Z44ZraRn35w | @napsarkozy
'France is a very violent country. No great reform has been done in modern French history without the street.'
Louis Sarkozy, the son of the former President of France, explains the historical precedent of the French riots.
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Louis Sarkozy, the son of the former President of France, says those who took part in the rioting and looting at the weekend have done more to boost Marine Le Pen's election chances than her own campaign staff, and that her strategy is to let France disintegrate.
Watch in full | youtu.be/Z44ZraRn35w @napsarkozy
'For young men in particular, there is an attraction in being involved in a riot.'
As France recovers from several days of serious unrest, Michael and Maddie relfect on the 'thugish elements' that hijacked what was originally a peaceful protest organised by students.
Watch in full | youtu.be/qQD0ZF_5dPE @Madz_Grant @michaelgove
Andy Burnham’s first Budget as Prime Minister is approaching – but higher borrowing costs have already made the sums more difficult.
Andy Haldane, former Bank of England chief economist, explains how rising bond yields have blown a hole in the Budget arithmetic.
Watch in full | youtu.be/EqV00gm1z34 @Simmons__
Author Sally Rooney’s books are leaving shelves over her support for Palestine Action. Is this censorship, or performance art?
Michael speaks about his first encounter with the group when he was in government.
Watch in full | youtu.be/qQD0ZF_5dPE @Madz_Grant @michaelgove
'These riots, sadly, will be a big part of what Macron is remembered for.'
Michael and Madeline discuss the impact of the French riots on the future of politics in France.
Watch in full | youtu.be/qQD0ZF_5dPE @Madz_Grant @michaelgove
'Either you’re literally getting away with murder… or we put you in prison for wearing the wrong T-shirt.'
Michael Gove and Madeline Grant discuss the discrepancy in policy between the 'ISIS killer roaming the streets of Windsor', and arresting old ladies for waving a Palestine Action banner.
Watch Quite Right in full | youtu.be/qQD0ZF_5dPE
@Madz_Grant @michaelgove
Another week and another PMQs: Mr Burnham and Mrs Badenoch haven’t really had any major zingers yet, preferring a sort of boring pas de deux.
One gets the sense they’re still sizing each other up. Mrs Badenoch decided to lead with congratulations for the Prime Minister as the government finally approved the Jackdaw oil field after years of politically expedient dithering and judicial meddling. It was a surreal moment.
The Tories cheered the announcement of a government policy, while the Labour benches were muted. Lucy Powell would have looked happier had she trodden in dog muck.
✍️ Madeline Grant
Article | spectator.com/article/the-co…
Reform UK has reported ITV to the police after undercover reporters secretly filmed councillors, candidates and activists making offensive remarks.
But was ITV's documentary a flop? Former diplomat Ameer Kotecha says the film should not be used to shut down legitimate debate about issues the party is raising.
Read | spectator.com/article/why-di… @Ameer_Kotecha @ZiaYusufUK @reformparty_uk
