UK Govt Promises More Covid Giveaways, But Will Pay With Years of Tax Rises
The UK govt’s corona spending will rise to £407bn, the Chancellor has said, and years of tax rises are on their way to pay for it.
Oliver JJ Lane
Articles by Oliver JJ Lane
Decade of Conservative Rule Saw Tax Raised on Britons Over 1,000 Times
Despite election promises, the UK Conservative party has increased taxes more often than it cut them in its near-11 years of rule.
‘Was it Worth it?’: Hungary Chides EU For Intransigence That Led to Brexit
Euro elites that mourn the loss of Britain and its significant financial contributions have themselves to blame, Hungary’s Orban has said.
Supreme Court Orders ‘No Regrets’ Jihadi Bride Shamima Begum Cannot Return to UK
Shamima Begum, the teenager who joined ISIS and shocked with comments on beheading non-Muslims cannot return, the Supreme Court ruled.
Britain Leads the World: Harshest Lockdown in West, But Significant Death Rates
The UK is under one of the strictest lockdowns in the world, but this appears to have had a questionable impact on corona health outcomes.
Boris Lays Out ‘Roadmap’ to Ending Lockdown by Summer, But Makes no Promises
The last restrictions on public gatherings and businesses won’t be repealed until June at the earliest, Boris Johnson said Monday.
Applications for Asylum Fell to Lowest Levels Since 2013, Coronavirus Blamed
Applications for asylum in the EU fell in 2020, with coronavirus restrictions suggesting that border control is, in fact, possible.
Bomb Plot: 14 Suspected Islamist Terrorists Arrested in Denmark, Germany
The number of people arrested in Denmark and Germany over an alleged terror attack plot rose to 14 on Friday.
Lane: Boris Johnson Could Call on Spirit of Reagan to Save Britain’s Cheese
As Marie Antoinette didn’t say, let them eat artisanal English cheeses. It’s only going to go in the bin, otherwise.
Speedboat Britain: UK Has Now Vaccinated More People Than Whole of EU Combined
The UK has overtaken the EU in the total number of people given a vaccination against coronavirus, despite having a sixth of the population.
Freeports: British Towns and Cities Bid to Become Post-Brexit Tax-Free Zones
Over 30 ports are bidding to become free trade zones, in a post-Brexit shakeup that could see tax and regulation-lite regions created.
Punitive Green Policies: UK’s ‘Conservative’ Govt to Tax Meat and Cheese
The UK is considering taxing all areas of life depending on how polluting they are, with higher heating and grocery bills a likely outcome.
BBC, Guardian, Financial Times: Stalwart Europhiles Now Slamming EU’s Vaccine Rollout
The EU is haemorrhaging goodwill over its handling of the corona vaccine, as pro-Brussels outlets line up to criticise the bloc’s leadership.
Polish Government to Breitbart: Big Tech’s ‘Cancel Culture’ Is Bolshevik, Not Democratic
“Cancel culture aims to make people afraid to express their opinions”, and Big Tech is pushing the new system, the minister told Breitbart.
Govt Minister Tells Breitbart Poland Will Regulate Big Tech to Protect Freedom of Speech
Poland is legislating to protect freedom of speech on online platforms, government minister Sebastian Kaleta told Breitbart News.
Dutch Coronavirus Riots, Worst in 40 Years, Descend into Looting, Attacks on Police
The Dutch government has denied it was planning to deploy the army to quell anti-corona-lockdown riots on Tuesday.
Soaring Taxes on Their Way to Pay for Britain’s Mammoth Corona Debt
Britain’s chancellor wants to “wean us off the magic money tree” after nearly a year of unprecedented spending in response to the coronavirus lockdown, a policy which saw government borrowing rise by a near-record £34 billion in December alone.
UK Medic: Covid Passports ‘Unavoidable’ as Nations Introduce Quarantine-Free Arrivals for Vaccinated Flyers
Coronavirus vaccine passports are now “ultimately unavoidable”, as Britain and the EU examine the feasibility of the documents.
Empty Supermarket Shelves Caused by Coronavirus Lockdown, Not Brexit: UK Govt
A govt minister rebuffed claims that pictures of empty supermarket shelves were down to Brexit, stating that Corona lockdowns were the cause.
Macron’s France to Impose 6 pm Covid Curfew on Public
France is entering an even harsher coronavirus lockdown on Saturday, as the government announced a nationwide curfew and border controls.
One Year Ago, W.H.O. Shared Chinese COVID Propaganda: ‘No Clear Evidence of Human-to-Human Transmission’
Twelve months ago today the World Health Organisation (WHO) reassured the world on the then-new coronavirus outbreak.
Eat the Bugs: EU Approves Mealworms For Human Consumption to Save the Environment
Yellow mealworms, which may be enjoyed as a crunchy meal or in ground up as protien powder has been cleared for human consumption by the EU.
From ‘Dangerous Fantasy’ to Reality in Seven Years: EU Reveals ‘Uniformed Service’
Eurosceptics were once belittled for concerns about an EU army, but the bloc’s new ‘standing corps’ uniform for 10,000 recruits is revealed.
Reform UK! Electoral Commission Approves Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party Name Change
Nigel Farage took a step towards new political issues in the post-Brexit world, with his Brexit Party officially renamed Reform UK.
Google-Owned YouTube Backtracks on Blacklisting UK Lockdown-Sceptic talkRADIO
Google-owned YouTube reinstated the blacklisted account of Rupert Murdoch-owned talkRADIO, hours after the faced accusations of censorship.
Just 1,652 Days Late We Go With a Whimper, Not a Bang: UK Leaves the EU
The United kingdom is no longer a meaningful member of the EU, the culmination of decades of campaigning by Eurosceptics.
On Brexit Eve, Tory Peers Thank Nigel Farage For his ‘Devotion to Restoring Great Britain’s Sovereignty’
Two Tory peers intervened in the Brexit treaty debate to express gratitude to a giant of the Eurosceptic movement, Nigel Farage.
Bad Deal Better Than No Deal? UK Parliament Rubber-Stamps Johnson’s New European Treaty
Parliament has ratified Boris Johnson’s deal: the new treaty will be law when the country ends the Brexit transition period on December 31st.
Tory Brexiteer Legal Group Gives Qualified Support To Boris Deal Before Confirmation Vote
A group of so-called ‘Brexit Spartans’ who previously opposed Theresa May’s Brexit deal have announced they will support Boris Johnson’s.
‘Even Worse Than I Had Feared’: Farage on Scrutiny of Boris’s Brexit Fishing Deal
Boris Johnson has “betrayed” Britain’s fishermen with the Brexit deal, veteran freedom campaigner Nigel Farage has said.
