- “England’s wave continues to collapse despite having no restrictions” – Office for National Statistics data suggest 2.4 million people in England were infected with Covid last week – down by a quarter in just seven days, the Mail reports.
- “One in 20 eligible children have Covid jabs amid lacklustre take-up” – Just 262,000 children have received their vaccinations as centres use therapy dogs and games to make the experience more ‘child-friendly’, the Telegraph reports.
- “Continued care home measures are cruel” – There has been a consistent failure by the authorities since Covid first emerged to acknowledge the costs of their measures, says the Telegraph in a leading article.
- “UKMFA Open Letter to NHS Trust CEOs re Unethical and Restrictive Hospital Visitor Policies” – Read the open letter from the U.K. Medical Freedom Alliance to NHS Hospital Trust CEOs demanding the immediate implementation of recently published NHS guidance stating that “No patient should have to attend a hospital appointment alone”.
- “Covid ‘wonder pills’ going to waste, with just 0.6% of stock used” – Analysis suggests the U.K. has spent £2.2 billion procuring the drugs yet demand is not there, the Telegraph reports.
- “Evidence Based Medicine – it was a good idea… until it died” – What we currently have is a crisis in evidence-based medicine, says Dr. Malcolm Kendrick. “The evidence that we use is at best flawed and incomplete. At worst, just plain wrong. Yet, this is this evidence used to create the NICE guidelines and drive the targets.”
- “Airbnb to let staff work from home indefinitely” – The accommodation platform also pledges not to cut staff pay if they choose home-working, reports BBC News.
- “Gary Sidley on Psyops” – Listen to the sceptical psychologist tell Jeffrey Peel on the New Era that fear and isolation were the main tools used to coerce the population.
- “Another 34 hepatitis cases are confirmed in the U.K.” – Health bosses confirmed nearly three dozen cases of liver inflammation have been detected in those aged 10 and under since Monday, bringing the total U.K.-wide total to 145, the Mail reports.
- “None of the nine young children in Alabama who had hepatitis had Covid” – All of the nine children that were diagnosed with ‘Mysterious Hepatitis’ in Alabama in October and November 2021 tested positive for the adenovirus, and none had COVID-19, a new report from the CDC reveals, according to the Mail.
- “Police told to investigate Labour’s lies: After Mail exposes cover-up over ‘Beergate’ party, Cabinet ministers join calls for new probe into scandal engulfing Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner” – Cabinet ministers have joined calls for a new probe into the ‘Beergate’ scandal engulfing Labour leader Keir Starmer and deputy leader Angela Rayner, according to the Mail.
- “NIH-Funded Study Reveals Suicides Among Young People Rising During Pandemic” – The National Institutes of Health recently reported study results revealing that stresses associated with the pandemic may have contributed to more adolescent suicides, reports TrialSite News.
- “Climate Colonialists Disrupt African Pipeline, Perpetuate Poverty” – Climate activists’ ill-founded opposition to fossil fuels threatens to stop a major pipeline project in East Africa and stymie economic growth in Uganda and Tanzania, writes Vijay Jayaraj in Watts Up With That?
- “Russian gas flows to Europe through key pipelines steady” –Russia stopped gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria this week for their refusal to pay in roubles, though Poland is still getting Russian gas via reverse flows from Germany along the Yamal-Europe pipeline, Reuters reports.
- “Amazon Targets Conservative Children’s Book About Gender Identity” – In targeting “Johnny the Walrus” by Matt Walsh, Amazon shows it’s on the side of Leftist activists, not free speech, writes Katrina Trinko in the Daily Signal.
- “We don’t need to be protected from Netflix” – Nadine Dorries’ plans to regulate streaming services are alarming, says Matthew Lesh in Spiked.
- “Joe Biden’s ‘Disinformation Board’ is just another censorship tool” – Now the state will have an even tighter grip on our online lives, writes Katherine Dee in UnHerd.
- “Biden’s Disinformation Chief Nina Jankowicz: Online Mockery of Kamala Harris a Threat to Democracy and National Security” – Joe Biden’s new disinformation chief Nina Jankowicz argued online mockery of Vice-President Kamala Harris was a threat to national security, reports Breitbart News.
- “Biff, Chip and Kipper illustrator ‘profoundly upset’ to be cancelled in Islamophobia row” – The Telegraph reports that Alex Brychta, who is married to a Muslim and regularly visits the Middle East and gives readings of his books to children there, is left feeling hurt after the publisher pulped the book over “incredibly silly” racism accusations (the ‘unfriendly’ town at the centre of the row was not the only depiction of a Middle Eastern town in the book and was just part of the plot).
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“Knave can’t see Queens because of Queen”.
Reminds me of that headline about “Queen in brawl at [Crystal] Palace”! In all honesty though, the footballing authorities have long been a bunch of numpties. People can’t drink alcohol within site of the pitch at matches (though if they go into the club bar or watch the same match in a pub, it’s alright). I’ll just say this decision on cancelling should have been left up to individual clubs, or possibly leagues. It does seem heavy handed that even very junior leagues have to cancel games. It also seems odd that horse racing went ahead as usual today. Were the St. Leger’s Classic being disrespectful? Hardly likely.
