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UK announces ‘most comprehensive flu program in history,’ aims to vaccinate 30mn

Posted on July 25, 2020July 25, 2020By Editor

The UK government has vastly expanded its free flu vaccination program, as the NHS prepares for a potential second spike in Covid-19 cases in winter. … Read More >UK announces ‘most comprehensive flu program in history,’ aims to vaccinate 30mn

Propaganda for kids: UK govt-backed ‘news’ site teaches children about ‘ruthless’ Putin & ‘shameless’ Russia

Posted on July 25, 2020July 25, 2020By Editor

Is Vladimir Putin “the most dangerous man in the world?” If you trust the same news sources that some British schoolchildren’s teachers do, then yes. Perhaps it’s a good thing that the kids aren’t listening. … Read More >Propaganda for kids: UK govt-backed ‘news’ site teaches children about ‘ruthless’ Putin & ‘shameless’ Russia

Free press? Labour letter demands RT UK’s license gets REVOKED in light of ‘damning’ Russia report that gave NO examples or proof

Posted on July 25, 2020July 25, 2020By Editor

An evidence-free parliamentary report accusing RT UK of being an instrument of ‘Russian influence’ in Britain is already being quoted as a pretext to ban the broadcaster, in a letter sent to Ofcom by a Labour shadow minister. … Read More >Free press? Labour letter demands RT UK’s license gets REVOKED in light of ‘damning’ Russia report that gave NO examples or proof

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Max Blumenthal: UK’s Russia Report failed to come to the conclusion of hardcore Russiagaters

Posted on July 25, 2020July 25, 2020By Editor

We speak to the Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal, author of ‘The Management of Savagery’, about the newly released Russia Report in the UK. He discusses the use of Christopher Steele as a key witness in the report, despite the fact he had been largely discredited in the US, the findings of the report and why it failed to come to the conclusion of Russiagaters regarding Brexit, Keir Starmer’s Labour’s attempts to get RT’s license revoked in the UK … Read More >Max Blumenthal: UK’s Russia Report failed to come to the conclusion of hardcore Russiagaters

Internet connection issues reported throughout the UK following fire in Newcastle

Posted on July 25, 2020July 25, 2020By Editor

UK customers of BT, TalkTalk, Plusnet and Three have taken to Twitter to complain about internet outages, which some of the providers said stemmed from a fire in Newcastle. … Read More >Internet connection issues reported throughout the UK following fire in Newcastle

Asia & Pacific

Britain says BNO passports for Hong Kongers are ‘legitimate’ after China threatens not to recognize them in citizenship row

Posted on July 24, 2020July 24, 2020By Editor

London insisted that British National Overseas (BNO) passports are “legitimate” after China said it may end its recognition of them amid a row over new visa rules offering 3 million Hong Kongers a path to British citizenship. … Read More >Britain says BNO passports for Hong Kongers are ‘legitimate’ after China threatens not to recognize them in citizenship row

‘Russia Report’: Once-mighty British intelligence has been reduced to regurgitating sensationalist Buzzfeed stories

Posted on July 23, 2020July 23, 2020By Editor

The ‘Russia Report’ gives us an insight into the dearth of genuine expertise available to British officials on Russia. It also introduces a new style of investigation: Seeking evidence to support predetermined judgements … Read More >‘Russia Report’: Once-mighty British intelligence has been reduced to regurgitating sensationalist Buzzfeed stories

Blame Game & Distraction From COVID-19 Mistakes: Why UK Continues to Feed Russiagate Stories?

Posted on July 23, 2020By Editor

widely-anticipated report on Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 Brexit vote was finally published this week, raising even more questions than answers, as usually happens with Russiagate stories. The heavily redacted doc blames Downing Street for turning a blind eye to Russia’s alleged efforts to interfere with the UK’s internal politics. … Read More >Blame Game & Distraction From COVID-19 Mistakes: Why UK Continues to Feed Russiagate Stories?

Journalism & Mass media

State Dept-funded Transparency International goes silent on jailed transparency activist Julian Assange

Posted on July 22, 2020July 22, 2020By Editor

For over a year, the West’s top anti-corruption NGO, Transparency International, has not said a word about the world’s most prominent jailed transparency activist, Julian Assange. … Read More >State Dept-funded Transparency International goes silent on jailed transparency activist Julian Assange

World

Ex-SBU Operative Exposes Deep State StratCom PsyOps re Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, etc.

Posted on July 22, 2020July 22, 2020By Editor

The Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was a scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that was shot down on 17 July 2014 while flying over eastern Ukraine. All 283 passengers and 15 crew onboard were killed. Subsequent blame was put on the Russians to justify Western sanctions. … Read More >Ex-SBU Operative Exposes Deep State StratCom PsyOps re Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, etc.