Woke Capitalism Meets Reality
Woke capitalism is fast going out of fashion as hard realities catch up – as they inevitably do – with progressive posturing.
Day: 15 May 2022
The Pandemic’s WFH Legacy is a “Catastrophe for the British Economy” Driving an “Epidemic of Inefficiency”, Says Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur John Caudwell has condemned the pandemic-induced WFH culture as "a catastrophe for the British economy" and an "epidemic of inefficiency" as he demands that civil servants get back to their desks.
European Commission Plans Gas Sharing and Rationing Measures if Russian Supplies are Interrupted
The EU is to approve a gas sharing plan should Russia cut supplies, under which member states will have to share gas as well as ration energy in a way that doesn’t favour those member states with alternative suppliers.
U.K. Covid Inquiry Proposes to Examine Vaccine Deaths
The Chair of the UK independent public Covid inquiry, Baroness Heather Hallett, has told the Prime Minister she wants her inquiry to cover vaccine side-effects and fatalities.
Do These Emails Reveal the Lockdown ‘Conspiracy’?
In April 2020 the New York Times published the Red Dawn emails – a thread from early 2020 that included senior US officials discussing the emerging situation. Is this the closest we'll get to a lockdown conspiracy?
News Round-Up
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus – and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
