- “Fujitsu bosses to be questioned by MPs over Post Office scandal” – MPs have called in bosses from Fujitsu to answer questions in Parliament about the company’s role in the Post Office scandal, says the Guardian.
- “Pressure on Ed Davey over knighthood after Post Office boss hands back CBE” – Shamed former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has bowed to pressure to hand back her CBE over anger at her role in the Horizon IT scandal, reports the Telegraph.
- “Sub-postmasters wrongly convicted ‘glad’ Paula Vennells hands back CBE” – Furious sub-postmasters, wrongly convicted in the Horizon scandal, say they are “glad” that ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells is handing back her CBE, according to the Mail.
- “‘Complacent’ Ed Davey faces growing calls to quit over role in Post Office scandal” – Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey faces growing calls to quit over his role in the Post Office Horizon scandal, reports the Telegraph.
- “Ed Davey can make history – by resigning” – The Lib Dem leader has the chance to become a symbol for those who want someone brought to book for the Post Office scandal, says Daniel Finkelstein in the Times.
- “MPs demand campaigning ex-subpostmaster Alan Bates is given an honour” – MPs are demanding Alan Bates is given an honour after shamed ex-Post Office chief Paula Vennells finally handed her CBE back, reports the Mail.
- “Worker sacked by Lloyds Bank for saying racial slur during training session is awarded damages” – The Free Speech Union has secured hundreds of thousands for one of its dyslexic members who was unfairly dismissed after a workplace free speech row, reports the Epoch Times.
- “An £800,000 lesson in how not to do diversity training” – Lloyds are paying the price for firing Carl Borg-Neal, says Freddie Attenborough in the Critic.
- “Social worker suspended over gender belief wins landmark claim” – A social worker, suspended by council bosses over her belief that a person “cannot change their sex”, has won a landmark victory against them and her profession’s regulator, reports the Mail.
- “Corbyn to join South Africa’s delegation accusing Israel of genocide” – Jeremy Corbyn will join a South African delegation at the International Court of Justice for the country’s forthcoming genocide case against Israel, says ABC News.
- “JN.1 Covid wave ‘may be biggest yet and masks might be key to tackle it’” – A leading virologist has warned that the latest Covid wave could be the “biggest yet”, according to the Sun.
- “Dr. Anthony Fauci’s damning testimony” – On Substack, Dr. Robert W. Malone provides the key highlights from day one of Dr. Fauci’s testimony to the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.
- “‘Major flaw’ of doomsday Covid modelling revealed” – Analysis suggests that Neil Ferguson’s Covid modelling which spooked ministers into lockdown had a “major flaw”, according to the Mail.
- “Lockdowns and vaccines had no impact on Covid ‘cases’ or ‘deaths’ – seasonality did” – On Substack, Prof. Norman Fenton discusses a new study of six northern European countries which suggests that the seasonal nature of coronaviruses influenced Covid numbers more than government interventions.
- “FDA Commissioner promotes products off label, an illegal pharma marketing scheme long criticised by Democrats” – With both the FDA Commissioner and CDC Director now promoting Covid vaccines off label, have companies been given permission to break the law, asks Paul D. Thacker on Substack.
- “Smokescreens – Part Seven” – Prof. Carl Heneghan and Dr. Tom Jefferson explore uncertainties surrounding Covid deaths, questioning if the virus is solely responsible.
- “Reflections on the Bret Weinstein interview” – Brownstone Institute’s Jeffrey A. Tucker reacts to Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with biologist and podcaster Bret Weinstein.
- “Poll shows Reform U.K. in third on 11% in blow for Rishi Sunak” – Tory nerves will be jangling after a poll showed Reform U.K. in third place amid rumours of a Nigel Farage comeback, reports the Mail.
- “‘We need to take back control from the ECHR’” – In Spiked, Brendan O’Neill talks to David Frost on why Brexit was just the beginning of the democratic change we need.
- “Rishi Sunak faces Rwanda Bill revolt by at least nine former Cabinet ministers” – Rishi Sunak faces a revolt by more than 30 Tory MPs over his Rwanda Bill, according to the Telegraph.
- “Why the Rwanda Bill doesn’t go far enough” – Amendments to the Rwanda Bill being proposed by Tory MPs are proportionate and consistent with our international obligations, write Danny Kruger and Miriam Cates in the Telegraph.
- “I exposed woke Whitehall – then found out what civil servants really think of me” – In the Telegraph, Steven Edginton reacts to revelations from the Ministry of Justice after submitting subject access requests asking to see their conversations about him.
- “Guilt-ridden liberals are condemning white boys to irrelevance” – Progressive TV executives don’t really want their companies to reflect modern Britain, only their own prejudices, says Ross Clark in the Telegraph.
- “2024 is the year of the New Right” – Europe’s populists are on the cusp of real power, writes John Lloyd in UnHerd.
- “The strange tale of Prince Andrew’s ‘sex tapes’ and Epstein victim’s allegations” – Epstein victim Sarah Ransome’s claim that she has seen a video of Prince Andrew having sex will make for more unpleasant reading at Buckingham Palace, says Victoria Ward in the Telegraph.
