“Tragic Thursday” — Disruptions Widespread As Rail Strike Hits UK
By Tyler Durden British rail workers started the new year with a week-long strike on Tuesday, disrupting commuters across the UK. By Thursday, the industrial…
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Are Climate Lockdowns Beginning? An English County Will Require Permits to Drive Through Other Neighborhoods
By Marie Hawthorne In early December, the County of Oxfordshire, in England, voted to begin intensely filtering traffic in certain parts of Oxford between 7…
Gov’t Now Also “collecting and processing personal information” via “Smart” and Traditional Energy Meters
By B.N. Frank Opposition to utility “smart” meters (electric, gas, and water) has been ongoing worldwide since companies started deploying them. Utilities encourage or force…
Energy Firms Allowed to Forcibly Install Prepayment “Smart” Meters on Poorest Homes; “We are seeing people who are new to fuel poverty”
By B.N. Frank Opposition to utility “smart” meters (electric, gas, and water) has been ongoing worldwide since companies started deploying them over ten years ago. …
UK PM Rishi Sunak Calls For New Police Powers To Stop “Illegal Protests”
By Tyler Durden Problem – Reaction – Solution. British Prime Minister and billionaire associate of the World Economic Forum Rishi Sunak is calling for draconian…
Energy Company Apologizes, Offers Compensation to Customers for Smart Meter Fiascos
By B.N. Frank Worldwide opposition to utility “Smart” Meters (electric, gas, and water) has been ongoing since companies started deploying them over ten years ago….
Experts Condemn The UK Online Safety Bill As Harmful To Privacy And Encryption
By Joe Mullin The British Parliament may start debating the Online Safety Bill again as soon as this week. The bill is a deeply flawed…
After Borrowing £655 Million from Locals, Solar Energy Company “has gone bust”
By B.N. Frank Opposition to, lawsuits filed against (see 1, 2), as well as complaints and warnings about solar and wind power projects continue to…
Consumer Advocates Warn “a growing number of households on smart meters are being cut off by energy companies”
By B.N. Frank Worldwide opposition to “smart” meters (electric, gas, and water) has been ongoing since utilities started deploying them over ten years ago. In…
UK “Misery” To Worsen As Economy Shrinks More Than Expected In September
By Tyler Durden Britain’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Friday said the nation’s economy contracted 0.2% in the July-September period, the first quarterly contraction…
UK Man Sent To Prison For 6 Months For Serving Snacks At Club During Lockdown
By Steve Watson A 72-year-old man has been sentenced to six months in prison for the crime of serving mince pies with wine at his…
UK Food Inflation Hits Record High As Discretionary Income Evaporates Ahead Of Dark Winter
By Tyler Durden Brits have watched double-digit inflation wipe out any wage gains in one of the worst cost-of-living crises in a generation. Many have…
UK Energy Firms Using Smart Meters to Force Customers to Prepay Bills
By Jesse Smith According to a BBC article, in 2022 alone, over 500 UK energy customers have been automatically and forcibly moved onto a prepayment…
British Nuclear Submarine Catches Fire During “Top Secret Mission” In North Atlantic
By Tyler Durden A British nuclear-powered submarine carrying two Trident II ballistic missiles was forced to abort a “top secret mission” in the North Atlantic…