Category Archives: UK

Waste Watch: UK Enacts Right to Repair Rules

UK enacts right to repair rules, which should make spare parts for some electrical devices and large household appliances more widely available.

Afghanistan: Another Reminder for Withering Britain

Afghanistan as an echo of the end of imperial Britain.

Call to Ban Pesticides in UK Gardens to Protect Insects, Bees, Other Wildlife, and Human Health

UK biology professor Dave Goulson launches petition to ban spraying of chemical pesticides in public spaces and home gardens.

The Disturbing Rise of the Corporate Mercenaries

Now that Congress is showing interest in taking back its control of war powers, it could look at stealh warmaking via mercenaries too.

Is the UK Back in Lockdown?

Another theory about the apparent decline in UK Covid cases right after Freedom Day.

Why Are UK Covid Cases Declining?

Doubts about the suddenly improved UK Covid case figures.

Asset Strippers Are Preparing to Feast on Britain’s Covid-Ravaged Economy

Armed with record piles of cash, private equity firms are scouring the globe for vulnerable prey. British companies, such as Morrisons, are top of their list

The UK Is Running a Dangerous Covid Experiment That Represents a Threat to the Rest of the World

The Covid infection rates in the UK, despite higher vaccination rates than America, are a danger in and of itself and a warning to the US.

Inflation Is Not What We Need to Worry About: the Risk of Major Collapse in the Private Sector Is What Should Be Troubling Us Right Now

Inflation may have you freaked out, but there are bigger threats on the horizon.

Starbucks Launches Reusable Cup Program

Starbucks rolls out a reusable cups initiative in some markets and restarts programs suspended during the pandemic- much more is needed.

Dominic Cummings: How the UK Ignored Evidence That the Virus is Airborne

“I think we are absolutely fucked. I think this country is heading for disaster. I think we’re going to kill thousands of people.”

UK Company Law and Tax Enforcement Is So Bad It’s Almost as if the Government Wanted to Encourage Tax Abuse

UK tax scamming goes mass, abusing the contact and trace program to the tune of hundreds of millions of pounds.

Is This the Beginning of the End for Labour?

Brexit and Covid should have paved the way for a Labour romp. Instead, Labour tried to win a patriotism contest with the Tories and lost.

Michel Barnier’s Brexit Diaries Published; Stinging Take of UK Strategic and Negotiating

Barnier’s Brexit diaries confirm the notion that the UK side was not up to the task and didn’t have the self-awareness to recognize that.

EU Proposes Opening to Fully Vaccinated Non-Essential Travelers; The Catch: Proving Vaccine Status

The fully-vaccinated may soon be able to visit the EU for non-essential travel. The catch: proving one’s vaccine status.