Really poor turnout numbers for the Liverpool City Region Mayoral election, with just 23.7% (272,721) people taking part across the entire city region - not exactly a ringing endorsement for the role and its powers

University presidents everywhere need to embrace this simple statement by Ben Sasse, President of the University of Florida:

'At the University of Florida, we have repeatedly, patiently explained two things to protesters: We will always defend your rights to free speech and free…

The Spectator’s paid, no-CV internship scheme is open - and closes end of the month.

Not all of our potential applicants will be on twitter! So if you know anyone who might be interested, please forward the link. We’re growing and usually hire this way. spectator.co.uk/article/the-sp…

This how you do it.

It’s not the job of universities to take an official public stance on international affairs. It’s not their job because universities are communities of scholars & learners •who have different opinions• which in liberal democracies they have a right, even an obligation, to

Wes Streeting MP The problem is Wes you were painting people like me with that brush. That’s why you lost so much credibility among open minded people who until that moment thought you were a better class of politician.

But here you are, doubling down on it and just as guilty of polluting the…

As I was a feeling a bit glum, I thought I’d check on one of my favourite stats. It’s STILL the case that more Londoners voted for Brexit (1.5 million) than voted for the Mayor of London (1.1 million). Democracy ain’t so bad 🗳️

Super to see this.

The government do not buy the sector spin.

If these rumours are true, it really is a victory for people power.

Next stop: beefing up the Bill and sorting commencement dates.

Musk has been as good as his word, it seems. This is massive. A vast number of speech censorship cases are about X posts. If you're in HR, you've got to ask yourself one question (punk) - do I want to go up against an employee bankrolled by the world's richest man? Game-changer.

Congested around Gower Street and University Street.

Brilliant! Well done Amy 👏👏 I hope this is just the start of your political career.

The results are in!!!
I come third. Which is amazing for a man with no team or money.
My team was you. This is the only team I want or wanted. I hope I have shown what can be achieved with honest and putting forward common sense policies. It’s a shame Reform U.K. split the vote…

Upcoming London Gigs:
14th May - SOLD OUT
11th June - Going to sell out
9th July - Tickets selling fast
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Very good news. Lisa Townsend was one of the first PCC’s to publicly declare her support for the sex-based rights of women and girls 👏

Yes, this supporter of the 7 October atrocities is now a Leeds councillor. The Green Party is a toxic horror.

First London mayoral results in - Merton and Wandsworth

Khan 48.3%
Hall 28.6%

5.1% swing from Conservative to Labour since last time

Not a dry eye in the prison visitors hall.

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A message to everyone’s who’s been cancelled: get in touch with the The Free Speech Union & fight back like Dr Philip Kiszely is doing.

Right & law are on your side.

There are a lot of 'stuff' that the police, quite rightly are not supposed to do, but this is the wrong thing to focus on. 🤷🏽‍♂️

It is a badge worn to show support for policing and families of officers who sadly died on duty.
COPS sells this.

This by Jake Howland, provost of University of Austin, is the kind of clear statement on the nature of academic freedom that the presidents of established universities should be making: newsweek.com/universities-n…