It is officially summer, which means the mainstream media and government bureaucrats are doing what they do best: losing their absolute minds over hot weather. In West Sussex, the temperature managed to creep up to 35.8C, supposedly 'shattering' a record from way back in 1976. Yes, you read that right—it was hot in June nearly fifty years ago, and it is hot in June now. But instead of letting people enjoy the sunshine, the fear-mongering machine has been cranked up to maximum volume.

Over in France, the nanny state is in full swing, extending a red weather alert to 72 out of 96 mainland departments. Because parts of France hit 40C, the authorities decided that three-quarters of the country needed to be put under high-alert administrative monitoring. It seems the modern European state cannot let a warm summer pass without trying to micromanage every citizen's daily life under the guise of public safety.

Meanwhile, in the UK, Met Office spokesperson Grahame Madge is out here warning everyone to brace for a 'headline maximum' of 39C on Thursday, most likely in London or the south-east. The forecast is being treated like an incoming meteor strike rather than a couple of hot days in June. Madge even teased that we might see temperatures higher than 39C if things hit the 'upper end of our narrow range.' It is classic forecasting theater, designed to keep everyone glued to their screens and worried about the weather.

Let’s look at the actual facts: West Sussex hit 35.8C. It broke a record from 1976. Back in 1976, people dealt with the heat without the government tracking their every move or issuing colorful red alerts for 72 different departments. The UK got through it then, and despite the endless doom-scrolling and expert warnings, we will get through it now without the sky falling.

But the establishment cannot resist a good crisis. The moment the thermometer hits 40C in France or 39C in London, the alerts go out, the experts get booked on TV, and the public is told to stay indoors. The reality is that summer weather is a normal, cyclical event. High temperatures happen, records get broken by a fraction of a degree, and life goes on.

As we head toward Thursday's predicted peak, expect the alarmism to reach a fever pitch. If the temperature in London hits 39C, or even if it doesn't quite make it, the talking heads will claim this is unprecedented territory. But the British public has seen enough of these narratives to know that a hot afternoon in the south-east is just a good excuse to find some shade and ignore the frantic warnings from the Met Office.