Day: 6 June 2022

The talking points in this week's episode of London Calling are Boris's survival prospects, Prince William's attempt to channel Greta Thunberg and the sheer, unadulterated joy of Top Gun Maverick.

It's clear from the confidence vote that the only way Boris can survive is to tack to the right. So cut taxes, scrap the NI protocol, ditch 'Net Zero, lean in to the culture war and star fracking.

Prince William, like other Royals, is happy to lecture us about about climate change. But the truth is the Royal Family's carbon footprint is 50 times greater than that of the average U.K. family.

The School Board members slipped their masks on as the session began, removed them halfway through for the photo, then left them off. Could it be they didn't really believe in the rules they'd imposed on their schools?

Contraction of the net energy supply has been driving inflation for years. Printing trillions to pay people to sit at home is throwing fuel on the fire. 'Net Zero' axing of high density hydrocarbons is adding gunpowder.

For lockdown sceptic Tory MPs wondering whether to back Boris, there's a powerful two word argument: Jeremy Hunt. The favourite to succeed the PM was one of the most zealous lockdown enthusiasts in the House of Commons.

Boris Johnson faces a vote of no confidence among his own MPs today after the threshold for triggering a Tory confidence vote was hit following the lockdown Partygate scandal and its aftermath.

Recent studies have been used to support claims that Long Covid is common and the vaccines reduce the risk. Closer inspection, however, shows these claims to be baseless, while a vaccine safety signal emerges.

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.