Birdie.

 

Further Evidence That Education Is Now FULLY Into 'Dumb-Down' Mode.

 GCSE students shouldn’t have to memorise formulae, says minister.

The Tories accused Labour of ‘dumbing down’ education over a plan for the use of prompt sheets for maths and science to be extended until 2030. The Times.

20 Months of Total Inactivity By A Wretched Government In The Face of Evil. (I think most of know why!)

Since Labour took power, progress on the 'grooming gangs' has been negligible.

SHAME ON YOU!

Green politicians DENYING the very existence of the 'grooming gangs.' 

SHAME ON YOU!

Nothing ...

 

The Green Bubble Will Surely Burst Soon.

The Greens are finally coming under serious 

scrutiny – and they’re rattled!

Fear not, Zack Polanski’s seismic by-election success 

will ultimately spell his downfall.

One of the main reasons for Zack Polanski’s recent success is that many of his own voters don’t know what his policies are Credit: Oli Scarff/ AFP via Getty Images

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Published 04 March 2026 3:01pm GMT

What a rollercoaster week it’s been for supporters of the Green Party. One day they win a historic by-election. Then, a day later, the Supreme Leader of Iran is killed. From ecstasy to despair, in one fell swoop. The poor things will have been weeping into their ginger kombucha.

Still, now they’re on the up again because a seismic YouGov poll has shown that they’ve overtaken both Labour and the Tories – with only Reform narrowly ahead. Even more astoundingly, the poll reveals that the Greens are the most popular party with all age groups under 50. At this rate, they must be dreaming of winning not just by-elections – but the next general election, too.

Unfortunately for the Greens, however, this extraordinary upturn in their fortunes does have a downside. Which is that, at very long last, they’re starting to come under some actual scrutiny. And they clearly don’t like it one little bit.

Look how they reacted after Mothin Ali, the Green Party’s deputy leader, was criticised in the Commons on Monday for attending a protest against the air strikes on Iran. Sir Alec Shelbrooke, a Tory MP, accused Ali of “protesting in support of the Ayatollah”. In reply, Sir Keir Starmer said, “I think we’re all shocked by the actions of the deputy leader of the Green Party.”

Pretty mild stuff by the usual standards of Commons debate. Yet it seems to have sent the Greens into a shrieking meltdown. Zack Polanski, their leader, howled that Sir Keir was guilty of “blatant Islamophobia”, by “smearing a caring man of principle for standing up for peace”. Meanwhile, Ali wailed that he was a victim of a “defamatory lie” and “pure racism”.

Funny how things turn out. Polanski has spent almost his entire leadership smugly proclaiming that any politician or pundit who dares criticise the Greens is “rattled”. Yet all of a sudden, he’s sounding distinctly rattled himself.

All I can say is that he’d better get used to it. Because, for the first time, people are beginning to take the Greens seriously. And for Polanski’s party, that’s bad news. After all, let’s face it – one of the main reasons for their recent success is that many of their own voters don’t actually know what their policies are.

We demonstrated this at the weekend, when Telegraph reporters visited the scene of the Gorton and Denton by-election and asked Green voters whether they knew that, for example, the party wants to legalise crack cocaine and prostitution. Local Muslims, in particular, were aghast. “It seems they hid those policies,” lamented one. “Who supports these policies?” gasped another. Both said they would never have voted Green if they’d known.

Well, lots more people will soon know about those policies, too, because the Green Party’s opponents will be making sure everyone does. No voter will be able to avoid hearing that the Greens want to give primary school children lessons in how to take drugs “safely”, make the UK pay billions of pounds in reparations for the 18th-century slave trade, and allow absolutely all illegal immigrants to remain in Britain (while giving them a house each, and handing them free money “at the level of Universal Basic Income”, with no obligation to work for it).

As a result, the next general election should be somewhat unusual. Normally, political parties spend the campaign telling the electorate about their own policies. But this time, they’ll all be telling the electorate about Green Party policies – purely to ensure that the nation finally grasps just how screamingly bonkers they are. I used to think of the Greens as the party that puts the “mental” into “environmentalism”. But of late, they seem to have gone oddly quiet on the environment – and started putting the “mental” into everything else, instead.

Up to now, Polanski and his friends have been allowed to play politics on easy mode. Thanks to widespread ignorance of their loonier views, they’ve managed to cobble together a farcically incoherent electoral coalition of radical Islamists, trans fanatics and white middle-class useful idiots who think that voting Green simply shows how kind and caring they are. The belated advent of real scrutiny, however, is liable to put this implausible alliance under desperate strain. In effect, then, the Greens’ recent success could actually lead to their downfall.

Still, Polanski can cling to one small hope. Most of his party’s policies are so preposterous that voters may assume that their opponents have simply made them up. DT.

No To Hate!

A Handbook for Jews Under Siege

Fighting the Hate.

Melanie Phillips Mar 5

I’m delighted to let you know that my new book, Fighting the Hate: A Handbook for Jews Under Siege, will be published by Wicked Son on March 12.

I wrote it as a response to what I found when visiting Jewish communities in Britain, America and Australia struggling to cope with the relentless onslaught of lies, defamation and attacks that’s engulfed them since the Hamas-led atrocities in Israel on October 7 2023.

My book will, I hope, provide them with the guidance for which they have been crying out. You can read more about it on the back cover image below.

You can buy it on Amazon from March 12; it won’t be possible to pre-order.

I’ll be launching the book in London on March 17, and will be presenting it at an event in Jerusalem on May 19. I’ll be providing more details of these events in due course.

I shall also be in the US in the last two weeks of April, and may able to add a few more engagements to my schedule. If you’d like me to speak to your organisation during that period, please contact Neil Cohen at neil@1948talent.com .

