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News Round-Up

by Jonathan Barr
29 May 2021 1:40 AM

  • “Boris Johnson will be forced to decide on child Covid vaccinations” – The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation is set to provide Boris with options about vaccinating children, forcing him to take a political decision, the Telegraph reports
  • “Glasgow to stay in toughest lockdown level as Covid cases rise” – With cases rising in Glasgow and Clyde, the Guardian says that First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has decided it would be unwise to move the city down from ‘Tier 3’ to ‘Tier 2’ this weekend
  • “U.K. intelligence helping U.S. investigate Wuhan lab leak theory” – British intelligence officials are co-operating with the new American investigation into the origins of SARS-CoV-2 ordered by Joe Biden, according to the Telegraph
  • “COVID-19 lab-leak theory puts Wuhan research in spotlight” – The FT looks in to ‘gain-of-function’ research, the controversial experiments which lie behind the lab leak hypothesis
  • “Ex-Herefordshire firefighter took his life after struggling to get doctor’s appointment” – Bryan Jenkins took his own life back in January at the age of 59. He had been “desperate” for a face-to-face appointment with a doctor, his sister said, but “all he got was telephone responses and a pharmacist that changed his medication”
  • “Bury St Edmunds Christmas Fayre cancelled for second year” – According to the BBC, the Bury St Edmunds Christmas Fayre, which usually attracts about 130,000 visitors, has been cancelled for the second year in a row
  • “One-parent rule for boy’s cancer treatment cruel” – Nineteen-month old Carson Josephson has leukaemia and needs regular treatment at a children’s’ hospital in Cardiff but, the BBC reports, due to the Welsh Government’s Covid rules, only one parent can go in with him at a time. His father has called the rules “cruel”
  • “UK scientist feels vindicated as focus turns to Wuhan lab” – Professor Angus Dalgleish who was shunned for claiming that the coronavirus was manufactured and leaked from the Wuhan lab has welcomed President Biden’s demand for an inquiry, the Times reports
  • “The Wuhan lab leak was always a credible theory – so why did scientists dismiss it?” – “In silencing all mention of the theory at first, professors have shown just how political they can be,” says Ross Clark in the Telegraph
  • “The manufacturing of fear” – Laura Dodsworth gives Spiked an account of the significant role the media played in making sure that the British “were one of the most frightened populations in the world”
  • “Our vaccine rebuttal competition – Honourable mentions, Part 1” – The first instalment of entries to the Conservative Woman’s competition for the best answer to that inevitable question: “Have you had your jab yet?”
  • “Cummings – portrait of a weak-minded fanatic” – “Cummings’s presentation of the lockdown argument was no more sophisticated than anyone else’s,” says Daniel Miller at the Conservative Woman. “It depended on systematic evasion and falsified predictions delivered in hysterical language”
  • “Sketch Notes on A Pandemic – Lucy Thorne” – The Sunday Express‘s Lucy Johnston talks to Lucy Thorne, who wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister describing the struggles young people have faced during lockdown
  • “£17K Fine, ASBO & Arrest for Lady at Christian Bookshop & Tea Room” – Alex Belfield from the Voice of Reason interviews Chris, the owner of the The Mustard Seed Christian Bookshop & Tea Room in Nottingham, who was arrested and fined by the police over lockdown rules and is now fighting back
  • “Thoughts on ‘A State of Fear’” – Rev Phill Sacre shares his thoughts on Laura Dodsworth’s bestseller and recommends that everyone should read it
  • “No-one likes a grass, Cummings” – Watch comedian Andrew Lawrence’s take on the evidence Dominic Cummings gave to MPs this week
  • “Pfizer’s Covid jab is first in EU to be approved for 12-15 year olds” – The European Medicines Agency has now approved the Pfizer jab for use by 12-15 year-olds, Euronews says, after deciding that the benefits outweigh the risks
  • “It doesn’t seem like Covid’s here at all” – Thousands of Chelsea and Manchester City fans are delighted to be in Porto for the football, but some locals are concerned about the Covid risk, Sky News reports
  • “Israeli breakthrough Covid treatment gets approval for advanced trial” – The Jerusalem Post hails the development of a new drug called EXO-CD24 which has shown a positive effect in treating COVID-19 and is heading for double blind placebo trials
  • “These Florida concert tickets are $18 if you’re vaccinated, $1,000 if you’re not” – ABC reports on a new instance of vaccine bribery, this time at a concert in Tampa where there is a massive discount on offer to those who have been jabbed
  • “Fauci failed to alert White House about gain-of-function research ban being lifted, claimed the risk outweighed potential pandemic” – The Post Millennial with more detail on why Dr Fauci is up to his neck in it
  • “The Twilight Zone, Hogan’s Heroes, and the Emotional Support Mask” – “It’s time to ditch the emotional support mask and those who advocate its use,” write Lockdown Sceptics‘ contributors Donald Siegel and Robert M. Sauer for the AIER
  • “Remarks by Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the US on the Origin Tracing of COVID-19” – “Smear campaign and blame shifting are making a comeback,” the Chinese embassy spokesperson said, but “out of a sense of responsibility towards the health of mankind, we support a comprehensive study of all early cases of COVID-19 found worldwide and a thorough investigation into some secretive bases and biological laboratories all over the world”
  • “Overrun with kids attempting suicide’: Children’s Colorado declares state of emergency” – Beckers’ Hospital Review reports that a state of emergency has been declared at Children Hospital, Colorado. The CEO Jena Hausman explaining that the inpatient units are “overrun with kids attempting suicide and suffering from other forms of major mental health illness”
  • “Qantas Dangles Free Trips for People Who’ve Been Vaccinated” – Seeking to spark some renewed interest in air travel, Quantas is considering dishing out free loyalty points to frequent fliers who have been vaccinated, Bloomberg reports
  • “These are immoral restrictions derived from a refusal to consider any aspect of this crisis other than Covid” – The former Supreme Court Justice tells Julia Hartley-Brewer that there may be a “moral justification to break the law” if the lockdown does not end in June

