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That seems to be the Brave New Normal on offer…..and the chances are, it’s going to be our fault. To save the sanity of those born in the Age of Enlightenment, The Slog plumps for hilarity and going down laughing Unfortunately, this extract from Saturday’s  Daily Twinsegraph is genuine: You read it here first: ‘…if you hide from a virus, it will just come back with greater force later’. I can imagine how the Pharmafia will spin this one to their advantage, although I don’t reall...

20 Feb 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared that “America is unreservedly back” with the election of Joe Biden as President, while seemingly deriding the leadership of former President Trump at a virtual summit of the Munich Security Conference. Speaking with the leaders of the G7 nations, Prime Minister Johnson said of the Biden administration: “America is unreservedly back as the leader of the free world and that is a fantastic thing.” In an apparent jab at Donald Trump, Johnson...

Had my first Covid vaccine on Friday over at Islip, the whole thing was so well organised, they must be vaccinating thousands a day and are to be…

Actress Daisy Ridley said she is not returning to social media for her mental health, citing statistics that link social media to anxiety.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson spruiked an iconic Australian product in a tongue-in-cheek message to those Down Under.

US toy sales surged 16% in 2020 as parents looked to entertain kids during pandemic (SPY -0.2%). Biggest midday movers: GameStop, Bed Bath and Beyond, Carnival. Here is the current market situation from CNN Money North and South American markets are mixed. The IPC is higher by 0.05%, while the Bovespa is leading the S&P 500 lower. They are down 0.80% and 0.21% respectively. What Is Moving the Markets Here are the headlines moving the markets. Barclays: WTI To Average $52 In 2021 Barclays exp...

Biden to Visit UK First to Plot ‘Destiny of the World’ with Boris Johnson 18 Jan 2021 President-Elect Joe Biden will reportedly make his first international trip outside of North America to the United Kingdom to plot the “destiny of the world” with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a source close to the 77-year-old Democrat has claimed. Insiders within the Biden camp have pointed to the G7 meeting in June, which will be hosted by the UK in Cornwall, as the likely time of the meeting. A sour...

Updated: 24 Dec 2020, 13:02 CATERPILLARS for breakfast, KFC on Christmas Eve and rollerblading to church – in some countries, these are as essential for a classic Christmas as carols and sprouts are in Britain. Although Christmas is going to be a little bit different this year for a lot of people, our international neighbours will be keeping some incredible traditions alive and well as always. 13 People in Japan queue up for a meal in KFC on Christmas Eve From curious choices of Christmas me...

A No Deal Brexit Is Now All But Certain To Happen "Fog in channel. Continent cut off." is a famous headline that was once used in a British newspaper (or maybe not). It encapsulates the snobbish British attitude towards Europe. Some fog indeed arose in the channel today but a much denser cloud will arise from the waters on January 1. The new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus now per-dominant in south England has give a sudden foretaste of the chaos that can be expected at Britains borders 10 days...

I found the article confusing and somewhat pompous, especially when in the last paragraph he conflates ‘multiculturalism’ with having a multiplicity of ethnicities – they are entirely different things. Smith is one of the worst offenders among western observers of Japan who insist on trying to frame every Japanese problem as if Japan was America. The first time I travelled to Japan I was struck by how varied the faces I’d see on streets in Japan were compared to China or Vietnam, which ...