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Why Did Johnson Cancel Christmas in an “Inhuman” Last Minute Decision? – TLDR News
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Yesterday in a seemingly last-minute decision, Johnson decided to ‘cancel’ Christmas for around 20 million Brits, limiting Christmas for millions more. So in this video, we discuss what led him to this decision and why despite mounting pressure the call wasn’t made sooner.
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FT Argentina Angered By Prospect of Oil Boom in Falklands
https://www.ft.com/content/ce25f41d-49e2-42e3-956e-dab0de9301e4?syn-25a6b1a6=1
The Times Drilling to go Ahead at Sea Lion Oilfield
https://www.thetimes.com/business/companies-markets/article/drilling-confirmed-sea-lion-oil-field-rockhopper-falklands-5nz8npwpw
The Times Falkland Islands $4bn Oil Bonanza
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/falkland-islands-4bn-boost-oilfield-go-ahead-6crtkvqzk
Yahoo Finance The Falklands are Turning into a Mini Dubai
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/falklands-quietly-turning-next-dubai-180437990.html
BBC News Quick Guide: The Falklands Economy
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/07/in_pictures_the_falklands_economy/print.stm
0:00 How the Falklands are Becoming a Petrostate
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Telegraph Farage By-Election Gamble Turns to Farce
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/07/07/farage-resigns-but-by-election-gamble-turns-to-farce/
BBC News Farage’s Political Rivals Rule Out Standing in Clacton
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjdg4y3g0z7o
The Guardian Political Rivals Vow to Boycott By-Election
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/07/nigel-farage-quits-as-mp-amid-scrunity-over-finances-clacton-reform
Politics Home Labour and Tories Refuse to Field Candidates
https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/labour-tories-refuse-stand-candidates-clacton-byelection
Politico Badenoch Says Farage Cracking Under the Pressure
https://www.politico.eu/article/kemi-badenoch-nigel-farage-pressure-by-election/
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@Paulzy3
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
For centry English people wherentold what to do and now you want them to make decision for themself, go luck
@brunodacruz5402
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
The government needs to be proactive .
@simrethdhingra4409
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
11:30 YES THANK YOU YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@dannybartlett4225
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
Because Boris is a legend and will be in power for a long time the amount of work his done since being in power is unreal well done that man.
@raphaelnikolaus0486
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
A bit more news (videos) from Scotland would be interesting, I think. (Maybe on a new channel, TLDR News Scotland?)
@TheChaosFactory1
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
Spot on to call people out for being selfish.
@denniss4609
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
The virus is changing by the minute, mutating, changing to different variants etc. This can only be a reaction by the government NOT a proaction since it is scientific based from testing. Therefore , there is no such thing as last minute.
@michaelbritain5546
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
You can't do right for doing wrong for the British public, as an NHS worker the Hospitals are now at breaking point, just a little push and they're over the edge…
@infernox1099
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
As a UK citizen, I can confirm that I shall not be spreading the virus in the UK at all, as I am all alone in my apartment, having basically no trips outside other than the very occasional shopping trip all the way in my place in Lithuania because you gotta love leaving the country before the virus was big and staying safe in a foreign country.
@beachboy0505
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
This is nonsense news.
Johnson is trying his best.
@roberthasplund
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
IF the new strain spreads 70% more easily the following are the consequences:
1. If you would be at an R-value of 1, meaning the spred is continuing at a constant pace with the current restrictions. If, then, the new strain takes over you would have to limit your contacts with others by 40% just to get back to R=1.
2. If the old strain needed 2/3 of the population vaccinated to achieve herd immunity, the new strain needs 80-85%.
@brushylake4606
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
Obviously, lockdowns don't work. If they did, the UK and other nations with severe lockdown policies should be fine by now.
I just think God that your forebears had more guts than you. All this for an infection that has well over a 99% survival rate. I guess Agincourt and Dunkirk are well and truly history.
@diariesofacoronavirologist7608
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
Well said at the end, brilliantly articulated! Here here!
@octopi3018
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
It seems to me that they tried to hold off on announcing new restrictions as long as possible because they knew that "cancelling" Christmas would be unpopular with the brainless mob that just wants to take the risk and see their families. But the new strain accelerated to a point where they had to make a move. So now they catch flak for making a last minute decision. Politics is really an art of treading the thin line between sides.
@adamdavenport8009
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
Tyranny kills more people than Covid EVER will.
@anthonywilliams379
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
To be fair To Boris, he's between a rock and a hard place, after all the BLM Riots and the like breaching lockdown where the media and police did nothing about it (until counter demonstrators showed up to protect the war memorials from the rioters…..because they couldn't be having that now could they?) He's got no chance of expecting people to keep away from their families over christmas, I've not been anywhere since Friday besides a covid test Tuesday that was negative that was only taken because they're offering mass symptomless testing here, no-one in my family has symptoms and we've got the most part not been anywhere with large groups of people and always with masks on in the few instances of going out such as the covid test or the shopping, so what's the problem with my family meeting up at christmas? No-one would be going anywhere they could pass it on until after the new year anyway so any risk involved would only be on those family present anyway.
The real truth is they don't want people traveling for christmas, that is reasonable, but forcing people that live up the road from each other from distancing at Christmas when they're already isolated for most of a week without symptoms is silly
@cylonsteve2511
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
Boris calls Starmer "Captain Hindsight".
Well, seems like he actually had great foresight whilst Boris had no sight or sense. How much unnecessary blood is on this blunderers hands?! I wonder if this is why Dominic Cummins decided to jump ship too?
@janebaker966
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
Jackanory,jackanory. Be afraid,dont go out because a lion is in the streets. Who believes this garbage.
@antonysteel8061
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
No bias in your headline then
@SamElliott1997
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
Loving the message at the end, good on your TLDR!
@khalidusman1299
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
The same thing happen to eid for Muslim but don’t worry changing/stopping eid is evil
@wormmanhero94
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
I have to wonder whether Matt Hancock has blamed this new strain for all the extra cases as a cheeky get out of jail free card, rather than admit London should have been in tier 3 along with the other major cities. It would be interesting if we could get data on the impact of their lesser restrictions compared to the impact of this new strain. As I understand it, London was allowed to stay in tier 2 because they have more hospital capacity. Not because they had lower cases.
@alexanderballa6152
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
That one guy in the back of the first clip lol
@rumanabegum5922
December 29, 2023 at 10:39 pm
Just make santa president and everything will be fixed this christmas