- “Jeffrey Epstein deposition unsealed in latest dump of documents” – In a newly-unsealed deposition, Virginia Giuffre – who went public with her claims against Prince Andrew in 2011 – says he wasn’t the only royal she was “trafficked to” by Jeffrey Epstein, according to the Mail.
- “Jeffrey Epstein’s brother lists the evidence he claims feds are covering up about paedophile’s death” – The brother of the late Jeffrey Epstein continues to push for the real story of what happened at the Manhattan Correction Centre on the night the sex-offender died, reports the New York Post.
- “Ban government involvement in sex trafficking” – It’s wrong for the people who are supposed to be protecting us to be involved in sex trafficking, says Michael Shellenberger on the Public Substack.
- “Germany faces winter of discontent in worst strikes since WWII” – Farmers in Germany have blocked traffic with their tractors to protest against a Government plan to scrap tax breaks on diesel used in agriculture, according to the Mail.
- “Survey: 69% of Germans support the farmers’ protest” – Undeterred by the protesting farmers’ popularity, the German press continues its smear campaign, says Eugyppius on Substack.
- “EDF to extend life of U.K. nuclear power plants” – EDF is seeking to extend the life of four ageing nuclear power stations as the shift to Net Zero creates greater demand for green energy, according to Oilprice.com.
- “France drops renewables targets, prioritises nuclear in new energy bill” – Critics are deriding a new French energy bill that favours nuclear power and avoids setting targets for renewables, reports France 24.
- “India’s plans to double coal production ignore climate threat” – India is setting new targets to use more coal, despite committing to transitioning away from fossil fuels, says Bloomberg.
- “Gladiators goes woke! Reboot axes cheerleaders and ‘skimpy’ outfits” – The new BBC reboot of Gladiators has gone woke after axing both cheerleaders and ‘skimpy’ outfits, reports the Mail.
- “How Roger Scruton foresaw our woke new world” – Four years on from his death, the great conservative thinker Roger Scruton’s work seems more prescient than ever, writes Michael Deacon in the Telegraph.
- “‘From Ed Davey, this at the very best is a gross error of judgement’” – On GB News, Nigel Farage asks if Ed Davey can survive as the Lib Dem leader after receiving £5,000 per month as a consultant with the law firm Herbert Smith Freehills, which represented the Post Office in its battle with the sub-postmasters.
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latest leaflet to print at home and deliver to neighbours or forward to politicians, media, friends online.
https://youtu.be/QMgr0qbpB9M?si=KIPh36hrS71M0ERN
Mahyar Tousi and a short vid about the German farmers protests.
Downticker – please explain your viewpoint
Leftism
Michael, downtickers are best ignored. I have a couple of trolls always following me.
Happy and go lucky just like Canada! I wonder if the Justin Germans will get heavy handed with them too? I like food! Long live the farmers
https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/25293827/jn1-masks-covid-big-devious-new-strain/
“Professor Peter Openshaw, a virus expert at Imperial College London.”
Despite scores and scores of papers totally refuting the mask nonsense an alleged Professor from wherelse but Imperial College says that they should be reintroduced to combat a virus with symptoms identical to a bad cold / ‘flu.
Conclusion – he is a professor in name only and is decidedly not a ‘virus expert.’ And the final confirmation – he works for the Billy Gates funded Imperial College.
I rest my case.
You beat me to the same conclusion!
The problem is that measures that were once used to (sopposedly) combat a (supposedly) exceptionally deadly virus are now being proposed for respiratory diseases we’ve always tolerated without problem.
It’s as if they are desperate to reduce society’s tolerance level of disease.
That way, more control, more medications.
Bastards.
One of many predictions made by sceptics when this started was that measures allegedly brought in to “combat” “covid” would logically get extended to flu etc, given that “covid” (if it exists) is just another flu/bad cold. Another “conspiracy theory” come true.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/25293827/jn1-masks-covid-big-devious-new-strain/
said virologist is from Imperial College! Who would have thought it. Services to the corruption of science continue.
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/joey-barton-v-woke-united-its-a-walkover/
John Ellwood over at TCW with a delightful article on how Joey Barton is gunning for the wokerati – and winning. Wonderful.
Some twat government minister has decided he has to chip in
Joey Barton comments on women are ‘dangerous’, says sports minister Stuart Andrew – BBC Sport
WTF do we need a “sports minister”? What has sport got to do with the state? They can’t even do the basics.
The see you next Tuesday has said he will “speak to social media companies” to see what can be done about Barton. I hope Musk tells him to do one.
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/vaccine-firms-can-fool-governments-but-not-the-markets/
Paula Jardine on terrific form at TCW where she takes apart the grotesque “vaccine” industry. A couple of billions is small change but the market is collapsing.
“THREE years after the launch of mRNA gene therapy vaccines, all now proven to be both harmful and ineffective, the share prices of all three of the companies involved – BioNTech, Pfizer and Moderna – have plummeted. The invisible hand of the market is acting where governments and regulators refused.”
