Soaring oil prices, energy and food crises on the horizon… is it possible the REAL target of this economic war is us? By Kit Knightly | OffGuardian | March 30, 2022 The first tweet I saw when I checked my timeline this morning was from foreign policy analyst Clint Ehlirch, pointing out that the Russian […]
Samizdat | March 30, 2022 The UK prime minister’s spokesman said on Wednesday the nation would not pay for Russian gas in rubles as Moscow demands. London is liaising with British companies who might be concerned about the issue or its impact on industries and manufacturers across Europe, he added. The statement comes as the … … Continue reading →
By Tyler Durden | Zero Hedge | March 30, 2022 Now that Moscow has doubled down on its demands that its European “partners” pay for its oil and gas in rubles instead of euros (which, as the bloc already demonstrated, can be easily confiscated in the name of “sanctions”), the German government is digging in its […]
Samizdat | March 28, 2022 The Group of Seven major economies have collectively agreed to reject Moscow’s demand to pay for energy imports from Russia in rubles, according to German Energy Minister Robert Habeck. “All G7 ministers agreed completely that this [would be] a one-sided and clear breach of the existing contracts,” Habeck told journalists […]
Samizdat | March 27, 2022 More than 67% of UK residents expect problems paying bills for heating and electricity, according to the latest poll carried out by Techne, a London-based market and data research company. The survey, reported by the Sunday Express on Saturday, shows that the cost of living is the top concern for […]
By James Rogers | TCW Defending Freedom | March 26, 2022 PATRICK Benham-Crosswell’s excellent article in TCW on Thursday stimulated a need to consolidate a few thoughts. The concept of ‘man-made climate change’ has always been a complete falsehood. I used to think it was a simple scam that enabled governments to raise taxes and levies […]
By Richie Allen | March 24, 2022 Sadiq Khan has urged Londoners not to exercise outside because warm weather in Europe is leading to high pollution levels in the capital. According to The Telegraph : As temperatures reached 20C in the capital on Wednesday, older people and those with heart and lung problems were told […]
BY M. K. BHADRAKUMAR | INDIAN PUNCHLINE | MARCH 23, 2022 An extraordinary week has passed for the Modi government’s dalliance with the Quad. Call it a defining moment, a turning point or even an inflection point — it has elements of all three. The last week saw a 2-day visit to Delhi by Japanese […]
By Paul Homewood | Not A Lot Of People Know That | March 13, 2022 This single chart from the US EIA explains just why oil prices are shooting up there: https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/production/ The oil boom initiated by Trump saw crude oil output increase by a half between 2016 and 2019. Output naturally collapsed in early […]
By Vijay Jayaraj | American Thinker | March 13, 2022 The fighting in Ukraine has intensified with Russian forces showing no signs of retreating and residents are fleeing cities. What does this have to do with the lives of billions of people living far away from the war? Oil price increases. The conflict has caused an […]
