(this article was originally published on 3 June 2020; this is an updated version of the article, last updated on 11 June 2020) On 17 April 2020, we wrote [1, 2] that China was waging fifth generation warfare against the…
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A review of the Ferguson code review
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Recently, Toby Young, on his Lockdown Sceptics blog, published a code review of Neil Ferguson’s epidemiological model of SARS-2, written by an author writing under the pseudonym Sue Denim [1,2]. We express here some of our reservations about this review.…
Our leaders fiddle while China wages war on us and takes over the world
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(this article was originally published here on the Unity News Network site on 17 April 2020; this is an updated version of the article, last updated on 8 May 2020) Abstract The conclusions of this article are: The Wuhan SARS-2…
Renewables: the answer to Sark’s electricity price problem?
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It has been suggested that the reason, or one of the reasons, electricity on Sark is expensive is because ‘expensive’ and ‘dirty’ fossil fuels are used to generate it, and everything would be hunky-dory if only we used the ‘cheaper’…
Wind turbines on Sark?
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It has been suggested that “renewables” are the way to reduce the cost of electricity on Sark. How does this claim stack up?Well, first of all, you may wish to ask yourself how “renewables” do in cost terms elsewhere where…
The MoJ Letter
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In the recent letter from the Ministry of Justice to Sark, the following words are worthy of particular attention: “I turn now to the important issue of the future shape and size of Chief Pleas … You may, for example,…
Soul Searching, Chief Pleas Style
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On 28 April, all Sark residents received a questionnaire from the Reform Law (Good Governance) Policy Development Team of Chief Pleas. “Since 2008 fewer qualified Sark residents have stood at each successive election,” the form writes. How can we get…
The Royal Commission
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On 20 November, Guernsey Press reported 22 high-profile Channel Islanders observing the inconvenient truth that Sark is having problems, wondering where these come from, whether these problems have built up over a generation or so and calling for a Royal…
More on Sark’s Cancers
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Dear Editor, I had thought that Sark would have a low cancer rate because of its location in the middle of the sea & as it has no traffic fumes from cars. However, I have since been told that Sark…
MoJ’s 5 Year Economic Plan for Sark
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Ronald Reagan once said “Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.” Reagan’s America never had…