Hints at How England Lockdown will be Eased The roadmap for easing the coronavirus lockdown in England should be announced from 22nd February. Boris Johnson has hinted at what areas and industries will reopen first. The reopening of schools will be prioritized from 8th March, followed by non-essential retail and then hospitality venues. Coronavirus infection […]
Origins – Andreas Baader and Gudrun Ensslin The origins of what was to become nicknamed the Baader-Meinhof Gang sprung up from the late-sixties in West Germany, the sixties had been marked by left wing protests against things such as the atom bomb, Vietnam War, and capitalism. On 2nd June 1967 there was a protest in […]
Government Accused of blocking Freedom of Information Requests An investigation by openDemocracy alledged an Orwellian unit in Cabinet Office that profiled journalists and blocked release of Freedom of Information requests if deemed politically damaging to government. A joint letter from various newspapers call on MPs to urgently raise the issue. The government denied setting up […]
Well today is certainly a big one. A very big one. In fact, people call it the largest democracy in the world. And that is India. You may have heard of India lately in the news due to the massive Farmers Protests that are going on there at the moment. The protests relate to three […]
COVID Hotel and Testing Avoidance Prison Sentence and Fines More details have been released on the COVID Hotel scheme due to begin from 15th February. Travellers returning from red-list countries – of which there are currently 33 – will need to pay £1,750 to quarantine at a COVID Hotel for 10-days. 4,600 rooms across 16 […]
Hey all. I hope you’re all enjoying the snow this week if you have any where you are in the UK, specfically those living in the East or South-East of England have got quite a degree of snow. I have took my dog out in it several times already and he really likes it. Also […]
And finally, we have reached the final state on this series, 50 whole blogposts about paranormal and unexplained stuff in all 50 US states. Alaska was the 49th state to acquire statehood, happening on the same year that Hawaii got statehood, Alaska got theirs on January 3rd, 1959, with Hawaii following in August later that year. […]
Local Elections are Going Ahead! Local Elections are to go ahead in England this May. Councils are being given an extra £30m to make polling stations and counts COVID-secure Voters will be asked to bring their own pens or pencils and wearing a face mask will be compulsory. Hand sanitiser, divider screens and social distancing […]
Today is World Cancer Day and I saw an article today on Sky News that made me want to talk a bit about it today. I think this World Cancer Day is one of the most important for a long time – they’re all important obviously – but right now coronavirus is getting in the […]
Delaying Second Dose of Pfizer Vaccine may leave Elderly at Risk new research suggests delaying 2nd dose of Pfizer jab may leave some elderly patients at risk of infection from the South Africa coronavirus variant. It is currently the government’s strategy to delay the 2nd dose for a longer period so that the goal of […]