NEIL OLIVER'S MONOLOGUE 26.02.22

"I don't know what's happening in Ukraine" is a bold admission as the Coast Guy embarks on his latest GB News monologue - on Ukraine.  "Truth is rarer than gold" he declares and notes a total lack of trust surrounding the war, from the mainstream media to the leaders of both Russia and the West.  He goes on to question the nature of our own democracies and the sinister direction in which they appear to be heading.

From critical race theory to Trudeau's tyranny, the West's double standards are shocking and Neil eviscerates them one by one...

THE WEEK IN CARTOONS 20-26 FEB 2022

20.02.22 - Hajo, Cartoon Movement

20.02.22 - Ben Garrison, Grrr Graphics

20.02.22 - Elad Shmueli, Instagram

21.02.22 - AF Branco, Legal Insurrection

21.02.22 - Patrick Blower, Daily Telegraph

21.02.22 - Vasco Gargalo, Cartoon Movement

22.02.22 - Christian Adams, Evening Standard

22.02.22 - Patrick Cross, Twitter

22.02.22 - Bob Moran, Twitter

23.02.22 - Bob Moran, Twitter

23.02.22 - Guy Venables, Metro

23.02.22 - Peter Schrank, Encompass

24.02.22 - Christian Adams, Evening Standard

24.02.22 - Dick Wright, Cagle Cartoons

24.02.22 - Patrick Blower, Daily Telegraph

24.02.22 - Steven Camley, Herald

24.02.22 - Ruben Oppenheimer, Twitter

25.02.22 - Bob Moran, Twitter

25.02.22 - Elad Shmueli, Instagram

25.02.22 - Matt Pritchett, Daily Telegraph

26.02.22 - Bill Bramhall, New York Daily News

26.02.22 - Matt Pritchett, Daily Telegraph

26.02.22 - Mike Peters, Dayton Daily News

26.02.22 - Ben Garrison, Grrr Graphics

26.02.22 - Patrick Cross, Twitter

COUNCIL BY-ELECTIONS 24.02.22

Six by-elections this week, five of which were Conservative defences.  In a somewhat uneventful night the Tories held all five, albeit with mostly reduced vote shares.  The appearance of new parties in those wards contributed to the decline in their vote, with the exception of Aveland in Lincolnshire.  That seat was not contested at all in 2019 as the Conservative candidate was elected unopposed.

A free-for-all in County Durham was triggered by the death of an independent councillor.  Labour took that seat with some ease, despite a crowded field of newcomers.

St Peter's, Castle Point Borough Council

Con: 502 (44.9%) -30.3%

Ind: 439 (39.2%) New

Lab: 178 (15.9%) -8.9%

Con HOLD

Ferryhill, Durham County Council

Lab: 876 (41.3%) +6.4%

Ind: 528 (24.9%) New

Con: 348 (16.4%) -11.9%

Ind: 166 (7.8%) New

Grn: 165 (7.8%) New

Freedom: 28 (1.3%) New

LDem: 9 (0.4%) New

Lab GAIN from Ind

Colsterworth Rural, Lincolnshire County Council

Con: 986 (59.6%) -17.1%

LDem: 277 (16.8%) New

Lab: 269 (16.3%) -6.9%

Grn: 121 (7.3%) New

Con HOLD

Wickham Bishops & Woodham, Maldon District Council

Con: 361 (54.0%) -10.6%

Ind: 161 (24.1%) +3.0%

LDem: 80 (12.0%) New

Lab: 66 (9.9%) -4.4%

Con HOLD

Aveland, South Kesteven District Council

Con: 373 (72.4%)

Lab: 142 (27.6%)

Con HOLD

Isaac Newton, South Kesteven District Council

Con: 412 (51.8%) -23.5%

Ind: 165 (20.7%) New

Lab: 147 (18.5%) -6.3%

Grn: 72 (9.0%) New

Con HOLD

Abbreviations

Con = Conservative

Lab = Labour

Grn = Green

Freedom = Freedom Alliance

LDem = Liberal Democrat

Ind = Independents

PRIME MINISTER'S QUESTIONS 23.02.22

Watch here from noon.

NEIL OLIVER'S MONOLOGUE 19.02.22

In his latest searing monologue on GB News, Neil Oliver takes aim at big pharma and the governments around the world who have licenced and - in many cases - mandated their highly dubious products.  The ongoing conspiracy to withhold information about the harms that these vaccines are doing means such states are complicit in many thousands of deaths, particularly among young and healthy people who did not require the vaccines in the first place.

Justin Trudeau's ascent to outright tyranny also draws condemnation from our libertarian hero: "Governments ought to fear the power - the righteous power - of their people".  Hear, hear.

Click below for the ten minute piece, but note the subtle cut near the beginning - even GB News has to self-censor its presenters in order to put their videos on social media, that belonging to big tech anyway.

KHAN'S BARE-FACED FREEBIES

Sadiq Khan has been criticised for face mask hypocrisy - again.  Angry Twitter users shared still images of bare-faced Khan in the crowd of a boxing match over the weekend (see below).  This was despite his supposed commitment to mask mandates and his decree that travellers in London remain muzzled on public transport.

Khan was at the welterweight clash in Manchester as a guest of fighter Amir Khan (no relation).  Amir was obliterated by his opponent Kell Brook (not a girl, despite the name) and the fight was stopped in the sixth round.  The mayor had earlier attended a Liverpool football match as a 'guest', so he presumably did not pay for that either.  Khan is paid almost as much as the Prime Minister, but the Daily Mail reports that he has claimed around £17,000 worth of free tickets for events in the past six months.

Wonder at how many of these events - if any - he bothered to don one of his beloved face masks?

THE WEEK IN CARTOONS 13-19 FEB 2022

13.02.22 - Morten Morland, Sunday Times

14.02.22 - Christian Adams, Evening Standard

14.02.22 - Pete Songi, Twitter

14.02.22 - Patrick Blower, Daily Telegraph

14.02.22 - Steve Bright, The Sun

15.02.22 - Ben Garrison, Grrr Graphics

15.02.22 - Tom Stiglich, Twitter

15.02.22 - Ron McGeary, Twitter

16.02.22 - Martin Rowson, Guardian

15.02.22 - Morten Morland, The Times

16.02.22 - Matt Pritchett, Daily Telegraph

17.02.22 - Dick Wright, Counterpoint

17.02.22 - Ben Garrison, Grrr Graphics

17.02.22 - Patrick Blower, Daily Telegraph

17.02.22 - Peter Brookes, The Times

18.02.22 - Matt Pritchett, Daily Telegraph

18.02.22 - Dave Brown, Independent

18.02.22 - Patrick Cross, Twitter

18.02.22 - Bob Moran, Twitter

19.02.22 - Tom Stiglich, Twitter

19.02.22 - Ben Garrison, Grrr Graphics

19.02.22 - Matt Pritchett, Daily Telegraph

19.02.22 - Wilbur Dawbarn, Spectator

19.02.22 - Dave Brown, Independent