So far as I’m concerned, segregation should be ended at football matches, and all-seating requirements abolished in line with other sports, and anyone who causes serious problems should be locked up. We can’t be living in fear of ruddy hooligans, and segregation should not be something for a civilised society. If football supporters were treated like civilised people, perhaps they might behave in a more civilised way.
Totally agree. Idiotic.
And of course she was a big fan of horse racing. The last thing she would want to happen is for the races to stop; it’s good that they carried on.
This is just another example of over-arching control from the state and institutions.
Respect comes from inside the individual, like responsibiity. It is not created or imposed from outside. If people wish to show respect, they should be left alone to do it in whatever way that they think fit.
Yep, football is for the commoners and they must bow and pay their respects in the way they are told. It is these very people that the elites fear the most – the dirty masses coming together and seeing through all their bullshit. They MUST be reminded of who they are and who is in charge; they know that without that authority power will be back in the hands of the people.
What about all those people who rely on football matches to make a living: the pie men, sandwich makers, the breweries?
What about those who get a little income top-up when matches are on: the casual club staff like stewards, the taxi drivers, café owners, the pubs?
Some people almost live for their weekend football yet it was allegedly taken away in order, allegedly, to show a mark of respect to a 96 year old dead woman!
Do me a favour. Even if the instruction to cancel came from the footballing authorities let’s not pretend that some leaning wasn’t carried out from government “representatives.” A deliberate decision to inflict further miseries on working people and basically to rile them. Obviously it has riled Toby and I fully understand why even though I have negligible interest in the game. Other sports were allowed to proceed but not the footy.
Why?
Are we seriously expected to believe that footballing authorities don’t talk to other sporting bodies?
More rubbing the noses of the working people in the dirt:
Just look you plebs, we can even take away your weekly circus. Doubtless, shortly to be followed by their daily bread.
Am I being over the top? Maybe but these days I wouldn’t put ANYTHING past TPTB.
Evil barstewards.
Football was cancelled for the same reason that Footvall was one of the first places where pro-Ukraine, anti-Russia propaganda appeared – almost within hours of the Russian invasion, the place where ludicrous “anti-racism” rituals take place, the place where pro LGBT propaganda is displayed.
Football is very much an instrument of the establishment. It is a powerful instrument of communication and manipulation.
Football has the claws of the establishment elites deeply sunk into its skin and is used for whatever purpose is required.
On this occasion, the plebs need to be persuaded of the awesome power of the monarchy, in case anyone is thinking this is a good time to pursue republican ideals.
Don’t forget BLM [inc] (not to be mistaken with anti-racism, i.e: ‘Respect’ in the footie world) which to this day is still pandered to with this imported display of kneeling. “The crowd boos”. “Oh, it’s normal – they’re just a bunch of white supremo racists.” Er, no!!! They’re anti-Marxist grifters making money off the suffering of an ethnic group – and spending their ill-gotten gains on million dollar exclusive properties and claiming it as.. “a space for Black folks to share their gifts with the world and hone their crafts”. Yeah ok, whatever.)
Oh forgive me. I missed your “anti-racism” ritual mention. Was distracted and didn’t see anything other than the big caps letter acronym.
Pretty sure one would not have approved of this decision.
The last 3 stages of the Cycling Tour of Britain were cancelled too! I was well miffed…
Relating to priorities following the death of an elderly relative. A fair number of years ago, a Welsh family lost a beloved Grandma on the Wednesday before the Ireland v Wales 5 Nations match in Dublin. As the family all had tickets, Grandma included, they decided to go to the match as that would be the most fitting way of honouring Grandma’s memory.
Apparently Grandma would have been furious if the tickets had been wasted!!!
Ever come face to face with an irate Welsh Grandma? I do not recommend it!
The decision by the PL and EFL was very quickly announced. I think they probably wanted to be ‘ahead on the virtue signalling’, and didn’t appreciate that they would be on their own (pretty much).
One thing they can decree, please, is for the ‘taking of the knee to be ended. We have already witnessed the disgusting spectacle of a minutes silence for Prince Phillip, a man who faithfully served this nation for 70 plus years, being followed by players taking the knee for a dead drug addict and criminal from 4000 miles away. Please, not for our beloved Queen. Black arm band, silence, belt out ‘God save the King’ and get on with the game.
https://youtu.be/uHqgvWivkyY
I wonder if this Next Tuesday Warrior had anything to do with cancelling the footy?
It was just another way for “the Elites” to signal their superiority and their fear/disdain of “the lower orders.”
It’ll probably get called a mistake, like every one of the countless other major assaults on our traditions/normality over the last few years.
Once again you mistake incompetence and mistakenness for a deliberately malevolent act by the football authorities who take their orders from elsewhere. For reasons which are obvious to many, football high ups do not wish the fans to experience any sense of unity, national pride, togetherness. Rather the promotion of division and uber wokery is their only mantra. Consider how quickly the footie was used to aid and abet the lockdown nonsense, QR codes for little kids going to play in their Sunday leagues. They had the plan long before we had the sniffles: discuss.