You can fool some people all of the time! You know the rest
”Adel Sidi Yakoub’s abusive treatment and misogynist views of women are learned from his Islamic faith and his Prophet’s example.”
In a controversial video that has sparked widespread debate on social media, Adel Sidi Yakoub, a French Muslim footballer and TikTok influencer, has publicly outlined a series of Islamic rules that he expects his future wife to adhere to. In his video titled “My wife will not have the right,” which he posted on January 6, Adel, who plays for Entente Sportive Pays d’Uzes in the Gard department, outlines what he describes as “very reasonable” restrictions.
Adel asserts that his wife will be barred from having male friends, emphasizing his role as her only friend and confidant. This is just the start of a series of prohibitions that also extend to her work and social life. He insists she should not work in an environment where men are present and should not travel without him, though he makes exceptions for family members such as her brother or father.
The footballer, who also has a significant following on Instagram with over 83,000 followers, does not stop there. He dictates a strict dress code for his future wife, forbidding her from wearing tight-fitting clothes and suggesting, although not insisting, that wearing a veil would be ideal.”
https://rairfoundation.com/french-muslim-footballer-popular-influencer-lists-his-future/
Oh Mogs, It’s so saddening to witness that video!
I know, Dinger. He’s basically outing himself as a domestic abuser before he’s even got a partner! Where is the respect? Well there is none when you demean women and view them as possessions, mere ‘things’, not remotely your equal, to own and control with zero rights, other than those you deem ‘allowable’. The saddest thing is that this would all be considered ”normal” in the Islamic culture but it’s literal abuse by Western standards. I mean, controlling what somebody wears ( anything other than a tent is forbidden, it looks like ) or forbidding them to go anywhere without you, forbidding your partner from working with men…WTAF is that other than out and out abuse of somebody’s freedom and basic human rights? Sick culture, sick attitude.
I see the resident Misogynist Society disagree though. No surprises there. They love a bit of abuse of/hostility towards women and evidently have serious psychological issues. I just hope none of them are married and/or are the fathers of daughters…. Nasty.
Totally agree
I was brought up to respect and care for women and children, protect and help them, even go to war and die for them (not the king, f him)! I cannot fathom this satanic attitude
Well would you Adam and Eve it…Hardlines has been fiddling with my post, yet again, and has erased the opening paragraph. He’s not happy unless he’s done a shift that has involved editing/removing my posts.
Obviously no explanation given though. Because that would involve basic respect. Free speech for the win, eh?? LOL Don’t stop the censorship whatever you do, Mr Gestapo!
I’m obviously on a ”list”, Dings, the way he continues to follow me around. Who knew little ole Mogs could be so controversial!?
Having read the https://trusttheevidence.substack.com/p/smokescreens-part-7 , it’s statement that “In the most extreme case, barely believable, the Care Quality Commission let the nursing home provider decide the cause of death” reminded me once more of the old Harold Shipman case. The theme of the article being that they just don’t know, and by implication the ONS output was severely undermined.
The post office scandal is tragic, but really old news.
Why is it now all of a sudden mainstream news?
Because it is highlighting exactly what a monumentally hypocritical @$$#0£€ Sir Ed Davey is, and by implication the Lib Dems and the other scum infesting Westminster in general
“scum infesting Westminster in general”
liblabconsgreen!
Boy, do we need change!
He’s also a climate botherer, right dodgy geezer. Was my parents’ MP.
Because there is a film (apparently quite good) on Neflix.
Correction: it’s either BBC or ITV, not sure but basically there is a film that has recently come out about it and it is getting word of mouth traction.
If youre asking why is it being kept in the news, see Boomer Bloke’s answer.
“The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), whose remit is supposed to be to save those in peril at sea, has become a taxi service for illegal immigrants.
The French coastal authorities make no attempt to prevent the dinghies from leaving their shores. Instead, they escort them into English waters, and the RNLI does the rest. The migrants typically arrive in Kent, on the south English coast. Although the migrants keep their documentation to get across Europe, they ditch it once on the water. Doing so prevents British authorities from determining their country of origin and thus makes them more difficult to remove. If the English Channel were trawled tomorrow, more passports and cellphones would be netted than fish.”
https://www.unz.com/article/a-special-relationship-comparing-us-and-uk-immigration/
Thanks team for deleting my other post and thereby confirming that you are neither a true advocate of free speech nor able to handle the truth.
Just thought this was amazingly humorous!
News flash- war is not good for the planet !
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/09/emissions-gaza-israel-hamas-war-climate-change
“Paula Vennells has bowed to pressure to hand back her CBE”
That showed her, ugh!
Now prison for life!
“Lloyds are paying the price for firing Carl Borg-Neal”
I’m sure 800 grand is going to bring lloyds to its knees!
“Why the Rwanda Bill doesn’t go far enough”
Go far enough? It hasn’t gone anywhere!
give us strength!
‘India’s plans to double coal production ignore climate threat”
Then India will prosper!
“Corbyn to join South Africa’s delegation accusing Israel of genocide”
Please Jezza, start your own party! Imagine all the brain dead numptie votes he’ll take off starmageddon if he does!