Labour peer apologizes for contacting the Treasury to support the cryptocurrency company he advised.
Keir Starmer’s associates and a trade mission have issued an apology for breaching the House of Representatives’ code of conduct by contacting the Treasury to advocate for a cryptocurrency firm that employed him. Ian McNicol, the former general secretary of the Labour Party, was found to have broken the rules in June 2023 for providing […]
Labour peer faces cash-for-access questions – podcast | House of Lords
Lord David Evans, 82, of Watford, offered access to the minister during a discussion about commercial transactions, a secret investigation can reveal. Lord Evans has been documented as a guardian masked reporter who pretended to be a real estate developer seeking to lobby the government on how to approach Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary […]
Cape Cod teen John Sheeran avoids jail time in attempted drowning of black peer: DA
A Cape Cod teenager pleaded guilty to attempting to own death of a fellow black man in the pond, spitting racial slander during Wednesday's sentencing. John Sheeran, 15, of Chatham, Massachusetts, will provide approximately 700 hours of community service after attempting to murder and assault on dangerous weapons charges in December. He also needs to […]
US health system ranks last compared with peer nations, report finds | US news
The U.S. health care system ranked last in an international comparison of 10 countries. New reports By the Commonwealth Fund. Americans spend nearly twice as much on health care as other countries, yet our health care system performs poorly on health equity, access, and outcomes. “I see the human toll of these flaws every day,” […]
UK has once-in-a-generation chance to allow assisted dying, says Labour peer | Assisted dying
Labour Lords, who advocated for legal change, said Parliament faced a once-in-a-generation opportunity to give terminally ill people the choice whether to end their own lives. Charlie Falconer, a former Lord Chancellor who introduced the Bill in the House of Lords last month, said he had received assurances from Downing Street that the Bill would […]
Peer Reviewed Skepticism
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes A fine skeptical journal article waded through Green Pal review. Wonder of wonders! The journal is the American Journal of Economics and Sociology. The article title is perfectly clear: “Carbon dioxide and a warming climate are not problems”. See https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajes.12579 ADVERTISEMENT But it is an “Early View Online Version of Record […]
Student at ritzy boarding school attacks peer with ax: police
A student at a boys’ boarding school on the Connecticut coast has been charged with attempted murder after he attacked another student with an axe on May 24 and then fled the scene. Oxford Academy principal Philip Cocchiola confirmed the attack in a statement to Fox News Digital, saying “one student is hospitalized in a […]
Tory infighting grows as peer calls for end to Israel arms sales | Conservatives
Continued UK arms sales to Israel have sparked bitter internal conflict within the Conservative Party, as pressure mounts on Rishi Sunak to halt arms exports given the growing humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip . Retired Tory MP Nicholas Soames says Britain should send a message about Israel’s actions, as international outrage continues after an […]
Leftist professor ‘shaking with rage’ because her race-obsessive peer at Harvard was outed as possible plagiarist
Yet another obsession with Harvard faculty has been accused of plagiarism. Academics may be happy that the fraudster has been removed, but this latest revelation about assistant professor of sociology Christina Cross has one left-wing professor “actually shaking with anger”. simple background Harvard University has been rocked by a plagiarism scandal in recent months. Claudine […]
Campbellsville University Student Arrested Following Alleged Killing Of Peer In Dorm
A college student was arrested hours after another student was found unresponsive in a central Kentucky dorm room early Saturday morning, authorities said. The Campbellsville Police Department announced that around 5:15 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a call and found Charles E. Escalera, 21, a Campbellsville University student, in a barn. statement. “Mr. Escalera was […]