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Nothing Skewed
Somebody suggested to me yesterday that the coronavirus study that appeared to show that smokers had protection from the disease may have been skewed: Something that may be skewing those figures might be a large number of children who are … Continue reading
The Maritime Nations
The date today – 02/02/2020 – is palindromic: The previous eight-digit palindrome like this was 909 years ago, on November 11, 1111. The next one will be December 12, 2121, 101 years from now. … Breitbart: The British author of … Continue reading
The Invisible Growing Backlash
Today is Brexit day. It’s the end of the 3½ years of agony that followed from the 2016 EU Referendum. I won’t be celebrating. I’ll just be relieved that it’s over, just like hospital patients feel relieved when they recover … Continue reading
Brexit as Globalism in One Country
Brexit is supposed to happen on Friday. How will we know that it’s happened? Will church bells ring? Will there be fireworks? It’s been 3½ years since we voted for it, and I still don’t believe we’ll get it. Or … Continue reading
How Long Before They Drag in Global Warming?
I was wondering how long it was going to take before the Coronavirus epidemic got linked to Global Warming and Brexit. Not very long at all. Today’s Observer editorial: From the spread of zoonotic viruses to the growing threat of … Continue reading
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Tagged agw, Brexit, medicine, Politics, smoking ban, Tobacco Control, WHO
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Pure Political Theatre
American politics is always more exciting than British politics. It’s far more dramatic. British politics is like an Ealing black-and-white comedy B-movie, while American politics is a Hollywood technicolor blockbuster Ben Hur or Bullitt. And in Donald Trump there’s an … Continue reading
Them and Us
Yesterday I posted without comment a partial transcript of Martin Durkin’s remarks during a Spiked! discussion. Today I’ll add a few of my own comments. I think the main thing that stood out for me was the suggestion that there … Continue reading
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Tagged agw, Brexit, eu, Politics, Tobacco Control, Trump, war, WHO
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Scrap All EU Rules and Regulations
Breitbart: The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator warned that the United Kingdom would need to stick to EU regulations in order to secure a post-Brexit trade agreement with the bloc. Trade negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom … Continue reading
Invoke Article 31 of the FCTC
Rose drew attention to this: OUT MEANS OUT! Boris promises complete break from EU laws in major victory for Brexiteers PRIME MINISTER Boris Johnson has insisted that Britain will not follow EU rules after finally leaving the bloc on January … Continue reading
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Tagged Brexit, fctc, Politics, smoking ban, Tobacco Control, WHO
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No Respite
It seems to be impossible to get away from politics these days. In the UK there’s a been the superheated Brexit debate that culminated in a General Election last week. And now in the USA the House of Representatives has … Continue reading
