By David Morrison In the item on the origins of Covid-19, Kirsty Wark said: "We still have no clear idea about the origins of Covid-19 despite the fact that it killed many millions around the world. On Thursday's program, we examined the two main theories: that it jumped from animals to humans via the wet market … Continue reading Complaint to BBC about an item on Newsnight (6 March 2023)
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No leak from Wuhan Institute of Virology, says BBC
On 1 March 2023, the BBC reported [1] that the head of FBI, Christopher Wray, had said in a Fox News interview: "The FBI has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the coronavirus pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident". The lab in question is the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a Chinese … Continue reading No leak from Wuhan Institute of Virology, says BBC
Notes on the News
By Gwydion M. Williams A Terrible Year for Weather 2023 a Wonderful Year for China? Shame in the USA Oscar Wilde and the Dalai Lama Snippets A Rocket That Went Nowhere? Was Your Empire Really Necessary? Artificial Intelligence – Pathological Liars Healthy Drinking? A Terrible Year for Weather We’re not heading for Human Extinction. We … Continue reading Notes on the News
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By Gwydion M. Williams The Tapeworms of Finance Untrustworthy Dollars Britain – the Tyranny of Structurelessness China’s Democratic Dictatorship China from Number 2 to Number 1 Snippets ICC – Kangaroo Court The Fight for Tik-Tok Saving Female Sports Salad Failures Iraq – Also Remembering 1987 The Tapeworms of Finance Tapeworms are tough and hardy survivor … Continue reading Notes on the News
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By Gwydion M. Williams Fall of the Last Thatcherite Parliamentary Democracy – Always an Illusion China – a Very Different 20th Congress Xi’s Hardening Line Snippets Lukewarm Guilt Over Russia Xinjiang: the UN Accepts Normal Police Methods Militant Pensioners? Have Fun, Kill the Poor? Finding That Damn Asteroid! Feed-the-Rich in ‘Free’ Ukraine Fall of the … Continue reading Notes on the News
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By Gwydion M. Williams Trickle-Down – a Swindle Who Needs the Multi-millionaires? The World Shanghaied? Russo-Ukrainians Forbidden Democracy? Sweden and Italy, Overstrained Communities Italy, Also Overstrained Two Nice People, Unfit For Their Jobs Snippets More Tory Failures Turkish Inequality Trickle-Down – a Swindle President Biden recently denounced Trickle-Down.[A] Then Liz Truss affirmed the idea: tax cutting … Continue reading Notes on the News
“From BRICS to BRICS+ — and beyond”
Diary of a Corbyn foot soldier (July, 2022) By Michael Murray Dictionary definition of foot soldier: “…a dedicated low level follower." (1) BRICS 14th annual Summit meeting Imagine: an organisation representing 43% of the world’s population across four continents, comprising 30% of the global land area, currently producing 24% of global GDP and responsible for 16% … Continue reading “From BRICS to BRICS+ — and beyond”
Newsnotes
Notes on the News By Gwydion M. Williams Did Russia Invade To Stop Kiev Overrunning the Donbass?The G7’s Proxy WarGeorgia Not Fighting to the Last GeorgianBritish Rail and the Imaginary MarketThe End of Thatcherism?China’s Mixed Economy Did Russia Invade To Stop Kiev Overrunning the Donbass? Western media speak of ‘Russian Disinformation’. But not this particular Russian claim. Which … Continue reading Newsnotes
Notes on the News
Notes on the News By Gwydion M. Williams Disgusted With Capitalism, Terrified of Socialism Burning Bridges With China Ukraine – Arming the Useful Idiots “Let The World Suffer, Unless India and China Stay Low” Pay Less, Care Less Snippets A False Meritocracy Life, Liberty and the Avoidance of Happiness Communist Subversion in the 1950s Chinese … Continue reading Notes on the News
Notes on the News
By Gwydion M. Williams Canada Drowns, Business Hesitates Government: It’s Not a Bad Habit China: the New Civilisation that the Soviet Union Failed To Be Snippets OLIMBY Covid: Survival of the Worst China’s Sputnik Moment? Unhappy Rich People Did Modern Humans Invent Cold-Blooded Murder? Canada Drowns, Business Hesitates “Atmospheric rivers are typically several thousand kilometers … Continue reading Notes on the News
The Government and China
This Month in Parliament 2 Questions in Parliament, 24th November 2021 Matthew Pennycook (Lab) Q7. The Government’s integrated review has concluded that the Chinese state poses a systemic challenge to our national security, and the Prime Minister has made it clear that when it comes to China, we must remain vigilant about our critical national infrastructure. … Continue reading The Government and China
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By Gwydion M. Williams Notes on the News Sadly, President Biden is no Dictator China the Key? Parliaments the Least Bad System? How to Ease the Climate Crisis Taiwan – the basics Snippets Upper London Holds the World’s Dirty Money Iraq: the Wrong Sort of Democracy Sadly, President Biden is no Dictator President Biden wants to … Continue reading Notes on the News
The United States does not support Taiwan independence.
The US and the UK recognise that Taiwan is part of China. Yet they speak as if Taiwan’s independence might be endangered and Taiwan need their protection, military if need be. The BBC gives the impression that Taiwan is under threat. It is ambiguous, as at times it is very careful about stating that the Chinese planes … Continue reading The United States does not support Taiwan independence.
BBC Sharpening its Anti-China Propaganda
Editorial group One of the main components of media propaganda is the reporting of events with a false context. That false context can be set either by a blatant lie or simply not providing the actual context. Not providing the actual context is a more subtle means of delivering the lie without being held responsible … Continue reading BBC Sharpening its Anti-China Propaganda
Notes on the News
Notes on the News By Gwydion M. Williams Notes on the News Afghanistan – Taliban and Nothingists Hurrey for Huawei Internet – Not Being Free Our Way Snippets Russia is Red Again Anyone For Tennis? Morocco Congratulated On Thwarting Democracy Cold Wars – Not In Our Backyard Wealth Rules in the USA Anti-State Fears Out … Continue reading Notes on the News
Aukus – Parliament Notes 1
There is NATO, there is Five Eyes (the Anglo-Saxon English speaking alliance between Canada, New Zealand, Australia, the UK and the US); there is the Quadrilateral Security Dialog—the so-called "Quad"—a strategic engagement between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States, there is the 1971 Five Powers Defence Arrangements, (Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and the UK). Now … Continue reading Aukus – Parliament Notes 1
Why isn’t the British left excited by what’s happening in China?
Diary of an ex-Corbyn foot soldier (September, 2021) Dictionary definition of “foot soldier”: “…a dedicated low level follower…” Michael Murray: murraymicha@gmail.com; FaceBook: Michael Murray London Contents: (1) “Why isn’t the British left excited by what’s happening in China?” (2) “The Uyghurs and China” (1) “Why isn’t the British left excited by what’s happening in China?” Introduction “Okay. … Continue reading Why isn’t the British left excited by what’s happening in China?
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