“Company closures spark fears of surge in Covid loans fraud” – “Fears are growing that thousands of Covid loans were fraudulently claimed and will never be returned to the taxpayer,” the Daily Mail says, reporting that almost 40,000 firms were struck off in the first three months of the year
“Scots are restless over ‘dither and delay’ of lockdown” – According to the Telegraph, Duncan McConchie, Chair of the Scottish Wedding Industry Alliance, has warned that “people are starting to throw caution to the wind” because of the contradictions in the coronavirus guidance
“We cannot allow country to become a dystopia ” – “There is,” says Dr Renee Hoenderkamp in the Daily Mail, “A very real danger that these infringements on ordinary, everyday life will continue not only the rest of the year but until next spring at least”
“The Swiss referendum on lockdown rules shames Britain’s authoritarian stance” – “Switzerland trusts the Swiss people to decide what is best for them,” says Jonathan Saxty in the Telegraph on the eve of Switzerland’s referendum on whether to end all lockdown restrictions. “It’s time the British people got the same right”
“The risky business of delaying 21st June” – The Spectator’s Kate Andrews highlights what’s at stake in the decision to delay the unlocking originally scheduled for June 21st
“Early Treatment: Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is” – Omar Khan interviews serial entrepreneur Steve Kirsch, a champion of early treatment, who has offered $2 million to anyone who can demonstrate that the trials on Ivermectin and Fluvoxamine are wrong and the NIH and WHO are right
“Belgium is fastest vaccinating country in EU” – Belgium, where over 60% of the adult population has received a first dose of the coronavirus, is currently vaccinating its residents quicker than any other country in the European Union, the Brussels Times reports
“’Wake-up call for Canada’: Security experts say case of two fired scientists could point to espionage” – The RCMP is investigating Dr Xiangguo Qiu and her husband, Keding Cheng, who were fired from the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg after they shared information and samples of Ebola and Henipah with the Wuhan Institute of Virology in a case which has led to concerns about Chinese espionage, the CBC reports
“Polling shows Canadians more cautious on Covid reopening” – “People may be fed up with lockdowns, they may want to get back to normal life but they are also scared, extremely cautious and don’t want governments moving too fast,” says Brian Lilley in the Toronto Sun
“A Scientist Who Said No to Covid Groupthink” – A Wall Street Journal interview with Filippa Lentzos, a social scientist with a research interest in biological threats who raised the possibility of a lab leak a year ago
“Border ban forces Australian CEO to quit global role” – The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Fiona Reynolds, the Australian CEO of the London-based Principles for Responsible Investment, has been driven to resign because it’s impossible to fly in and out of Australia. “Australia’s not changing anything, so what am I going to do?” she says
“Child labour rises to 160 million – first increase in two decades” – A UNICEF press release announcing the findings of a their report, produced jointly with the International labour organisation, which warns that “progress to end child labour has stalled for the first time in 20 years”
“How to save the world in three easy steps” – On the latest episode of the Dark Horse Podcast, Dr. Bret Weinstein talks to Dr. Robert Malone, the inventor of mRNA vaccine technology, and Steve Kirsch about COVID-19 treatment and the vaccination
“Footage proves bats were kept in Wuhan lab” – Sky News Australia’s Sharri Markson broadcasts footage from a video spotted by the ‘Drastic’ research network showing live bats at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and a piece to camera from the ‘Bat Woman’ Shi Zhengli. The full video is available from the Chinese Academy of Sciences here
“Boris Johnson has bottled it” – Dan Wootton kicked off the new GB News Channel in style yesterday, making his debut on the day the new channel launched. “Boris Johnson has bottled it,” he reported. “Britain will not be open for business again”
Dan Wootton: Boris Johnson has bottled it. Freedom Day won't take place. Britain will not be open for business again. pic.twitter.com/iQq9UvalWU
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