*** My new book The Builder’s Stone: How Jews and Christians Built the West – and Why Only They Can Save It, can be bought on amazon.com and amazon.co.uk

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God To His People.

 6) “Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. 7) I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God.

Labour and Net Zero. Is It DESIGNED TO Move The UK Into Acute Poverty?

The staggering cost of Ed Miliband's Net Zero drive finally revealed: £4.5 TRILLION... that's more than the UK's entire GDP.

By CALUM MUIRHEAD, EXECUTIVE EDITOR, FINANCIAL MAIL ON SUNDAY 

Published:Daily Mail.  Updated: 02:30 GMT, 11 January 2026

Labour's 'obsessive' drive towards Net Zero could cost Britons a staggering £4.5 trillion over the next 25 years, official estimates suggest.

Critics said the extraordinary mounting costs for measures such as wind farms, solar panels, green heating systems and upgrades to roads and railways are significantly higher than previous forecasts and could 'bankrupt' the economy.

The figures, quietly published last month by the National Energy System Operator (NESO) – a Government quango responsible for Britain's energy systems – includes an estimated £585 billion to be forked out by ordinary households to pay for the move away from energy–guzzling boilers towards eco–friendly heat pumps.

And new wind farms and electricity pylons across the country would cost £1 trillion, it estimates, while switching to electric vehicles and building more charging stations could add further costs of up to £2.6 trillion.

In total, NESO estimates Britain will need to spend £182 billion a year to reach its targets by 2050.

Reform UK's deputy leader, Richard Tice, told The Mail on Sunday the figures were evidence that the policy should be scrapped.

He said: 'This confirms what I have always said – the Government's obsession with Net stupid Zero will only succeed in bankrupting the country.

'A Reform government will scrap Net Zero immediately, cut energy bills and restore growth.'

Birdie.

 

Jesus Overcame The World.

 

Prayer For Iran.

Christians praying for Iran after death of Supreme Leader Khamenei.

 (Photo: Getty/iStock)

Christians are praying for a new and better future for Iran, one that includes the protection of religious freedom, following the death of the country's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Open Doors said it was praying for an end to oppression and the beginning of "a new season of freedom, especially religious freedom" that would "open a door for the explosion of the gospel of Jesus across the land". 

An Open Doors expert on Iran said the death of Khamenei "marks a significant and sobering moment in Iran’s history".

"As an Iranian Christian, I cannot ignore that under his leadership the Church in Iran lived for decades under intense pressure, facing restrictions, surveillance, arrests, and the constant weight of uncertainty," they said. 

"Many faithful believers endured suffering simply for following Christ. Yet even in hardship, the Church has remained resilient, prayerful, and deeply rooted in hope. This moment is not about revenge or triumph, but about the possibility of a different future. One where freedom of conscience, dignity, and justice are extended to all Iranians, regardless of faith or background."

They added, "My prayer is that this turning point will open the way for peace, reconciliation, and genuine freedom for our nation.”

An Iranian Christian convert who fled Iran because of persecution said she was "hopeful that we would be able to go back to our homeland".

"May God bring peace and protect the whole middle east through this time of change for Iran," she said. CT.

Good!

 Christians oppose allowing boys to wear dresses at school.

Schools should not be lying to children, said Christian Concern.

Christians oppose allowing boys to wear dresses at school Staff writer Schools should not be lying to children, said Christian Concern.

CT.

ADF.

Dear All, Lent is a season that invites honesty — especially about our limits. As we continue praying for strength this season, we are reminded that God often works most powerfully when we feel weakest. This week, our Director of Advocacy, Robert Clarke, leads us in prayer from 2 Corinthians 12:9.  He talks about our client, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, who recently returned to court in Birmingham, England, following two prior arrests.  Once again, she faces criminal charges — for nothing more than praying silently. This comes even after she won her previous case and received compensation from the police for her unjust treatment. On the day, Isabel stated: “Three years ago, I was vindicated in Birmingham Magistrates’ Court after being charged for silently praying on a public street. Yet sadly, that wasn’t the end of things. I found myself in the same court today, charged again for my silent prayers.  “My behaviour hasn’t changed in that time. I’ve simply stood inside an abortion ‘buffer zone’, on a public street, and silently prayed, meaning my thoughts were turned towards God.   “I’ve not held any posters, offered any leaflets, spoken with anyone or spoken out loud at all. I’ve not interacted with anyone in any way. Yet I’m being treated like a criminal. This is viewpoint discrimination. Standing is not a crime, silence is not a crime, thinking is not a crime.” Isabel’s trial is expected to take place from 6 to 9 October. ADF International is supporting her legal defence.   Her case highlights the alarming consequences of so-called “buffer zone” laws — one of the most concerning frontiers of censorship in the modern West. These laws broadly prohibit “influence,” and police are interpreting them in ways that punish innocent people for their thoughts. Please continue to pray for those we defend.  If you feel called to support our work again, please do. We receive no public funding and never charge our clients for legal support. Everything we receive comes from the generosity of people like you.    GIVE TODAY Thank you for standing with us in this vital work.  With gratitude for your support,   ADF UK PS. Watch our videos from week 1 and week 2.

Please Pray.

 Jimmy Lai (Lai Chee-ying), the 78-year-old billionaire founder of Next Digital and the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper in Hong Kong, is currently imprisoned and was sentenced to 20 years in jail on February 9, 2026, for charges under the Beijing-imposed National Security Law. A prominent Catholic and fierce critic of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Lai has been detained since 2020 and is currently serving his sentence in maximum-security Stanley Prison.