“Absolutely.” That would be my answer if asked whether I would take the AstraZeneca vaccine. And it’s actually a decision I might have to make for real shortly. The British government has decided that those under 30 should be offered an alternative, most likely either the Pfizer or Moderna versions. …
Read More »Farewell Melania Trump, you never stood a chance as FLOTUS but, like everyone else, you never thought you’d get the job anyway
The media worldwide has revelled in giving Melania Trump a pasting over the last four years, with online trolls continuing the diatribe, giving the most unpopular FLOTUS (First Lady of the United States) of all time a raucous raspberry-blowing send-off, spouting the sort of bile and insults only true liberals …
Read More »The Supreme Court had one last chance to keep the American Republic together. It failed.
On Friday, the highest court in the land decided that Texas “lacked standing” to challenge the conduct of elections in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin under Article 3 of the US Constitution. Yet the article in question explicitly states that the SCOTUS will be the original jurisdiction in “Controversies between …
Read More »North Korea ‘wasted chance’ to improve ties with Washington under Trump – US envoy
US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun made the statement while visiting Seoul, South Korea. “Regrettably, much opportunity has been squandered by our North Korean counterparts over the past two years,” he said, speaking to a think tank. He added that Pyongyang officials “too often have devoted themselves to the …
Read More »‘Biden hates the UK’: Farage says Tory government wasted chance to do trade deal with US
The populist politician took to Twitter to vent his spleen with the Tories after Biden was anointed the winner of the contentious US election on Saturday. Farage shared a video from a media scrum showing Biden’s reaction to a question from the BBC and argued that the president-elect’s Irish heritage …
Read More »‘Toxic masculinity’ role model: Woke critics use Sean Connery’s death as chance to remind us he was ‘problematic’
The Scottish actor, best known as the face of James Bond, passed away at 90 on Saturday. The internet was flooded with iconic photographs and gifs of the dashing 007 star as news of his passing spread around the world. via GIPHY Then came the devout party-poopers. A coalition of …
Read More »UK’s latest war on obesity has fat chance of succeeding unless BoJo starts to get tough on the food industry
The UK government’s latest attempt to tackle the obesity crisis has exposed a truth that many of us suspected all along: we are, as a nation, destined to pay a heavy price for our prime minister catching Covid-19. With around two-thirds of Brits either overweight or obese, and our pudgy …
Read More »Life in prison with NO chance of parole: Court hands Christchurch mosque shooter harshest criminal sentence in New Zealand history
The 29-year-old Australian previously admitted to some 92 charges – 51 for murder, 40 for attempted murder and one linked to terrorism – following the 2019 shooting rampage at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. At Tarrant’s sentencing on Thursday, High Court Judge Cameron Mander said the severity of his …
Read More »Decline of US provides a chance to reshape international law, but this can’t happen while West always sees Russia as ‘the bad guy’
International law is largely a reflection of power. Great powers accept international law that limits their foreign policy flexibility if they get reciprocity and predictability in return. In an international system with several great powers balancing each other, international law will lean towards sovereignty and peace by constraints on the …
Read More »Historical chance for Putin prevented the poverty of the population
The disappearance of money, workers riots, sexual-revolutionary scandal and other events of the week My cat was found on the East of the country bright and hot inflaming dawn of a new day. And began completely apolitical and loudly to greet her. Had to fulfill requirements of life do not …
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