- “Cabinet Secretary Simon Case to no longer lead investigation after revelation of Christmas event in his office” – Cabinet Secretary Simon Case removes himself from his role in heading the probe into claims of parties being held in Downing Street and other Government buildings last year in alleged breaches of Covid lockdown rules, reports Sky News.
- “Fewer Covid patients are being admitted to hospital in South Africa” – Health Minister Joe Phaahla said 1.7% of cases were hospitalised during the second week of the current wave. For comparison, he said it was 19% in the second week of Delta, reports MailOnline.
- “They may not realise it, but the lockdown sceptics have won the Omicron war” – It’s now too late to impose a new lockdown. The variant is spreading much too fast for that to make any difference, says Juliet Samuel in the Telegraph.
- “A response to Curtis Yarvin on the pandemic” – Neoreactionary blogger Curtis Yarven has recently doubled-down on his support for ‘zero-Covid’, with the arguments and talking points he expresses challenged by Dr. Noah Smith in his latest Substack update.
- “Always winter, never Christmas: life in the bio-security state” – “The people of this country, whose ancestors gave their lives in the preservation of liberty, will be further moulded into the bio-security state,” writes Luke Perry, who examines the continuous intensification of Covid restrictions in Bournbrook Magazine.
- “Bosses call for financial support as Covid rips through companies” – “Business leaders have called on the Government to move quickly to restore confidence amid the rapid spread of Omicron and fears that a large number of workers will call in sick, creating further disruption to supply chains,” reports the Times.
- “Chris Whitty: Prepare for another 18 months of Covid chaos” – England’s Chief Medical Officer said he expects a universal jab to be ready at some point in mid-2023. But he admitted that in the meantime, ministers will have to rely on a mix of social curbs and boosters, reports MailOnline.
- “It’s time to abolish ‘emergency’ Covid powers” – “We need to claw back all the power seized by various institutions in the name of emergency. When that’s done, we need a searching inquiry into how the power was exercised,” writes Glenn Reynolds in the New York Post.
- “Restaurants face food waste mountain as cancellations soar over Omicron fears” – Hospitality industry struggles with drop-off in custom as Covid concerns lead to scrapping of festive plans, reports the Guardian.
- “Why Omicron may not lead to a surge in hospitalisations” – “For the moment there is little sign of a bulge in hospitalisations – and every reason, from the South African experience, to hope that the outcome will not be nearly as gloomy as last night’s press conference would suggest,” writes Ross Clark in the Spectator.
- “Horseshoe crabs could go to extinct because their blood tests vaccines” – U.S. scientists drain the horseshoe crabs of their blue blood for up to eight minutes and are returned to the wild, but data shows up to 30% of the creatures die shortly after, reports the Mail.
- “Premier League clubs want festive shutdown to tackle Covid crisis” – “A number of Premier League clubs are pushing for a festive firebreak shutdown as they fight to contain the Covid crisis in top-flight football,” reports the Times.
- “Presenting the case for Vitamin D” – “Vitamin D can improve immune functioning and suppress the inflammatory cytokine response, particularly important for Covid, while low vitamin D levels predispose us to increased risk of respiratory tract infections and pneumonia,” writes HART.
- “Thousands protest Covid rules as New Zealand marks 90% vaccine rates” – “Thousands marched in New Zealand’s capital Wellington on Thursday to protest against Covid vaccine mandates and lockdowns,” reports Reuters.
- “Fauci says Christmas parties can go ahead – for now” – Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday that fully vaccinated people “could still enjoy a social gathering generally in a home”, but advised people to be careful in large indoor public spaces, reports the Mail.
- “‘I can’t get a single present’: millions in U.S. barely scraping by amid holidays” – As of November, 15.6 million workers in the U.S. are still affected by the economic downturn caused by lockdown restrictions, reports the Guardian.
- “Australia cricket captain Pat Cummins escapes hotel quarantine on charter plane” – “The special treatment accorded Cummins might jar with England’s players, who had to serve two weeks of quarantine on the Gold Coast at the start of the tour,” reports the Times.
- “Switzerland to hold referendum on outlawing mandatory vaccinations” – “Switzerland is set to hold a referendum on whether all mandatory vaccinations should be banned. The Swiss Freedom Movement association collected 125,000 signatures, 25,000 more than required to trigger the vote,” reports MailOnline.
- “No, both sides of the culture war are not as bad as each other” – The woke oppose freedom, the anti-woke champion it. There is no moral equivalence, writes Patrick West in Spiked.
- “Don’t cancel Christmas again” – Dr. Roland Salmon speaks to Talkradio about why the Government must not cancel Christmas again: “I don’t think personal restrictions have delivered anything in public health terms. The impact of lockdown on the data is less dramatic than our mathematically inclined colleagues predict.”
