Civil Disobedience is Coming
Thomas Fazi has written a pessimistic essay for UnHerd in which he predicts widespread civil unrest in the UK this winter, thanks to spiralling household energy bills and other self-imposed political disasters.
Day: 16 August 2022
Do Masks Do Anything to Prevent Transmission of Influenza or Influenza-Like Viruses? Clinical Trials Show No Clear-Cut Effect
Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson have launched a new Substack account that everyone should subscribe to. In their latest post, they look at masks and say the clinical trial evidence suggests they're ineffective.
New Food Study Gives Bacon a Higher Nutritional Score than Couscous
A new American study ranks food according to its nutritional content and puts bacon above couscous, crisps above multigrain crackers and chicken currie above veggie soup.
Ireland to Pass New Media Law Pushing Climate Propaganda
Ireland’s Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill is like the Online Safety Bill on steroids. Among other things, it will create a new media commission to promote climate change hysteria.
China’s Zero Covid Policy Sparks Economic Chaos
President Xi’s refusal to abandon his insane zero Covid policy is wreaking havoc with the Chinese economy, depressing retail sales and choking off the nascent recovery.
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.
