News Round-Up

• “Older people are just too contented to work, and there’s nothing we can do about it” – An analysis by the House of Lords’ Economic Affairs Committee has found that the British labour force has shrunk not primarily because of long Covid or other sickness but because of middle-aged people retiring early, writes Juliet Samuel in the Telegraph.
• “NHS spends £65m a year prescribing everyday items like shampoo” – The NHS is spending £65 million per year prescribing over-the-counter products like shampoos, paracetamol and toothpaste, a Telegraph investigation has revealed.
• “UK cements 10-year-partnership with Moderna in major boost for vaccines and research” – The Government announces that Moderna is to invest in mRNA research and development in the U.K. and build a state-of-the-art vaccine manufacturing centre with the ability to produce up to 250 million vaccines a year.
• “For mercy’s sake, how many more must suffer before the Covid jab is declared a danger?” – A heart-felt plea from Neville Hodgkinson in TCW.
• “The year we finally rose up against the pyjama classes” – From Canadian truckers to Dutch farmers, working people have had enough of the laptop elites, says Brendan O’Neill in Spiked.
• “Merry Christmas” – Eugyppius publishes his Christmas message: “In 2020 it was the lockdowners who destroyed Christmas, and in 2021 it was the vaccinators. All of it was for nothing. Sweden, which never locked down, has lower cumulative excess mortality than Germany, which locked down longer and harder than almost any other country in Europe.”
• “Healing, Absolution, Forgiveness” – Dr. Robert Malone says it’s important to recognise that almost all have been victimised during the pandemic.
• “How Covid Revealed the Moral Bankruptcy of Liberal Democracy” – The ‘Friendly Obituarist’ on why there can’t be an amnesty.
• “Baby Alex: The Definitive Account – in His Mother’s Own Words” – On February 17th 2022, 45-day-old Baby Alex died of a clot so long it extended from his left knee to his heart.
• “Climate Alarmism Behind Christmas Energy Shortages” – Never forget that Ebenezer Scrooge was inspired by Thomas Malthus, says Michael Shellenberger.
• “Harry and Meghan say the Sun’s apology for Jeremy Clarkson column ‘nothing more than a PR stunt’” – The never-happy Duke and Duchess of Sussex accuse the newspaper of profiting from “hate, violence and misogyny” and set out their idea of a “true apology”, the Telegraph reports.
• “Happy Xmas from all at the Guardian” – The Guardian’s journalists celebrate Christmas in their own unique way.

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