The UN and WHO have warned the global community "hoarding" will be to the detriment of all in combatting a pandemic. It has fallen a deaf ears on the many. It has become a political tool. The invisible small "China" virus played a substantial role in the defeat of the former US president running a gambit with family and old friends. His impeachment was long written in the stars.

With the slogans of "America First!" trumpeted by the UK Brexiteers of "Britain First!" was no surprise. Both leaders were strong voices for "herd immunity" and let the epidemic rage. After the initial gross failure in choice between health and the economy, the deaths became an insurmountable burden. Both are leading the world in deaths per capita. An issue of NI protocol or invoking Art. 16 is such a non-issue used to deflect.

I think the blunder made by the EU Commission with leadership of German ex-minister of Defense is just unforgiveable. Haste is no excuse for precise handling of an issue. Handing such a gift to trade foe Boris Johnson is reckless.

No words in defense can offset the media frenzy of British tabloids. A few days of EU bashing is food for the soul.

The AstraZenica vaccine still has not been approved by the American FDA for emergency use. Trump and his Covid-19 Czar had placed a 1.2bn bet on Oxford and AstraZenica in Project Warp Speed. This effort has brought promise in the vaccination to solve a rampant pandemic. By the way, the South Eastern Asian nations had a better policy of mitigation. So did Australia and New Zealand.

Boris Johnson and the UK are in a more isolated place than ever. Brexit never was about long term gain, short term we needed to gain political power and got the deceat funded by some wealthy donors. The West is very fortunate to have replaced Trump in an honest election to detriment of populist leaders like Boris Johnson, Mark Rutte, Brazil's Bolsonaro and Israel's Netanyahu.

Can't discount the task of rightwing media since the Second World War and the role of the intelligence community ...

American Free Press and the Mockingbird Syndrome

Britain's use of militarized war propaganda tools ...

Hybrid Warfare: Statecraft Integrity Initiative

Once the Tory propaganda machine is running full speed, words make no difference.