2021-03-04

Back in December we reported that the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill 2019/21 was wending its way through Parliament.

Today we report that it has received the Royal Assent and is now law.

2021-03-03

Lockdown Sceptics continue the theme that we are in an abusive relationship with our government. The behaviours exhibited are typically assumed to be relevant in a domestic household situation, often but not always between partners and spouses.

We have

So What Exactly Is Covid-19?

2021-03-01

We all read about the severe weather conditions in Texas recently, and we may have noticed various reports that this "snow" didn't melt when exposed to a flame (but did blacken). But I notice that like snow everywhere, after a few days it disappeared.

So was there any reality to this odd story? I don't know, but in view of the considerable belief that man-made weather does in fact occur all over the world (floods in China etc) maybe it's worth some consideration.

The

2021-02-28

Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota reviews South Dakota's reaction to the Covid emergency:

"Covid didn't crush the economy - Government crushed the economy"

"South Dakota is the only state in America that never ordered a single business or church to close, we never instituted a shelter-in-place order, we never mandated that people wear a mask, we never even defined what an "essential business" is because I don't believe that the governors have the authority to tell you that

2021-02-27

This is a must-view for those of us who realise that politicians are not representing our interests, and would  like to understand why it is that such politicians appear fickle, incompetent, even venal (and I hasten to add that not all politicians fit this alarming profile, just that too many do).

I am not suggesting that this video has all the answers.

Firstly it is US-centric, which is actually useful in so far as we perhaps don't already have such an emotional reaction to US as we do

2021-02-26

James Corbett of the Corbett Report delivers a very well-constructed review of the Trump presidency and how it fits within the American (global?) "democratic" system.

What was the point of Trump? Was he the man to fix the system and "drain the swamp", or was he the necessary distraction that enabled those behind the scenes to take the world into the next phase of their plan for our dystopian future?

James brings a welcome forensic analysis of past pronouncements and events that gives

2021-02-25

Now that the UK has "left the EU" our defence policy is as opaque as ever, and our defence budget will no doubt now be more stretched than ever given the predations of government policy in response to Covid.

So whither now our armed forces, and in particular, the army?

Adrian Hill writing for Briefings for Britain outlines some draft proposals for maintaining our

2021-02-24

During Mrs May's tenure, the House of Commons became the house of chaos as opposing factions seemingly bent every rule in the book and every  convention in Parliament in a futile bid to overturn the verdict of the People without taking the blame for so doing. The squabbling and scheming reached epic levels and the cartoonists (to misapply a quote from Harold Macmillan) had "never had it so good".

Contrast that with the current state of play where Boris and Matt get by without bothering to present their diktats in the House, Her

2021-02-24

I'm becoming ever more reluctant to post on the Covid topic since there is little new to say; however, this article in the Mail Online in response to Johnson's "road map" is topical pertinent and (mostly) well-founded. In the end though the only thing you really need to know is this quote:

"The more SAGE gets wrong, the more Mr Johnson clings to its view of the

2021-02-23

Professor Saad may not be a familiar name but Peter Whittle has done us all a service by featuring him on "So What You're Saying Is...".

As an evolutionary psychologist he doesn't fall neatly into any of our normal categories, and as an academic one wonders, given his forthright views, how he has managed to survive without being cancelled, but he does share an interesting explanation of his longevity, an explanation which perhaps more of us need to emulate.

Oh, and he's very entertaining

2021-02-23

The medico-political Covid situation is confusing on multiple levels which will clearly not be resolved any time soon, but just when you thought that there can't possibly be any more new hypotheses to discuss, along comes Matt Ehret with another.

It is widely accepted that electromagnetic radiation can be damaging to our health. X-rays, gamma rays, nuclear radiation, ultra-violet sunshine are all acknowledged to be damaging, whilst sunlight (excluding damaging UV) is known to be beneficial both physically (allowing the body to

2021-02-23

The US Supreme Court yesterday dismissed cases that it had previously declined to expedite, concerning challenges to the validity of the contentious presidential election processes followed by the various swing states.

The Court simply declined to hear the cases, no reasons were given. However, the decisions were not unanimous.

2021-02-22

Ben Habib explains what he is up to - he is taking Boris to task for the Northern Ireland protocol that is currently dividing the Union.

“Today we are writing to the Prime Minister. This government is driving a coach & horses through the Act of Union. We have no option but to take legal action”

Whilst it's good to see initiatives like this that take the preservation of the Union very seriously, surely the point is that Parliament should

2021-02-22

Bitcoin recently appreciated significantly when Elon Musk bought a vast tranche.

Since then it's seemingly done nothing but go up in value. So what to do - is it about to collapse or will it go on up for ever and make its owners extravagantly wealthy?

I have read many articles on crypto but I have not invested any actual money as yet. Should I now break the conservative habit and buy in?

Catherine Austin Fitts gives us a wholly different take

2021-02-21

This utterly preposterous idea is, believe it or not, seriously being touted by those who think they can bully or manipulate us into accepting whatever they say as the gospel truth - or at any rate a plausible alternative to it.

The AIER now feels compelled to take this absurd threat seriously, not because it has any merit, but because the

2021-02-21

The BBC reports:-

"Matt Hancock acted unlawfully when his department did not reveal details of contracts it had signed during the Covid pandemic, a court has ruled"

When the Covid pandemic struck the government allegedly threw all its normal procurement processes out of the window as it seemingly fell over itself to place orders for PPE.

The Covid "Fraud Triangle" Hypothesis

2021-02-21

The government has released it first report on the adverse events reported following UK Covid-19 vaccinations.

The "Yellow Card" system records unsolicited reports of vaccine adverse events, as reported by members of the public. As far as I know

2021-02-21

It seems that North Dakota is following in the footsteps of South Dakota in seeking to ensure that no Federal laws or Executive Orders that they deem to conflict with the US Constitution will be respected.

Whilst legally arguably superfluous, this will make it much easier for such unconstitutional measures to be disregarded since such action would be much less likely to result in a lawsuit.