A few months back the official UK Civil Service account tweeted the following. It would appear that this truth twisting is reaching new heights today. I am sick of these people who supposedly lead us and what they do each… Read More ›
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A vulnerable, lonely, elderly coronavirus patient
Texas medic Dr. Joseph Varon hugging a vulnerable, lonely, elderly coronavirus patient who missed his wife on Thanksgiving Day. Via this tweet. So much of 2020 breaks my heart and this image sums up what is really happening out there.
The case for issuing perpetual bonds has never been stronger
Right now, it would be impossible for the EU to issue perpetual bonds, because the member states are too divided. Poland and Hungary have vetoed the next EU budget and the COVID-19 recovery fund, and the so-called Frugal Five (Austria,… Read More ›
Caption competition
Add your caption via a comment. I’m thinking “The desk only looks small because my hands are so big!”
Don’t hug, don’t play board games, don’t sleepover, Merry Christmas!
Quizzes rather than board games are one of the recommendations from scientists for a Covid-safe Christmas. Earlier this week, the government announced up to three households will be allowed to form a “Christmas bubble” from 23 to 27 December. But… Read More ›
Three households and a funeral
Up to three households can meet up during a five-day Christmas period of 23-27 December, leaders of the four UK nations have agreed. The leaders said 2020 “cannot be a normal Christmas” but family and friends will be able to… Read More ›
29 hours of Obama
In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his… Read More ›
The nation faces an unprecedented crisis, and the president has left a void.
The nation cries out for leadership, yet amid one of the worst crises to face the country in decades, President Donald Trump is nowhere to be found. He is hunkered down in the White House, not giving interviews or speaking… Read More ›
People just seem to love to hate
Dolly Parton says the reason the country is so fractured is Americans relish in hating one another. “I think we’ve just become so divided because people just seem to love to hate,” the “9 to 5” singer said in a… Read More ›
Staff who work from home after pandemic ‘should pay more tax’
Economists at Deutsche Bank have proposed making staff pay a 5% tax for each day they choose to work remotely. They argue it would leave the average employee no worse off because of savings made by not commuting and not… Read More ›
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