Lord Sumption, former Supreme Court Justice, tells Julia there may be a moral justification to break the law if lockdown does not end in June: “These are immoral restrictions on freedoms derived from a refusal to consider any aspect of this crisis other than Covid.”@JuliaHB1 pic.twitter.com/ehbs4tfHd9

— TalkTV (@TalkTV) May 28, 2021
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isobar
isobar
4 years ago

I for one am sick and tired of this ‘reclaiming our lost freedoms’ crap spouted by politicians like Hancock. They were not lost, they were taken away by this mendacious government. We should never forget or forgive that.

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HelenaHancart
HelenaHancart
4 years ago
Reply to  isobar

Hear, hear! Our freedom is our inalienable right – it’s our liberty that’s been removed. “Take your freedoms back” always irks me when it’s chanted at rallies – I never gave mine away.

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iane
iane
4 years ago
Reply to  isobar

Oh dear, ‘sick’ AND ‘tired: you must have a bad case of covid!

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JayBee
JayBee
4 years ago

GFY and your testing Wancock.

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RickH
RickH
4 years ago

“Despite this success ….”

FFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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realarthurdent
realarthurdent
4 years ago
Reply to  RickH

Indeed. I come to LS to get away from the lugenpresse…

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Attaboy
Attaboy
4 years ago

before freedoms can be restored the population MUST adopt the bio security state… this is what is happening now people… get ready for it

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Attaboy
Attaboy
4 years ago

nobody is getting out of this without a fight… this is the new normal they were prepping us for

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Catee
Catee
4 years ago

Since the vaccines are clearly not the route out of this nightmare why are we celebrating that 6 million people have been conned into having an experimental jab that come Autumn may make them chronically sick or kill them?

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Attaboy
Attaboy
4 years ago
Reply to  Catee

https://videopress.com/v/GlfqskjO thats why

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Adamb
Adamb
4 years ago

Who cares.

Sorry for the Kevin the Teenager response, but I really feel it’s all this deserves.

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DanClarke
DanClarke
4 years ago

It feels like the politicians have lost their minds, the coercion and comments from them, especially Hancock are outrageous now. Maybe they see their plan falling apart

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DevonBlueBoy
DevonBlueBoy
4 years ago
Reply to  DanClarke

Do you really think that Handcock has a mind? His two degrees demonstrate a functional intelligence in the narrow field he studied, but outside of that he is as thick as 2 planks. To have a mind you need emotional intelligence and he has none of that; he is only concerned with keeping his job. In the group of incompetents we have in Government he and Gove are the two worst

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Tillysmum
Tillysmum
4 years ago
Reply to  DanClarke

If only.

