- “Covid lab leak ‘possible and logical’ says top Chinese health official” – Former Chinese CDC head George Gao says it’s possible there was a leak at the WIV, but he believes strict standards were in place by 2019 to prevent an accident, the Telegraph reports.
- “Floridians jolted awake at 4.45am with accidental emergency alert” – Ron DeSantis said the early test alert was “a completely inappropriate use of this system”, according to the Telegraph.
- “Chicago Workers who Refused Covid Vaccines to be Reinstated with Back Pay” – Good news, says Igor Chudov, as a judge rules the city’s vaccine mandate went too, and even adds 7% interest on top of the back pay owed.
- “On epistemological imbalance, inversion as counterargument, inattendance to the harmony of the whole, the naive acceptance of origins as explanation, and the misidentification of epiphenomena” – Eugyppius defends his refusal to buy in to various conspiracy theories.
- “My daughter’s life has been ruined by the Covid vaccine, and so has mine” – A harrowing personal story in TCW.
- “Judge throws the book at Just Stop Oil protesters: Eco activists who scaled a bridge over the Dartford Crossing and caused 40 hours of gridlock are jailed for five years in record sentence for climate action” – Morgan Trowland, 40, and Marcus Decker, 36, blocked one of the busiest stretches of road in the country for 40 hours in their climate protest on October 17th last year, and now they have been sent down, reports the Mail.
- “Newsnight stoops to a new low in its climate protest coverage” – Where was the balance in the BBC Newsnight discussion between Just Stop Oil activist Indigo Rumbelow and Rupert Read of the Climate Majority Project, asks Ross Clark in the Spectator.
- “Net Zero fuel failure triggers train chaos across South West” – Trains were forced to run a reduced timetable as algae produced by green fuels blocked engines, the Telegraph reports.
- “Moment conspiracy theorist Piers Corbyn crashes XR church service and tells eco-activists they’re ‘working for the Devil’ during rant” – A video in the Mail shows the brother of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn ranting at a congregation at St. John Church in Waterloo before he told a vicar to get off him as he was escorted out.
- “The only ‘Net Zero’ Britain wants is net zero immigration. The European Court is standing in the way” – Instead of impoverishing us with eco-targets, politicians should keep their promises and bring immigration under control, says Richard Tice in the Telegraph.
- “How Chinese electric cars risk wrecking the Net Zero revolution” – An influx of cheap EVs is fuelling scepticism over whether they remain an eco-friendly choice, writes Howard Mustoe in the Telegraph.
- “Women don’t need another girlboss” – Kathleen Stock in UnHerd lays into the ‘inspiring’ role model industry that does women no favours.
- “The great blue-tick hissy fit” – The elites are furious at Elon Musk for revoking their unearned status. Good, says Fraser Myers in Spiked.
- “The people of Britain will pay the price for this Kafkaesque saga” – Dominic Raab argues in the Telegraph that the bullying inquiry that found against him on paper-thin grounds sets a precedent for officials to target ministers and will paralyse Government.
- “Is Dominic Raab really a ‘bully’?” – Brendan O’Neill isn’t convinced in the Spectator.
- “Dominic Raab’s resignation is a victory for the work-shy Civil Service” – The broken bureaucracy is now undeniably failing Britain, says Camilla Tominey in the Telegraph.
- “The Dominic Raab ‘bullying’ saga is a democratic outrage” – Civil servants have weaponised their hurt feelings to oust an elected politician, says Joanna Williams in Spiked.
- “A dedicated minister stitched up by the Blob ” – Who is truly in control, asks the Daily Mail in a leading article. “Is it ministers who are elected and accountable, or civil servants who are not? And if it’s the latter, do we really have democracy at all?”
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“Moment conspiracy theorist Piers Corbyn crashes XR church service and tells eco-activists they’re ‘working for the Devil’ during rant” Oh dear. Piers Corbyn really doesn’t do himself any favours here and certainly doesn’t help those of us who are pushing back against councils for all their Net Zero and sustainability plans to be taken seriously. Corbyn has some wonderful arguments against man-made climate change nonsense but why open yourself to ridicule like this? It’s as if he is now being brought in to ‘discredit’ our movement rather than promote it. I am disappointed in him to be honest. Clearly something was triggered when these smug-looking climate activists had a church service dedicated to them and to all intents and purposes it really did seem as if the crushing of our lives and freedoms by the insanity of Net Zero was being held up as a part of God’s work!
https://www.eugyppius.com/p/on-epistemological-imbalance-inversion
Phew, what a mouthful the title of the article is. I haven’t read it yet. I’ll have to psych myself up with a cup of tea and a piece of toast for sustenance first. Back later.
I haven’t read the title yet. I’ll have to psych myself up with a cup of tea and a piece of toast for sustenance first.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/04/21/net-zero-fuel-failure-triggers-chaos-across-south-west/
Dearie me, algae produced by green fuels blocking engines v leaves on the lines – same result – no trains, no travel…
At least algae in the fuel is slightly on our side.
Good old Algy, Biggles’ sidekick, to the rescue…oh, er, ALGAE, right! My mishtake!
Good grief! I’m just going to have a full English and not bother reading it at all!
“Chicago Workers who Refused Covid Vaccines to be Reinstated with Back Pay”
YES! now make this law for all workers who were treated this disgustingly!
I have not read the barrister’s report but I can see no reason for Raab to resign but every reason to discipline many civil servants.
for Sunak, Raab’s departure allows him to further tilt the balance the Cabinet in favour of Rejoin. Forget any solution to NI, EU regulations here or to unlimited immigration.
the big story is that the bureaucracy and political class has shown, yet again, they can get rid of Ministers who do not follow their policy preferences. I would argue it happened with Thatcher, Johnson, Truss and Raab. I’m sure other lesser ones too.
Why is everyone testing emergency alerts all of a sudden?
The BBC et al label people conspiracy theorists for saying that an unelected technocratic supranational elite are pulling the strings of democratically elected governments, then these supposedly democratically elected governments all start proposing similar pieces of legislation and policies in lockstep with each other!
…actually been saying this…we are being told China is totalitarian, CBDC’s, lack of freedom, internet censorship etc…then they tout exactly the same stuff…but without the pleasure of a future with a growing economy!!?
Actually ebg I’m not sure freedom and a growing economy go together any longer.
Well you know I don’t believe all the propaganda about China…although I’m not unaware of their faults….….but the IPSOS global happiness study shows that Chinese people are some of the happiest….(Netherlands is up there as well..Mogs!)….
So it doesn’t really chime with the propaganda we get fed….
On average the global south are happier than the West…
affluence, marriage and better educated are all happier…all things that seem to be in decline in the West…..I think that the growing economies make people feel as though they and their children have a future?
I do sometimes wonder what freedoms we have anymore..free to vote, but the game is rigged…freedom of speech? questionable….I don’t feel like I have a say in anything anymore….but I live somewhere that tells me I’m free and democratic…but I’m not sure any more….
I know it’s a poll but it’s quite interesting…..
https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2023-03/Ipsos%20Global%20Happiness%202023%20Report.pdf
And what do you think would happen to any Chinese who said they weren’t happy?
Currently in Spain and coincidentally the Emergency Alerts are going to sound here tomorrow as they are in UK. Spain is also celebrating St George’s Day tomorrow. There has to be some sort of reason for the synchronicity.
Those campaigners the BBC platformed: Tracy and Kevin? No, Indigo and Rupert. They say you know you’ve made it in life when your kids are environmentalists.