Former PM David Cameron didn’t break any rules in his relations with Greensill – because the rules hardly exist.
Lobbying and cronyism in Britain: Fat cats and other felines.
Rashmee Roshan Lall || 3 min readBritain’s so-called lobbying and cronyism row is anything but. It’s about fat cats, lean mean hunters, entitled purebreds, scruffy strays, trainable tabbies, rebellious rescues — in other words, all sorts of felines padding through the corridors of power.
What is capillary leak syndrome and is it linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine?
Dr Peter Abel || 5 min readEuropean regulators are investigating a possible link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and a second rare blood disorder.
The best hope for fairly distributing COVID-19 vaccines globally is at risk of failing.
Dr Deborah Gleeson || 6 min readCOVAX, the global vaccine distribution initiative, is well behind its goal of delivering 2 billion doses this year due to under-investment, vaccine nationalism and export restrictions.
David Cameron and Greensill: This toothless regulator is absurdly easy to sidestep.
5 min readFormer PM David Cameron didn’t break any rules in his relations with Greensill – because the rules hardly exist.
UK COVID-19 Data: 18 April 2021.
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Front pages — 18 April 2021.
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UK COVID-19 Data: 17 April 2021.
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Front pages — 17 April 2021.
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Lobbying and cronyism in Britain: Fat cats and other felines.
3 min readBritain’s so-called lobbying and cronyism row is anything but. It’s about fat cats, lean mean hunters, entitled purebreds, scruffy strays, trainable tabbies, rebellious rescues — in other words, all sorts of felines padding through the corridors of power.
A rude old man from a bygone age?
3 min readCloser to the truth than that of the tabloids, the patriarch of the royal family had the wisdom to see that investing in young people is the best possible use of resources.
How mRNA vaccines work and what the same technology might cure next.
8 min readA simple discussion about how mRNA works, how vaccines work, and why this technology might revolutionise healthcare in the next decade.
Clandestine social dinners for a privileged wealthy libertarian few.
7 min readA journalist’s investigation has exposed illegal social dinners that are making a mockery of the strict coronavirus measures in France. An insult to all Covid victims, health workers and the restaurant and foodservice industry.
A Brexit reset?
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Almost quiet on the Brexit front.
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The only exit strategy is elimination.
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Too much democracy for this little island?
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Brexit – The ludicrous proposition.
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What does severe COVID really look like?
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Georgia boycott or not to boycott.
9 min readBecause of the new voter suppression law passed by the Georgia state legislature, to boycott or not to boycott is the difficult question Georgia corporations, Georgia politicians, and Georgia citizens are now justifiably faced with.
Would diversity and the British royal family mean more Plantagenets?
2 min readWhat can a diversity champion do for the British royal family? And what can it achieve for the UK society as a whole?
Scottish Independence – The suspicious case of the vanishing blog.
6 min readIs the UK Government trying to suppress academic research when it strongly suggests that an independent Scotland would be economically successful?
The question the BBC and the Tories don’t want to answer.
5 min readCan the Conservatives continue to block another Scottish referendum after the people of Scotland have listened to their arguments against it and decided to vote to have one anyway?