- “Early deaths from heart disease soar to 10-year high in wake of Covid” – Analysis by the British Heart Foundation has found that 80 people in every 100,000 in England died from heart and circulatory diseases before the age of 75 in 2022, according to the Telegraph.
- “The Covid Inquiry has damaged Sturgeon’s legacy beyond repair” – The Covid Inquiry has revealed an SNP government embroiled in secrecy, cover-up and the politicisation of a deadly pandemic, writes John Ferry in the Spectator.
- “U.S. and Chinese scientists made plans to engineer coronaviruses like SARS-CoV-2, new documents show” – Was EcoHealth Alliance’s 2018 DEFUSE proposal a blueprint for bioweapons-related experiments that led to the COVID-19 lab leak? asks Alex Gutentag on the Public Substack.
- “The SARS-CoV-2 transmission riddle – Part One” – Prof. Carl Heneghan and Dr. Tom Jefferson explore the spread of SARS-CoV-2, focusing on the pandemic in Italy during the late winter of 2020.
- “Why was the BioNTech/Pfizer mRNA vaccine not recalled in February 2021?” – The biowarfare network was so hell-bent on demonstrating the “safety and efficacy” of its precious mRNA platform that nothing could stand in its way, writes Debbie Lerman for the Brownstone Institute.
- “History will remember Tegnell’s Covid heroism” – Sweden weathered global criticism of its Covid response largely thanks to Anders Tegnell’s scientifically grounded, common sense approach, says Prof. Halvor Naess for the Brownstone Institute.
- “Nicola Sturgeon ‘did discuss using Covid to boost independence drive’” – Nicola Sturgeon is facing fury after Scottish Government papers show her Cabinet did discuss using the pandemic to boost the drive to break up the U.K., reports the Mail.
- “Sturgeon should stay as a living monument to vanity” – The Mail’s Stephen Daisley is entirely unsurprised by the confirmation in the Covid Inquiry that Nicola Sturgeon had retained none of her messages from the pandemic.
- “Pro-Palestine group targets Twickenham Stadium with red paint” – Twickenham Stadium was vandalised with red paint and “Free Gaza” messages in a pro-Palestine protest against a military arms exhibition at the rugby venue, reports the BBC.
- “Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer hails GB News for ‘balance’ after warning issued over BBC bias” – The Culture Secretary has accused the BBC of political bias, saying that “impartiality is about perception”, according to GB News.
- “BBC to get tougher scrutiny amid bias concerns” – Ofcom is set to police the BBC’s websites and social media due to viewer concerns over impartiality, reports the Telegraph.
- “Gary Lineker is running rings around the BBC” – In it’s fixture with Gary Lineker, the BBC seems to be allowing the ex-footballer to referee his own game, says Nicole Lampert in CapX.
- “Home Office spends £36 million on private boats to pick up Channel migrants” – The Home Office has been forced to charter private patrol boats for a year at a cost of £36 million to help the Border Force pick up migrants in the Channel, according to the Times.
- “Peers reveal escape plan for refugees sent to Rwanda: just nick a Toblerone” – If you are a refugee, sent to Kigali International, simply nick a Toblerone upon arrival and you’ll be on the first flight back to London, says Tim Stanley in the Telegraph.
- “Civil servants are being sent on leadership training courses” – Civil servants are being sent on costly leadership training courses run by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, reveals the Mail.
- “Tory Right to launch another new group” – Guido Fawkes reveals that a group of Right-wing Tory MPs are launching a new group called ‘Popular Conservatism’, aka ‘PopCon’.
- “Reform has just four weeks to transform British politics” – We are about to discover whether Richard Tice and Nigel Farage’s insurgent outfit is for real, says Patrick O’Flynn in the Telegraph.
- “Britain has become a lawless country where good people have to live in fear” – A crisis of faith in British justice is fast approaching, writes Sherelle Jacobs in the Telegraph.
- “Germany should hold ‘Dexit’ vote on leaving EU, says AfD leader” – Alice Weidel says if an Alternative for Germany government cannot persuade the European Commission to change “it should let the people decide”, reports the Telegraph.
- “Top author denounced as ‘icon of literary far Right’” – One of France’s most popular and bestselling writers, Sylvain Tesson, has fallen victim to the country’s culture wars, says Charles Bremner in the Times.
- “Mark Carney’s Net Zero alliance facing overhaul after ‘anti-woke’ backlash” – Mark Carney’s Net Zero lobby group is facing an overhaul of its membership after ‘anti-woke’ campaigners demanded a shake-up, reports the Telegraph.
- “Peer who praised rising temperatures appointed to climate crisis committee” – Labour says the appointment of David Frost to a key parliamentary committee on the climate crisis shows that “wacky” climate views are no longer confined to the Tory party fringes, according to the Guardian. We send our congratulations to Lord Frost.
