Andrew Neil: Labour's Lead 'Baked In' and Public Has 'Run Out of Patience' with Tories

Feb 11, 2024 | Broadcaster Andrew Neil has warned that the Conservative party is heading for electoral disaster. Mr Neil, who is chairman of the right-wing magazine The Spectator, said Prime Minister RIshi Sunak is a "decent man" but "doesn't seem to be that great a politician".

Let us please call a spade a spade! The UAE is not only a dictatorship, it is an ISLAMIC dictatorship. Under no circumstances should ANY Islamic government own one of our own prestigious newspapers or media outlets.

If this sale goes ahead, it will accelerate the Islamisation of the UK in particular, and of the West in general. This sale will mark a turning point. The Rubicon will have been crossed. It will be the beginning of the end for freedom and democracy. It will be: Goodnight, Occident! Good morning, Orient!

Frankly, I never thought that my country would be or could be so weak, stupid or unwise. In fact, I am appalled by our ridiculousness, our weakness, our lack of foresight and our ignorance of geopolitical affairs. Have we forgotten the Crusades? Have we forgotten what Islam’s intentions are? Are we really willing to give all away? Will the modern West sell its soul for a few dollars? If so, the West deserves to perish. RIP Occident! – © Mark Alexander

Abu Dhabi-backed Telegraph Takeover Plan ‘Unacceptable’, Says Ex-MI6 Chief

THE GUARDIAN: Sir Richard Dearlove says the deal would be a ‘profound security concern’ and urges ministers to stop it

The former head of MI6 has labelled the planned Abu Dhabi-backed takeover of the Telegraph newspaper as “completely unacceptable” and a “profound security concern”.

Sir Richard Dearlove said an authoritarian state acquiring an influential newspaper poses a risk to the UK and its democracy, and urged ministers to intervene and block the deal.

Speaking to the Sunday Telegraph, Dearlove told the government to “put a peg in the ground and say no way” to the sale of the newspaper to the fund backed by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the vice-president of the United Arab Emirates.

“It’s completely inappropriate for an autocratic state – even at arm’s length – to be the owner of The Telegraph and The Spectator,” he said.

“It’s just really I think completely unacceptable as a matter of principle, even if they’re saying they will guarantee complete editorial freedom.” » | Robyn Vinter | Sunday, December 10, 2023

Abu Dhabi’s Takeover of The Telegraph Puts Press Freedom at Risk

THE TELEGRAPH: State ownership of newspapers brings with it a unique and deeply troubling set of questions

In March 2022, I flew to Dubai on an Emirates plane packed with sunseekers, most of whom were more interested in cocktails on the beach than politics.

My trip, paid for by the Dubai tourist board, was intended as an investigation into the Jewish community in the emirate. The Abraham Accords had recently been signed, heralding new “normalised” relations with Israel. » | Zoe Strimpel | Saturday, December 9, 2023

If you want to Islamise a nation without shedding blood, take over the nation's newspapers and media. Victory will be swift and assured. – © Mark Alexander

Prince Harry's Book Spare Highlights a 'Complete Lack of Accountability' | Royal Insight

Jan 13, 2023 | Copies of Prince Harry’s memoir Spare are being read around the world, and it was just as explosive as expected. Even as the book was leaked ahead of its publication date, sales have soared ready for readers to hear ‘Harry’s truth’.

Camilla Tominey, Associate Editor at the Telegraph has read Prince Harry’s book ‘Spare’, so that you don’t have to.

The revelations vary from the sublime to the ridiculous, from the tragic to the infantile, says Camilla. As Harry divulges his recollections of Princess Diana’s death, his time in Afghanistan, and reiterates his hatred for the British press, Camilla says he has handed the media “a silver platter of royal stories to end all royal stories”.

In the first Royal Insight episode of 2023, The Telegraph's Associate Editor Camilla Tominey analyses the Duke of Sussex’s memoir in all of its glory.