Views on Court have changed since her playing days on the tennis courts. Court, now a Pentecostal minister, has been outspoken about her disagreement with LGBT rights and same-sex marriage in Australia. Her criticisms sparked calls for Australia to rename the Margaret Court Arena, which is one of the venues for the annual Australian Open. … [Read more...] about Tennis legend Margaret Court to receive top Australian honor; faces massive backlash over anti-LGBT views
Australian prime minister speech 2015
Two tech stalwarts fail to impress Wall Street
Coming next week: World leaders and top executives gather for a digital version of the World Economic Forum, the flashy annual conference in the Swiss Alps. Without cocktail parties and the lure of skiing, will it pack the same punch? … [Read more...] about Two tech stalwarts fail to impress Wall Street
African Docs: NHS Importing Migrant Medics Hurts Poor Countries
“The UK already has one of the highest proportions and overall numbers of overseas-qualified doctors in its workforce, yet continues to actively encourage and support overseas health workers to relocate,” wrote Johannes Fagan, Professor and Chairman of the Division of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town, and Dr Mahmood Bhutta, Consultant and Honorary Clinical Professor at the Department of ENT Surgery at Royal Sussex County Hospital, in the South African Medical Journal (SAMJ). … [Read more...] about African Docs: NHS Importing Migrant Medics Hurts Poor Countries
Boris Won’t Criticise Biden for Churchill Bust Removal, But Called It a ‘Snub’ to UK When Obama Did the Same
Prime Minister Boris Johnson would not criticise President Joe Biden for removing the bust of Winston Churchill from the Oval Office — a symbol of strong Anglo-American relations — despite having done so when former President Barack Obama made the same gesture years before. … [Read more...] about Boris Won’t Criticise Biden for Churchill Bust Removal, But Called It a ‘Snub’ to UK When Obama Did the Same
Delingpole: Actually, Bojo, There Is EVERYTHING Wrong with Being Woke
But political positions matter: they have consequences. If your woke ideology leads you to believe — as Biden appears to do — that ‘transgender’ men should be allowed to participate as women in sport then you are not merely (as woke ideologues might kid themselves) striking a blow for equality. What you are actually doing is putting real women athletes in danger (especially in sports like boxing), as well as creating a very un-level playing field in which women who were born women will continually find themselves losing to ex-males with more powerful muscles and residual testosterone. You’re effectively killing women’s sport in the name of fairness – and in the process creating more division and inequality, not less. … [Read more...] about Delingpole: Actually, Bojo, There Is EVERYTHING Wrong with Being Woke