- “Fury after school closes six times in three months due to heat pump” – A primary school in Kent has been forced to close six times in just three months because of problems with its new £358,000 heat pump system, reports the Mail.
- “New ‘green’ ambulances unusable by paramedics” – New eco-friendly ambulances are being parked up across the country because paramedics are too tall or have feet too big to drive them, says the Mail.
- “Why big fleet buyers are going into reverse on electric cars” – State-backed plans to bring about an EV revolution are backfiring, says Tom Haynes in the Telegraph.
- “The Met Office’s bizarre storm advice exposes the new British sickness” – The plethora of nonsensical advice from safety-first public bodies is designed to distract us from late trains, potholed roads and our broken NHS, writes Judith Woods in the Telegraph.
- “Badenoch steps in as trans row ignites over gender pay gap” – The Business Secretary has pledged to intervene as companies are told by the Government Equalities Office (which she’s in charge of) to collect data based on what sex employees identify as rather than their biological sex, reveals the Telegraph.
- “Jo Phoenix wins tribunal case over gender-critical views” – A judge has ruled that the Open University “feared” being seen to support gender-critical beliefs when it failed to protect a professor from harassment, according to UnHerd.
- “Get woke, go broke: mass layoffs at Sports Illustrated after publisher loses license” – ZeroHedge explores the amazing fall of Sports Illustrated, the latest company to go broke after getting woke.
- “The demise of Sports Illustrated is worth noting” – It’s stunning to compare journalism today to the media organisations that were thriving a couple of decades ago, remarks Bill Rice Jr. on Substack.
- “Is DEI collapsing?” – Writing for the American Institute of Economic Research, Dr. Paul Schwennesen admits to feeling a certain sense of gratification at watching Harvard reap what it has sown.
- “The shameless campaign to silence Jordan Peterson” – The world-famous psychologist has been ordered by the Ontario College of Psychologists to undergo ‘social media training’ if he’s to retain his licence to practice, reports Spiked.
- “Is the world getting worse?” – On Substack, Nick Dixon explores how a 2001 music video sparked a reflection on the perceived loss of societal freedom, unity and cultural quality since the 1990s.
- “A guide for the politically homeless” – On the Persuasion Substack, Sam Kahn explains why we need a political realignment.
- “Christopher Rufo and the problem of anti-wokeness” – On Substack, Thomas Presser reviews Christopher Rufo’s new book, America’s Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything.
- “Ron DeSantis and the failure of pseudo-Trumpism” – In UnHerd, Michael Lind discusses the recent rejection of DeSantis’s pseudo-Trumpism by Republican primary voters.
- “Is there any way in hell Nikki Haley can stop Trump?” – The Free Press catches up with Nikki Haley on the Republican primary campaign trail.
- “Keir Starmer, you’re unfit for public office!” – TalkTV’s Julia Hartley-Brewer slams Keir Starmer for his speech on culture wars and says he has been stoking that conflict his entire political career.
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https://youtu.be/YxxzOoWpW1c?si=a-vnn2JYRKD0hYnC
Black Belt Barrister.
A somewhat disturbing incident which took place in a London train station. The Met as usual make a town halls of the matter.
Yes I saw that too
The pianist stood his ground – good for him
The police didn’t want to be filmed by him and said he didn’t need to because they were filming him- says it all really
Latest proposal from Israel in order to get the remaining hostages back. I note they didn’t mention kids here but presumably they’d be out in the first phase of the release as they should be prioritised;
”Israel has given Hamas a proposal, through Qatari and Egyptian mediators, that includes up to two months of a pause in the fighting as part of a multi-phase deal that would include the release of all remaining hostages held in Gaza, Axios’ Barak Ravid reported on Monday, citing two Israeli officials.
According to the proposal, the deal would include the release of all remaining hostages who are alive and the return of the bodies of dead hostages in several phases. The first phase would see the release of women, men over the age of 60 years old and hostages who are in critical medical condition, the officials told Ravid.
The next phases would include the release of female soldiers, men under the age of 60 years old who are not soldiers, Israeli male soldiers and the bodies of hostages.
The officials said Israel proposed the overall period of pause for the completion of the release of all hostages in the different phases could reach up to two months.
Under the proposed deal, Israel and Hamas would agree in advance on how many Palestinian Arab prisoners would be released for each Israeli hostage in each category and then separate negotiations on the names of these prisoners would take place, the officials said.
While the proposal doesn’t include an agreement to end the war, it is the longest period of ceasefire that Israel has offered Hamas since the start of the war.”
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/384015
Two months is interesting – that would seem to align with Purim this year. It also looks like Purim is within the same period as Ramadan, similar to 1994 when the Patriarchs Cave massacre took place.