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JYC
JYC
4 years ago

I have a letter from NHS Scotland telling me that I have an appointment to be given the vaccine. I have no recollection of asking for this. Who is responsible for deciding whether I should have any form of medical treatment?

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NonCompliant
NonCompliant
4 years ago
Reply to  JYC

I had one letter and 5 texts, all ignored lol.

My plumber said he wasn’t keen on the idea but did it anyway. Probably speaking for 95% of UK population. God help us.

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NonCompliant
NonCompliant
4 years ago

So at what point does Handjob say we would go back to normal if only those anti vaxxers would just take the experimental vaccine like the rest of us. Sorry, until then your life is going to suck until we forcibly inject them or relocate to this lovely new holiday camp called Treblinka. Being true democrats we’ll let the vaccinated decide the option by a vote lol.

It’s all gone the way I suspected it might to date and I fully expect to lose my job and livelihood in the not so distant future, swiftly followed by a cell and then possibly a firing squad or whatever method is cheapest and efficient.

We’re at the point where people have to choose between what is right and what is easy. I really don’t see many opting for the former, especially with that ever elusive carrot being dangled in front of them. If the worst should happen i’ll die happy in the knowledge I won’t be around for what comes next !

Not much faith left. Not going quietly however, that’s what keeps me going more than anything.

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karenovirus
karenovirus
4 years ago
Reply to  NonCompliant

If they were so sure of themselves they would lock all us non vaxxed in a secure compound, like a leper colony, until we all give each other the Covid from which 99%+ will emerge unscathed. Sorted.

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happychappy
happychappy
4 years ago
Reply to  NonCompliant

NC – I share your feelings on the blame being gradually shifted onto those who won’t take the vaccine. I have been fully expecting this and suspect it won’t be long before comments turn to “regrettably the slower than expected vaccine take up is going to mean that we will have to remain cautious and will impact the speed at which we lift restrictions”. With ‘cases’ and deaths now plummeting, to the point where covid has virtually disappeared, the search for new excuses is undoubtedly now a matter of priority. The new requirement for mass testing openly reflects their desperation to maintain high case numbers and public fear levels. Putting the blame on the ‘anti-vaxxers’ is an easy score as they know they will get the full support of those who have had the jab and who already view the unvaccinated with suspicion and open disdain. I have no intention of taking the vaccine but am uneasily aware of the unpleasant pressure which I will face over the coming months. Sadly, it has already started from within my own family.

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realarthurdent
realarthurdent
4 years ago

“Britain has passed another milestone in its vaccine rollout with six million people now fully vaccinated against Covid. Almost 32 million have also received their first dose. Sky News has the story.”

How many people have been killed by the vaccine?

That would be a good piece of investigative journalism.

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TheFascistCoronaFraud
TheFascistCoronaFraud
4 years ago

32 million genetically modified Brits.

I wonder how many of them understand this fact? 0.03% of them?

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Lockdown Sceptic
Lockdown Sceptic
4 years ago

https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.1/svg/1f44f.svg We Did It https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.1/svg/1f44f.svg We Beat Europe #1 Now Free Us https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.1/svg/1f92c.svg This Is Biggest Story https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.1/svg/1f1ec-1f1e7.svg NO MSM Covering Stats!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsaUH9g0XmM

Anti Lockdown Newspaper: https://thelightpaper.co.uk/
Stand in South Hill Park Bracknell every Sunday 10am meet fellow lockdown sceptics

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Lockdown Sceptic
Lockdown Sceptic
4 years ago

We Did It We Beat Europe
This Is Biggest Story
NO MSM Covering Stats!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsaUH9g0XmM

Anti Lockdown Newspaper: https://thelightpaper.co.uk/
Stand in South Hill Park Bracknell every Sunday 10am meet fellow lockdown sceptics

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Max Normal
Max Normal
4 years ago

Six million people with nothing to fear from me.

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Awkward Git
Awkward Git
4 years ago

From a few years ago:

https://www.brighteon.com/e6c842d1-0388-4dc0-8fd9-c84f23f735c2

Song is called Vaccine Zombie.

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