New “Lockdown Files” Shed Light on How Close UK Got to COVID “Propaganda State”
Ministers were canny, says journalist Toby Young, but it is the media that is at fault for failing to hold the government to account.
Ministers were canny, says journalist Toby Young, but it is the media that is at fault for failing to hold the government to account.
While the #Partygate saga is by no means over, Johnson will be breathing a sigh of relief—perhaps even chortling—now that the attention has shifted to a new scandal involving his opposite number.
Matt Hancock’s performance as Britain’s Health Secretary exhibited all the wisdom of a man trying to prevent a burglary by welding the cat flap shut, but leaving the front door open.
The revelations about Downing Street’s parties are beginning to have political consequences. Some legislators of Johnson’s own party “will push for a non-confidence vote” should it turn out that he lied to Parliament.
Political and military leaders in Austria have called for massive protests against the government’s new anti-COVID lockdown measures.
Speaking on the lockdown, Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) said that measures will be enforced by police on an “unprecedented scale.” Those who break the rules risk fines of up to 1,450 euros.
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