“A Tragedy:” Brits Face Worsening Cost-Of-Living Crisis As Power Bills Expected To Top $5,000
By Tyler Durden As power bills are expected to jump to record highs this winter, UK households will struggle with a worsening cost-of-living crisis. A…
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“Revolution Has Begun”: 75,000 Brits To Stop Paying Power Bills Amid Inflation Storm
By Tyler Durden The resistance is growing as more than 75,000 irritated people in the UK have pledged not to pay their electricity bill this…
The UK Online Safety Bill Attacks Free Speech and Encryption
By Joe Mullin The UK government has had more than a year to revise its Online Safety Bill into a proposal that wouldn’t harm users’…
ULEZ: The UK is Charging People for the Sin of Driving
By Keean Bexte London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, is enforcing and plans to extend an “Ultra Low Emissions Zone” (ULEZ) to encompass the entire city, which…
Soccer Club Pilots “Smart Scarf” to Collect Fans’ Physiological Data and “emotional arousal”
By B.N. Frank Wireless aka “Smart” wearables collect data on wearers, hence they are privacy invasive. If you’re not concerned about your privacy, some wireless…
UK Plans Facial Recognition Border Screening as Part of “Permission to Travel” Scheme
By Alex Perala “The system will be based on facial recognition, and is aimed at enabling contactless border screening.” The United Kingdom is getting ready…
London Power Prices Spike 5,000%, Relies On Belgium To Thwart Rolling Blackout
By Tyler Durden London’s power grid was pushed to the brink of failure following last week’s record-breaking heatwave. Javier Blas, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering energy and…
“Utterly Useless”: Millions of Smart Meters Reporting Inaccurate Readings (UK)
By B.N. Frank Opposition to costly, privacy invasive, unreliable, and unsafe “Smart” Meters (electric, gas, and water) has been ongoing worldwide since utilities first started…
Surveillance State Watch: British Police Deploy Live Facial and License Plate Recognition
By Jesse Smith The surveillance state continues to expand with British police conducting live facial and license plate recognition operations in busy public spaces hoping…
UK Online Safety Bill Temporarily Defeated, Put On Hold Until Fall
By Toby Young The news was so good I didn’t believe it at first, like being told you’ve just won the lottery. A tweet appeared…
New Dystopian Law Would Give All UK Social Media Users a “Truth Score”
By Paul Joseph Watson In another manifestation of the onerous ‘social credit score’ system, an amendment to a bill in the UK would mandate all…
UK Military Begins Training 10,000 Ukrainians On British Soil Amid Calls For “Insurgency”
By Tyler Durden The UK has confirmed the start of a new program to train thousands Ukrainian soldiers on its soil, which is to last…
British Airways Cuts 10,300 More Flights Through Summer
By Tyler Durden It will be a messy time for flying around Europe as British Airways announced it would cut another 10,300 short-haul flights through…
Boris Johnson Resigns As Prime Minister After Government Collapses
By Tyler Durden Update (7:40am ET): It’s official – Boris Johnson announced his resignation as prime minister but defied pressure to step down immediately, insisting…