Commentary There has been prejudice against the European economy. Previously we have discussed the unreasonably bearish outlook on it compared to the rest of the world, such as the U.S. and especially China. Such prejudice is not exactly fake news but is shaped by popular biased views or outlooks, especially by so-called experts. These are…
UK Has Not Yet Lost to Her European Competitors
February 14, 2023
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Record Number of Britons Seeking Jobs as ‘Economic Inactivity’ Drops Amid Rising Cost of Living
A record number of people are entering or returning to the UK job market as the cost of living continues to rise, the latest official data shows. Britain’s economically inactive population increased during the COVID-19 pandemic as many older workers chose to retire early. But over recent months, there has been a wave of people…
Council Leaders Rebel Against London Mayor’s ULEZ Expansion
London council chiefs have accused Sadiq Khan of ignoring data for a city air pollution-cutting scheme that will charge motorists by the day to drive, which they say will cause “misery” to residents and working people. Leaders of London councils Bexley, Bromley, Harrow, and Hillingdon have refused to sign an agreement on London Mayor Sadiq…
Former MI6 Chief: Spy Balloon Incident Reveals Zero Trust in US–China Relationship
February 14, 2023
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The recent spy balloon incident showed that there is now no trust between the United States and the Chinese communist regime, the UK’s former spy chief said on Tuesday. Sir Alex Younger, former head of the MI6, said Beijing has underestimated the potential impact of the incident. Since Feb. 4, the U.S. and Canadian military…
England Ends COVID-19 Booster Vaccine Programme for Under 50s
From Monday, healthy people under 50 in England can no longer get seasonal booster shots as part of the government’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign. It comes after the UK government’s advisory body on vaccines, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), recommended that the offer for the age group should end with the autumn 2022 vaccination…
UK to Review Airspace Security After Chinese Spy Balloons Found Over Americas
February 13, 2023
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The UK is launching a security review in light of the Chinese spy balloons found over the Americas, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Sunday. It comes after the United States sanctioned six Chinese entities involved in aiding Beijing’s surveillance balloon programs. “The UK and her allies will review what these airspace intrusions mean for our…
Sunak Brushes Aside Criticism of Minister Attending ‘Secret’ Brexit Summit
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has played down cabinet minister Michael Gove’s attendance at a “secret conference” last week which Lord Frost—Britain’s former Brexit negotiator—claimed was evidence of a remainer plot to undermine the choice made by voters at the 2016 referendum. Lord Mandelson, a former EU commissioner, was a speaker at one of the events,…
Holocaust Survivor Sees Parallels Between Nazi Germany and Approach to COVID Pandemic
Holocaust survivor, Vera Sharav, directed a documentary series drawing parallels between what happened under the Nazi regime in the 1930s and the recent policies under COVID-19. Sharav’s first film, “Never Again is Now Global,” was launched on Jan. 30. It is a five-part series of interviews with holocaust survivors as well as children and grandchildren…
19-Year-Old Man Charged Over Protest Outside Merseyside Migrant Hotel
A man has been charged with violent disorder and assault after a protest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers turned violent. Jarad Skeete, 19, of Irwell Close, Aigburth, Liverpool, was among 15 people arrested amid the demonstration outside the Suites Hotel in Knowsley on Friday evening, Merseyside Police said. Skeete has been accused of violent…
British-Iranians Speak of ‘Climate of Fear’ From Regime’s UK Outposts
Under constant fear—that’s how some Iranians describe life living in Britain today. That fear, they say, does not come from the country they now live in, but from the harsh Middle Eastern regime they were born into. Despite being about 4,000 kilometres away, Iran’s repressive establishment has sinister tentacles that reach as far as the…
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