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“We Aren’t Political, We Are the Working Class”: Freedom Convoy Truckers Respond to Government Smears of Far Right Links
Truckers in Canada's Freedom Convoy protest against vaccine mandates and other Covid restrictions have responded to Government smears of violence, racism and links to far-right groups.
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Commonsense For Now as New North Sea Oil and Gas Goes Ahead – But National Grid Begins Experiment in Rationing Household Power
As the energy crisis continues to bite, the Government gives the green light to six new oil and gas fields – but in a sign of things to come, the National Grid begins to experiment with rationing household power.
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News Round-Up
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus – and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
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And Finally…
The topics under discussion in this week's London Calling podcast are the Freedom Convoy, Jimmy Carr and a review of the podcast published in the progressive online magazine Left Food Forward.
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Putting Tights Over a Face Mask Makes it Work Better, Study Finds
Putting tights over a mask improves its fit and filtration properties, a study from Cambridge University into 'hacks' for improving the effectiveness of face masks has found. Something to include in the next mandate.
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Understanding the Covid Odds
Perhaps the biggest barrier to ending the pandemic and its related theatre is the irrational fear that many people still have of the virus, a fear that ironically grips the vaccinated much more than the unvaccinated.
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“I Have No More Tears”: Athletes in Despair Over Covid Quarantine Conditions at Beijing Winter Olympics
Event organisers of the Winter Olympics in China are facing a litany of complaints from athletes and countries on multiple fronts, especially over the COVID-19 isolation arrangements.
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Freedom Convoy: Ottawa Declares State of Emergency
The Mayor of Canada's capital Ottawa, Jim Watson, has declared a state of emergency following more than a week of the Freedom Convoy protests against vaccine mandates and Government overreach.
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Why Weren’t These Vaccines Put Through the Proper Safety Trials For Gene Technology, Asks a Former Pharmaceutical Research Scientist
Dr John D. Flack, a retired Pharmaceutical Research Scientist, is appalled that these gene-technology Covid vaccines were not subject to the standard safety studies required for novel genetic-based medicines.
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News Round-Up
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus – and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
Read more