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Universities are offensive to me – what can I do about it?
Until now I’ve always been a royalist, even if only because, like democracy, it’s perhaps the least worst option. But frankly, with the wretched new incumbent and the obnoxious behaviour of one of his offspring and associated wife, I’m having to rethink.
Agreed, but it’s the National Anthem, a song which symbolises our Nation as well as a plea for the King to be saved. Personally I’d far sooner have Land of Hope and Glory, but the Woke rabble would hate that even more.
I think of it as a plea for the King to be saved from his moronic Net Zero opinions.
Another example of the abandonment of national pride! I’m no lover of saving the king either but, national pride is an important concept or, what are we?
Land of hope and glory would be a far better anthem, I’m sure we could all get behind that one? F Chortles!
Judge what we are by the number of rainbow, Ukrainian and Palestinian flags flying from homes and public buildings over the last few years instead of the Union Jack.
I know what you mean
it leads you to despair sometimes doesn’t it?
Considering what a great nation Britain once was!
Isn’t flying the Union Jack or, heaven forbid, the George Cross now considered incitement to ‘terror’, whatever TF that means? Are we the only country doing this, or are other Western countries doing the same?
The thing is, I would’ve been happy to sing along to ‘God Save The Queen’ but I wouldn’t be singing the updated ‘King’ version now out of principle, because basically Charles is a globalist, WEF sock-puppet nob who I have nothing but contempt for. So I wouldn’t partake, just for different reasons to that of the students mentioned above. I’d be there getting scolded for wearing my ”Not My King” T-shirt instead.
”Not My King” T-shirt
Can I get one?
Get a “No Smoking” t-shirt and modify to suit.
I’d be there getting scolded for wearing my ”Not My King” T-shirt instead.
If you’re a citizen of some Commonwealth monarchy, he is your king. Nobody gets to choose that. He may be (and probably is) a bad king. OTOH, what kind of wonders are to be expected from a guy who’d have become an OAP long before he had become anything other than an eternal pretender-in-waiting and national laughing stock if he ever had had something resembling a normal life? Nobody can be nothing but The Crown Prince® from age 4 to age 74 and remain mentally sane.
But if he kept his mouth shut he might just get away with it but like Mark Twain pointed out. “It is better to stay quiet and let people think your stupid rather than open it to confirm you are”.
The state should stop underwriting universities.
Here’s a answer to all our immigration and integration problems!
Mandatory national service!
Oh watch the buggers bail out of Britain by the cruise ship full! There would not be enough small boats to meet the market requirements of getting out quickly enough! and the “students” wouldn’t be far behind!
A real world way of sorting the wheat from the chaff!
https://off-guardian.org/2023/12/07/imf-head-wants-world-wide-carbon-taxes/
The only details we don’t have are how these additional taxes will be hidden.
There will come a point at which taxation will bottom out simply because there is no more squeezing to be done. How desperately poor we will be at that point is anybody’s guess.
Celebrating personal achievement should not require the singing of any anthem. No contempt is implied by not singing the national anthem.
Celebrating a university achievement or anniversary – as part of history and heritage – one might argue differently.
Shall we just rip up the flag as well? Maybe we should just call ourselves a “region” rather than a “nation” because that is what we are turning into.
I contribute money to the Republic campaign and any time I’m at an event which plays the dirge which is our national anthem with it’s ridiculous words I just turn my back or remain seated.
Vigilante Bomber:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQww-UvxvqA
https://www.globalresearch.ca/police-state-wants-us-nation-snowflakes/5842324
Another excellent essay from John and Nisha Whitehead detailing the wanton destruction of our history and traditions. There is rightly an emphasis on this Christmas time.
The ‘National Anthem’ is a dirge. It’s dull and uninspiring and more funeral music than a ‘national anthem’. It panders to being sung out of tune. I can’t stand the bloody thing!
Especially NOW!
Not to worry . ——In 50 years we will have a bit of rap as the anthem ——Mutha Fucka Yo
God save us from the King
Keith Emerson’s arrangement of Jerusalem should be the national; anthem.
As long as they don’t replace it with “The Call To Prayer” I couldn’t careless says me , a lifelong defender of the Monarchy but not anymore ! Charlie & William have shown their hand – WEF to the core ! Can’t call them traitors because they don’t work on our behalf & probably never have !!!…
Maybe we need a Globalist Anthem ———“God save our gracious UN, long live our noble UN, God save the planet, da da da da, Happy but having nought, cold but houses stuffed with foam, happy to reign like Club of Rome, God save UN”.
Personally I don’t see the point in the national anthem but it is tradition. How about those who are “offended” (god, I hate that word) that the anthem is not to be used?
Why not axe the mortar boards and gowns? They are surely old fashioned. While you’re about it ditch the sitting around waiting to be given a slip of paper and just email them.