We had a bit of a spat her not long ago about the use of Certain Terms of Abuse. I was deeply disappointed to see valued contributors and commenters threatening to leave and not come back because of mere words. The storm has blown over, but to avoid a repetition, I thought it would be nice if … Continue reading
Author Archives: Geoff Chambers
Notes from Under the Great Reset
The Great Reset holds no fears for me. As someone who has never owned a car and has been working from home since the sixties, I can afford to feel superior as the future tries hard to catch up with me. The private jet set at Davos can preach all they like about the need … Continue reading
The Other Climate Swede
It’s a year since the founder of the White Helmets James le Mesurier took his own life by jumping from the third floor bedroom window of his Istanbul flat. The Daily Mail and the Guardian both have long articles this week on the subject, which is not surprising. The rightwing Daily Mail is naturally sympathetic … Continue reading
Jit’s Lost Comment
I can’t get this comment out of “pending” so I’m publishing it here. The Survey link worked for me. It may work for you. Engaging in a bit o’ resurrection here because I got an email this morning. You recently signed the petition “Hold a referendum to scrap the UK’s policy of Net Zero CO2 … Continue reading
Raising the Stakes for the Great Reset
Post-election Quiz: Joe Biden named four members of his family “Beau,” “Champ,” “Hunter,” and “Major”. Two were his sons, and two are dogs.Can you guess which are which? * An article by Diana Kimpton at Conservative Woman poses a good question and provides some pithy answers. Thank you Diana. She also provides a link to … Continue reading
Malicious Intent on Climate and Covid
[Follow on from the discussion at Climate, Covid, Brexit, Peace Prize and Bikeshedding and Baloney – Trump Edition] What JAIME said (31 Oct 2020 2.56 pm): There is no direct evidence of ‘malicious intent’ in this government’s or any other government’s actions. If such existed, they’re hardly likely to leave it lying around are they? What there is is … Continue reading
Charisma in a Time of Covid
This article from WattsUpWithThat: has been picked up by Lockdown Sceptics. Do read it if you haven’t already. It refers in passing to this article by our old friend Professor Raoult: Y. Roussel, Y.; Raoult, D.; “Influence of conflicts of interest on public positions in the COVID-19 era, the case of Gilead Sciences, New Microbes … Continue reading
OFCOM’s Bonkers Covid-19 Survey
This OFCOM survey about Covid-19 News and Misinformation (tweeted by Michael Yeadon and flagged by BishopHill, to whom many thanks) is the worst opinion survey I’ve seen since you-know-when. A few quick comments: Figure 1: Consumption of misinformation Q8 Have you come across any information/ news about Coronavirus that you think has been false or … Continue reading
Great Barrington and Climate Denial
Google has been playing sillybruvvers with the Great Barrington Declaration – the on-line criticism by world renowned medical experts of current government policies on the Covid crisis. According to this article a Google search initially turned up, not the declaration itself, or an honest account of what it says, but hit pieces attacking it. This seems … Continue reading
Better Built Boris Bites Back
Ben Pile has been tweeting about Boris’s conference speech, delivered on screen with the slogan “Build Back Better” prominently displayed behind him, a slogan which he seems to have borrowed from this organisation. Here is Ben on Twitter: This is extraordinary. Totally divorced from reality. By any comparison with historical moments that precipitated change, such as … Continue reading
