“Darling now that lockdown is over why don’t we go away somewhere for the weekend? The Seychelles ? New York? There are so many offers on the web. You can take the family to almost anywhere in the world. I fancy Hong Kong now all that boring rioting has been stopped by the Chinese.” “Yes it was a bit of … [Read on]
This afternoon at least three free speech demonstrators were arrested on Hyde Park Corner for allegedly breaking lockdown. One was Piers Corbyn, brother of the failed Soviet Dictator of England. (Piers does not share his tattered brother’s views). If he did he probably wouldn’t have been arrested. The main social media platforms instantly took down a great deal of the … [Read on]
Communist China, which over the last 20 years became a wealthy global economy without the Communist Party yielding an inch of political power, has decided it is time to reabsorb Hong Kong. This is the former British colony that 1980s Foreign Office negotiators foolishly decided had to be returned entirely to China, meanwhile deceiving Margaret Thatcher. In fact, only the … [Read on]
I would have thought the reason for the row over Dominic Cummings was glaringly obvious. Negotiations with the EU are due to end on the 30th of June and Whitehall wants them extended for two to three years so we can, in all but name, remain in the EU. After three years people will have forgotten what all the fuss … [Read on]
‘How much has Cummings got on you, Boris Johnson?” Piers Morgan tweeted in one of his many rants demanding Dominic Cummings, the VoteLeave mastermind’s dismissal, ‘What does this lying hypocrite know that means you’re prepared to risk the public’s health and lives?’ Yet where was moaning Morgan’s anger over Stephen Kinnock’s brazen flouting of the same rules in taking a … [Read on]
To what shall I liken the government’s decision partially to ease the current restrictions concerning lockdown, house-arrest and solitary confinement? It is as if the Mother Superior had solemnly assembled all her nuns and, with great severity, told them: “And remember, you must all remain virgins – except on Saturdays.” Government policy from the day it was realised the country … [Read on]
A fascinating story broke yesterday. US law enforcement has been using Chinese-made drones to enforce coronavirus lockdown. Worry soon spread that Beijing could spy on American citizens. You’d think a Trump administration, known for its anti-Beijing stance, would chuckle at the proposal of such an idea. Surveillance and espionage is Beijing’s forte. Xi Jinping’s eyes haunt the lives of millions … [Read on]
As a lockdown limbo lingers, there is talk, as our mild weather continues, of reopening public places in time for the May Bank Holiday next Friday during National Gardening Week. It begs the question: can garden centres now be considered essential? According to a report by The Sun earlier this week, an estimated £200 million worth of plants in the … [Read on]
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