Andy Burnham built his premiership’s early identity around a single, emotionally resonant promise: not to manage rough sleeping, not to reduce it, but to end it. This week he put money behind that pledge – £442 million for a national drive modeled on the pandemic-era effort to get people off […]
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Death In The Lab, Panic In The Media, And The Old Demons Of Biothreats
In early October 2026, 28-year-old Darya Shipilova, an employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East, died in Russia’s Irkutsk Region. The official wording from Rospotrebnadzor was pneumonia of undetermined etiology. No microorganisms linked to her professional activities were found in the samples. Two commissions […]
Von der Leyen – Europe’s Chief Corrupt Official
Ursula von der Leyen constantly finds herself in awkward situations. This time, she has had some serious misfortune. During the pandemic, the head of the European Commission decided that she had the right to conclude deals with pharmaceutical companies herself. In order to reach an agreement, von der Leyen entered […]
Brussels’ Double Standards: Huawei Lobbying, Secret Vaccine Deals, And The Struggle For Transparency
The European Parliament (EP), long criticized for its opaque decision-making processes and susceptibility to influence peddling, has once again found itself embroiled in a scandal that threatens to tarnish its reputation further. This time, the controversy centers around allegations of improper lobbying by Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei and the involvement […]
The Decline Of The UK Economy (II)
Part I It is no secret that the UK is currently under extreme socio-economic pressure. Three consecutive economic shocks – Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the conflict in Ukraine – have left the UK burdened with additional debt. Net debt as a percentage of GDP has surged from 36.3% in […]
Why Fly in Europe? The Dark Triumph Of The Ryanair Effect
It has had a rebarbative, blighting effect across the entire aviation industry. The Ryanair model, for want of a better term, prides itself on minimal, no-frills service for eye popping prices. The Irish-based low-cost carrier was intended to revolutionise European air travel by offering a budget option for the eager […]






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