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Sanctions Backfire as Britain goes Bust

EUROPE RENAISSANCE EXCLUSIVE: Losses to the UK economy due to sanctions-related small business closures could top £12bn this year. Hundreds of thousands of small businesses across the UK are at risk of closing this year, with total economic losses likely to reach £12bn against the backdrop of rising inflation and a deepening crisis, according to Sky News.

WORSE THAN THE BLITZ: Inflation is forcing Britons to freeze and starve to save money

The cost-of-living crisis in the UK caused by anti-Russian sanctions has resulted in more residents skipping meals (15%) or freezing at home (72%) to cut costs, writes Sky News, citing consumer protection company analysis. In addition, approximately 2.3 million families had to miss payments on loans, mortgages, bills or rent, and 59% of Britons have tried at least one way to optimize the budget.

High-flying Right-Wing Anti-Sanctions FPÖ gains ground in Austrian state elections as popularity continues to surge

In Austria, the FPÖ party has campaigned against anti-Russian sanctions, Covid-19 lockdowns, and mass immigration. On the other hand, the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) did manage to hang on to the regional parliament in Austria’s southern state of Carinthia, but the country’s high-flying FPÖ opposition party gained ground as its popularity continued to rise in Sunday’s election.

Woke Ladybird Children’s Book thought about the political correctness of the heroes of fairy tales

In classic fairy tales, there is not enough diversity in characters: the main characters are blue-eyed and fair-haired, the villains are old, love happens at first sight, and the princess, when she sees the prince, immediately takes him for a man and refers to him with a masculine pronoun. According to the Daily Mail, this worries experts at Ladybird Books, who have decided to rewrite fairy tales in the spirit of modern trends.