Northern Italy gives Rome the Finger
The northern Italian region of Valle d’Aosta has defied coronavirus restrictions imposed by the central government, instead declaring itself a ‘yellow zone’ and reopening restaurants, bars, shops, and businesses.
Close Parliaments not Businesses
It is bizarre beyond words that crowded parliament that produces nothing but hot air function whilst the detritus within such walls kneel on the throats of European small businesses, allowing only the super-rich corporations to carry on as normal.
Children Ripping Bags for Food during Lockdown Lunacy
The poorest communities in Conservative-ruled Britain have been hit hardest during the Covid-19 pandemic. BBC analysis shows the death rate from all causes between April and June this year in the most deprived areas was nearly double that of deaths in the least deprived parts of England.
After living in shed, 8-year-old earns enough to get family a home
East LA family moves from shed to apartment, thanks to money from 8-year-old son’s plant business.
Brussels get that Sinking Feeling
The €750 billion bribe based on the European Union’s 27 member states conforming to the demand that they ‘take the knee’ and accept increased quotas of migrants has been rejected by Hungary and Poland.
The Survivor’s Manual
As the lockdown is removed crisis payments by autocratic regimes will cease. However, the jobs lost will stay lost. As the government grapples with the challenge of an exit strategy from lockdown, many people are anxious about a looming financial cliff edge. What happens when the package of measures to support wages and reduce the burden of household bills comes to an end?
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