{"id":1236,"date":"2026-03-19T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T08:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/1236\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T08:00:26","slug":"meningitis-outbreak-and-starmers-abortion-policy-shame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/1236\/","title":{"rendered":"Meningitis outbreak and Starmer\u2019s abortion policy shame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"Meningitis outbreak and Starmer\u2019s abortion policy shame\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QVXFsa07Rpo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nMeningitis outbreak and Starmer\u2019s abortion policy shame<br \/>\n<br \/>\nIn this week\u2019s dispatch from the sanctuary of sweet reason, co-pilots Pearson and Halligan examine a growing sense of national insecurity as Britain faces a perfect storm of energy, military, and financial fragility., and the unfolding meningitis outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>With oil climbing back above $100 a barrel and the Strait of Hormuz remaining shut, Liam argues that it is time for the government to junk the \u2018Net Zero virtue signalling\u2019 and urgently greenlight drilling in the North Sea. <\/p>\n<p>Allison discusses her recent column on a controversial clause in the Crime and Policing Bill that would effectively \u2018descriminalise\u2019 abortion up to birth. Labelling the move \u2018legalised infantcide\u2019 she and Liam explore the ethical implication of late-term viability, drawing on Allison\u2019s moving personal experiences and her observations from a neonatal ICU. <\/p>\n<p>The duo are joined in the rocket by Linden Kemkaran, the Reform UK leader of Kent County Council. Representing the \u2018border county\u2019 at the forefront of the small boats crisis, she discusses her decision to declare an \u2018illegal migration emergency\u2019 and her demand for the government to provide full funding for the local impact of arrivals.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day&#8217;s biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk\/fromtheeditor |<br \/>\nRead Allison \u2018Britain is about to make a sickening change to the abortion law\u2019:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2026\/03\/17\/britain-sickening-change-to-abortion-law\/ |<br \/>\nRead more from Allison: https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/authors\/a\/ak-ao\/allison-pearson\/ |<br \/>\nRead Liam \u2018Labour needs to be grown-up about the North Sea\u2019:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2026\/03\/15\/labour-needs-to-be-grown-up-about-the-north-sea\/ |<br \/>\nRead more from Liam: https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/authors\/liam-halligan\/ |<br \/>\nRead Liam\u2019s Substack: https:\/\/liamhalligan.substack.com\/ |<br \/>\nNeed help subscribing or reviewing? 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