Given the current situation, that could be a bad omen for Gentiles.
Not entirely sure when the idiots will get it through their thick heads that the terrorists don’t want, never wanted and never will agree to a ‘two-state solution’. From the horse’s mouth in a recent interview, and he seems to really appreciate the support of all the traitorous, terrorist-loving, Western useful idiots, by all accounts, too;
“People are saying now that the October 7 war has opened a new horizon for a vision of a political settlement. Here, they pull out their old ‘merchandise’ of the two-state solution. I would like to say two things about the two-state solution. First, we have nothing to do with the two-state solution. We reject this notion, because it means you would get a promise for a [Palestinian] state, yet you are required to recognize the legitimacy of the other state, which is the Zionist entity. This is unacceptable. We demand to be liberated, to get rid of the occupation, and to have our independence, and our state. [Israel] is my enemy. It is not my concern.”
https://www.memri.org/tv/khaled-mashal-hamas-leader-abroad-reject-two-state-solution-october-seven-prove-liberation-river-sea-realistic
Perhaps be specific in an opening sentence? This is ambiguous and could apply to Jewish or Muslim extremists.
Further to the Purim comment above:
“[Jewish] Extremists Pay Tribute to Killer of 48 at Funeral”
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-28-mn-28250-story.html
and for “Arabs” read “non-Jews”.
Do the current actions in Gaza seem to align in any way with this mindset?
And yet Israel has always welcomed non Jews within Israel.
Oopsie daisy. Flying by the seat of my pants again ( if I was wearing any!
) The DS mods are offended by the word ”sadistic” ( just in the context of terrorists?? ). Too harsh a description, I guess, because obviously all Israelis are liars and were telling many fibs about the alleged atrocities they experienced on Oct 7th. Nothing ”sadistic” about what went on that day, obv. Actually I’m surprised they haven’t also scrubbed the word ”idiot” from my post too.
Back to your naughty step, Mogs. You’re still being closely surveilled. Go sit and reflect on your Very Bad Behaviour and immoderate language…..Posts must be forever bland with zero personality or emotion injected into them whatsoever. Got it.
How the hell is the word “sadistic” inappropriate?
I could certainly apply that descriptor to a few of the shameless thugs currently creaming a living off we taxpayers; let’s see – the Khant, Chunty, Bliar, Kneel, Fishy…obviously if I included all those deserving of a place on this list I would still be here at midnight but there’s a start.
Exactly, hux. Maybe the DS mod who’s on shift today is also a tea-towel wearing terrorist supporter of a weekend and I’ve gone and offended them. I mean, everyone knows that terrorists are renowned for being such respectable, civilized people of high repute, and that it’s now seen as unseemly to judge them harshly for being part of a recognized terrorist organization that can’t stop blathering on about waging war on the West and killing Jews.
I think I’ve obviously had them all wrong for all of this time…My bad.
Not all Israelis support the actions taken in Gaza and yet it continues.
If the more extremist elements have influence within the government and military this should not be a surprise regardless of what the majority of Israelis believe or support. This is no different to any other regime that does not represent the majority of the population.
Hertz Ditches Electric Returns To Petrol
latest leaflet to print at home and deliver to neighbours or forward to politicians, media, friends online.
“Why big fleet buyers are going into reverse on electric cars”
This Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) issue is shaping up to be a major net-zero issue. The ‘net-zero’ enthusiasts have pinned their hope on BEV technology but increasingly this technology is proving too tricky to handle, BEVs are a liability and few people want to actually own one.
Where does it go from here? I expect many ‘net-zero’ enthusiasts would be quite happy to see the end of private motoring whether by BEVs or petrol/diesel (ICE) cars. Will TPTB back down and give ICE cars and extended period of life? This may well be the sort of issue that gives Donald Trump the edge in the USA elections, if he pledges to back down on BEVs and revive the ICE car industry it could be a vote winner? As far as cars are concerned, where the USA goes the rest of the world tends to follow……….watch this space!
Monday Morning Windsor Rd & London Road Ascot
By the racecourse
When electric car fanatics get upset because
hire car companies are returning to petrol cars
I say the truth Hertz.
I listened to the opening session of the 154th WHO executive board meeting. It is 1 hour long, but well worth listening to to get an idea of the mindset of this group.
Link with my comments:
https://open.substack.com/pub/myrauk/p/who-ihrpandemic-treaty?r=ylgqf&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
It is surely uncontroversial to say that USA and China are not allies. Indeed they are competitors and potential adversaries in security and diplomatic issues. I try to understate my point.
that being so, is it not odd that they would work together to develop bio weapons. Who could be their joint target.
