If that sounds like an exaggeration, just ask yourself how you’d have felt a year ago — or even six months ago — if you’d been told a British government was planning to institute a 10pm curfew, ban gatherings of more than six people, impose daily immunity tests before you were allowed to go about your business, employ Stasi-like volunteer ‘marshals’ to ensure public compliance and warning that it might even have to cancel Christmas? … [Read more...] about Delingpole: Boris Johnson Has Led a Fascist Coup Against the United Kingdom
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EU Accuses UK of Sabotaging Brexit Talks, Planting Anti-Brussels News Stories, in ‘Leaked’ Docs
The messages may be seen in the context of an ongoing exchange between London and Brussels throughout the Brexit process, where negotiations over the future relationship have continued both in private and in public through newspaper briefings and “leaks” for years. One of the breakout words of the post-Brexit vote era has been intransigence, frequently wheeled out by politicians and journalists alike to describe political heel-dragging or refusal to bend to negotiators’ demands. … [Read more...] about EU Accuses UK of Sabotaging Brexit Talks, Planting Anti-Brussels News Stories, in ‘Leaked’ Docs
UK Man Arrested In Florida For Attempting To Violate Iranian Embargo
Fisher faces up to 20 years imprisonment for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and up to 10 years imprisonment for attempted smuggling. A sentencing date has been set for November 10, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. at the United States Courthouse in Pensacola. … [Read more...] about UK Man Arrested In Florida For Attempting To Violate Iranian Embargo
Poll: Majority of ‘Red Wall’ Voters Oppose Boris Johnson’s Open Immigration Policies
A poll has found that a majority of ‘Red Wall’ voters — who shifted from Labour to support Prime Minister Boris Johnson in last year’s general election — are opposed to the Conservative-led government’s lax immigration policies. … [Read more...] about Poll: Majority of ‘Red Wall’ Voters Oppose Boris Johnson’s Open Immigration Policies
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine study paused after one illness
An AstraZeneca spokesperson confirmed the pause in vaccinations covers studies in the U.S. and other countries. Late last month, AstraZeneca began recruiting 30,000 people in the U.S. for its largest study of the vaccine. It also is testing the vaccine, developed by Oxford University, in thousands of people in Britain, and in smaller studies in Brazil and South Africa. … [Read more...] about AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine study paused after one illness
