The recent victory by anti-immigration party Chega in Portugal was a surprise to no one paying attention to European politics. The Guardian, however, was predictably up in arms about the voice of the people being heard.
Vestiges of the Covid regime persist everywhere, either in relation to flying or within countries. The UK is a welcome outlier with respect to the absence of Covid regulations.
Reported infections are heading up again in the UK, this time associated with Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants. These were harmless in South Africa, but oddly deadly in much more vaccinated Portugal. What will happen here?
A Portuguese judge has filed a criminal complaint against the Portuguese Government, including the President of the Republic, for their mismanagement of the coronavirus crisis.
The Government has ruined thousands of holidays by placing countries on the travel "Amber List", yet fewer than 1 in 200 travellers from countries on this list are testing positive for Covid when back in Britain.
There is chaos in Portugal as Brits make a dash to book PCR tests and flights home before the country they were hoping to spend more time in is demoted to the Government's "Amber List".
Portugal will be removed from the "Green List" on Tuesday at 4am due to "rising cases" even though cases have barely risen at all since March. The Government is just trolling us now.
As if the Government's travel "green list" wasn't limited enough, Portugal may not lift its ban on European tourists until at least May 30th – two weeks after travel restrictions are eased in Britain.
