A former deputy governor of the Bank of England has suggested that the government could impose a windfall tax on the country’s commercial banks, to rake in tens of billions of pounds for the treasury. Sir Charles Bean also served as a member of the Budget Responsibility Committee. According to The Telegraph: Rishi Sunak should … Read more
Former UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been suspended by the Conservative Party after he agreed to take part in ITV’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. According to The Sun: The politician, who had to resign after The Sun exposed him for breaking his own lockdown rules by having an affair in … Read more
Met Police Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist told LBC this morning that the public should not tackle climate change protesters. Twist did concede that police forces need to up their game. He told LBC radio host Nick Ferrari that “we’ve got to get in there quick.” Twist said that for a relatively small group, Just Stop … Read more
A new study claims that swearing is a useful tool which makes us laugh and helps us to cope with stress and anger. Academics from the UK and Sweden have been studying the impact of swearing. They found that swearing has lots of benefits and that blasphemous words can have a positive impact on our … Read more
It reads like a movie script, except it isn’t. Shanghai’s Disney park locked its gates yesterday and forced visitors to remain inside after a woman tested positive for covid-19. People were only permitted to leave once they’d tested negative for the virus. Chilling doesn’t quite cover it. According to RTÉ: Shanghai’s Disney Resort had to … Read more
A director who was criticised for choosing Sir Anthony Hopkins to play a Jewish holocaust survivor said that it’s his right to cast whoever he wants. James Gray who is himself Jewish, said it is offensive to claim that Jewish roles should be reserved exclusively for Jewish actors. According to The Times: James Gray, a … Read more
The University of East Anglia (UEA) is to offer support sessions to students who cannot cope with…climate change! Students will be offered six two-hour sessions a week where they will undergo group therapy and be instructed in mindfulness techniques. According to The Telegraph: The university said that eco-anxiety was a “direct result of the feelings … Read more
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