I suggest it is the people who they intended to target. They don’t like us, they think they can find people they prefer and they especially don’t like us if we are old.
Covid was ideal.
Re. the storm nannying, my daughter has a packet of marshmallows at the moment (I’ll name and shame – Haribo) which in all seriousness warns you severely that they might get hot if you toast them.
Good piece by Sqwawkbox on new rules quietly passed by the govt on ‘Physicians Assistants”, reproducing a long X thread by Dr Matt Kneale on the risks and dangers this presents to health care. Bl**dy horrifying.
https://skwawkbox.org/2024/01/18/government-just-passed-highly-dangerous-new-rules-to-damage-nhs-and-con-patients/
Many other medical professionals chimed in on social media to condemn the planned change and point out that it is highly dangerous. Others pointed out that the government is preventing highly qualified doctors from becoming GPs, and health companies are making serving GPs redundant, while pushing PAs…
Bloody hell.
Depopulation comes to mind.
Thanks for the link. Very disturbing. I have whizzed that around about fifty whatsapp contacts.
Can we just spare a DS thought for CJ Hopkins as he faces a Berlin criminal court today for using a particular image on his book ‘The Rise of the New Normal Reich’. Yet another of the thousand cuts to free speech in our descent into totalitarianism.
https://cjhopkins.substack.com/p/meet-the-thought-police?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
The message is, “We, The Powers That Be, are done playing grab-ass. Get in line. Shut the f*ck up and follow orders, or we will rain All Holy Hell down on you.” The message is, “Screw Your Freedom!” The message is, “Screw Your Democratic Rights! Screw the Rule of Law! This is the New Normal! We will do whatever we f*cking want, and there is nothing you can do about it.”
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/hounding-of-a-lawyer-who-dared-to-challenge-the-vaccine/
An extremely important legal case and in this instance a solicitor with conviction, merit and integrity with one hell of a fight on her hands.
When I make the point about the rule of law now being a sham this case proves that point.
The police have failed in this case and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has even got the bare-faced cheek to pursue a case which only proves how utterly corrupt an organisation it is.
Absolutely dreadful.
Good read in conjunction with the Tegnell book review linked to ATL. https://rudolphrigger.substack.com/p/who-you-gonna-call?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=543019&post_id=140955592&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=97oj4&utm_medium=email
“Sweden’s response is important here. Why?
Well, it’s because pretty much everyone else just arbitrarily ditched their Pandemic Preparedness Plans (PPPs) whereas Sweden did not.
Sweden was vigorously attacked for this. They were accused of conducting some horrible ‘experiment’ on their population. The truth was entirely the opposite. Everyone else was conducting a horrible experiment on their populations.
The coordinated, almost global, attack on Sweden was stinkier than a tin of Surströmming. They really didn’t want anyone to think that Sweden was, in fact, doing the right thing when it came to covid.
That the WHO drones, in their WHObris, are not trying to learn anything from the example of Sweden speaks volumes. It tells you that, for one thing, they’re not primarily interested in optimizing health outcomes.
The WHO want to do all this again. They’re going to ignore the fact that viruses virus and ignore the lessons of Sweden, and implement idiocy on a global scale – if we let them.
Even if we have another ‘pandemic’ – and this time one more deserving of that title – we need to all go a little bit Sweden.
Who you gonna call?
Anders Tegnell
. . . and definitely not those demented f*ckers at the WHO.”
“Even if we have another ‘pandemic’ – and this time one more deserving of that title – we need to all go a little bit Sweden.”
There was no pandemic.
“Pandemics” are actually downright myths. If humanity really was at risk from “pandemics” we would have died out thousands of years ago.
The last health issue that just possibly merited a “pandemic” label was the Black Death in the 16th century. It killed perhaps 40% of Europe’s population. We had no medical countermeasures, no medicines, appalling sanitation and yet we survived. Pandemics are a fiction.
“the Black Death in the 16th century.”
Apologies – should read 17th century.
The Black Death was surely bacterial in nature, rather than viral. I’m no expert but the way viruses need to have hosts means that they don’t kill us all off, they tend to get weaker (before they’ve been mucked about with). In other words (and as I state, I am no expert) I’ve started to wonder whether it is even possible for a viral pandemic to occur?
“I’ve started to wonder whether it is even possible for a viral pandemic to occur?”
Dr Mike Yeadon’s view is that this is impossible. And “the way viruses need to have hosts means that they don’t kill us all off” because in killing us the virus kills itself. Precisely as Dr Yeadon explains it. The virus mutates but each mutation will be weaker than the previous iteration.
Record Shows “Hate Crimes Prevention Bill” Will Suppress Speech
https://vdare.com/articles/record-shows-hate-crimes-prevention-bill-will-suppress-speech
Note the date of this article and forecast by PCR…