Universal credit: how to claim, and how much you will receive by Miles Brignall

Coronavirus lay-offs have forced many people to embark on their first ever benefits claim. Here’s what you need to know Workers laid off due to the coronavirus crisis and applying for universal credit for the first time may be surprised to learn how little it pays and how difficult the process can be. That was …

Docs: Navarro memos warning mass death circulated West Wing in January by Jonathan Swan, Margaret Talev

Image from a memo to President Trump In late January, President Trump's economic adviser Peter Navarro warned his White House colleagues the novel coronavirus could take more than half a million American lives and cost close to $6 trillion, according to memos obtained by Axios. • By late February, Navarro was even more alarmed, and …

The worst president. Ever. By Max Boot

President Trump in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 3. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Until now, I have generally been reluctant to label Donald Trump the worst president in U.S. history. As a historian, I know how important it is to allow the passage of time to gain …

5G and Coronavirus – Science and Voodoo

There have been reports of  people who think 5G mobile networks have caused the coronavirus outbreak. Dr Simon Clarke, Associate Professor in Cellular Microbiology, University of Reading, said: “The idea that COVID19 is caused by 5G mobile phone signals is complete rubbish.  This is a disease which numerous doctors and scientists around the world have …

COVID-19: Curtailing government officials’ appetite for luxury amid dwindling revenue

In this article, FEMI MAKINDE examines the crash in the price of crude oil and the need for government officials at all levels to cut costs of governance and stop extravagant lifestyles for the nation to stay afloat in the face of economic turbulence ahead The steady crash of oil price as a result of …