Mallen Baker: Faultlines

As Boris Johnson falters, momentum is growing for a new populist campaign to bring down net zero with him - and Nigel Farage thinks he might be just the man for the job. President Biden’s administration is under fire for allegedly trying to push its ideology into institutions it doesn’t belong. And from Canada truckers to Austria protestors, the fallout from attempted vaccine mandates continues. S...

The Tory civil war to take out Boris Johnson goes up a gear, but he plans to fight to the end. Joe Biden’s voting reform bill fails as predicted and he suggests the next election will be stolen as a result, and Joe Biden also alarms Ukraine by suggesting that a minor invasion by Russia might be sort-of OK. Support this channel! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show covers news, cur...

In this news roundup of the week, President Biden talked about Trump’s threat to democracy while his supporters care more about whether their kids are in school, another UK jury acquits campaigners in spite of the facts of their guilt not being in dispute, and the standoff between tennis number one Novak Djokovic and the Australian government continues. Support this channel! https://patreon.com/ma...

In this news round-up of the week, continuing good news on omicron fails to stem the tide of policy chaos and disarray, Germany shuts down three of its nuclear power plants making it more dependent on fossil fuels, and America counts the cost of defunding the police in 2021. Support this channel! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show covers news, current affairs, science and politi...

The threat of new restrictions in England recede in the face of the latest scientific studies into Omicron, the scientific advisors on both sides of the channel come under unprecedented attack for breach of trust, and the Christmas spirit of peace and unity unexpectedly descends upon Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Support this channel! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show covers news...

In this week’s round-up of the news, Boris Johnson gets battered from all signs as people demand a return to competent government, the Omicron variant continues to be labelled as a major health emergency but the public are not convinced, the cost of lockdown policies continue to be felt as inflation surges on both sides of the Atlantic, and the EU is riven by internal divisions over nuclear power....

The UK government continues to suffer the death of a thousand self-inflicted wounds, the evidence seems to be growing that the Omicron variant causes mostly mild disease but the government is still panicking and talking about masses of deaths, and Jussie Smollett is found guilty of stoking up racial tension in the name of his career Support this channel! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen...

Germany locks down the unvaccinated and signals a vote on mandatory vaccination. The Womens Tennis Association cancels all events in China over missing Peng Shuai. And the US Supreme Court starts the process of the overthrow of Roe v Wade. Support this channel! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show covers news, current affairs, science and politics. It aims to be independent, fact-...

In this week’s news roundup, a new Covid-19 variant in Africa is causing enough concern that the UK is banning flights from affected countries. Germany forms a new coalition government and it’s remarkably woke, but can it last? And UK prime minister Boris Johnson has problems of his own as internal dissatisfaction with his leadership spills into the open. Support this channel! https://patreon.com/...

Europe joins Biden’s America in using the power of the law against the unvaccinated. The world of women’s tennis refuses to bend to China’s will in defence of missing tennis champion Peng Shuai. And the Biden relationship with Kamala Harris becomes the source of intense speculation. Support this channel! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show covers news, current affairs, science an...

COP26 is almost finished – what did it actually achieve? The UK and the US have declining covid cases but are contemplating vaccine mandates anyway. And Chinese premier Xi Jinping takes another step towards becoming ruler for life. Support this channel! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show covers news, current affairs, science and politics. It aims to be independent, fact-focused...

The Boris Johnson government grapples with the consequences of its apparent incompetence in the fall-out over sleaze. The Biden administration grapples with the consequences of Democrats political radicalism in the wake of this week’s elections. And the COP26 conference actually surprises all of us by achieving more – on paper at least – than we expected. Support this channel! https://patreon.com/...

Support this channel! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show covers news, current affairs, science and politics. It aims to be independent, fact-focused and non-ideological. A rational and reasoned approach to some of the difficult issues of our time, including climate change, the Covid pandemic, and how we can best survive and thrive in the modern world. You can also find videos at...

In this news roundup of the week, the UK government is fighting calls to bring back Covid restrictions as cases increase. Boris Johnson launched the long-awaited net zero strategy creating a heated debate about cost. And the EU’s constitutional bust-up with Poland threatens to bring the whole structure tumbling down. Support this channel! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show cover...

The former chief software officer of the US Defence Department declares that China has won the race for AI supremacy and is assured of future world domination. The world continues to grapple with the energy crisis confronting leaders with the choices they’d hoped to avoid. And Google announces a crackdown on YouTube content that denies the reality of climate change. Support this channel! https://p...

The UK faces a winter of discontent as everything seemingly falls apart at once. Some significant new promises are made in advance of the COP26 climate conference. And the US and China promise not to go into a cold war while continuing to behave like they’re in a cold war. Support this channel! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show covers news, current affairs, science and politics...

A new defence pact against the growing influence of China receives a furious response. America ponders whether a top general committed treason in an attempt to save it from Trump. And there are big political changes in the UK, but will they deliver the bit that really matters? Support this channel! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show covers news, current affairs, science and poli...

President Biden announces it’s time to blame the unvaccinated and mandate them into compliance. China says ‘no’ to pressure on climate change. And the Taliban are rebuked by the EU for being insufficiently inclusive. Support this channel! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show covers news, current affairs, science and politics. It aims to be independent, fact-focused and non-ideolog...

Europe and the US are all focused on booster shots for the vaccine, in the face of significant criticism. Joe Biden announces America will focus on its interests first and foremost, and it immediately descends into another bitterly fought battle over abortion. Support this channel! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show covers news, current affairs, science and politics. It aims to...

The retreat from Afghanistan takes an extremely grim turn, with consequences being felt across the world. Excess deaths and supply chain chaos are evident as the consequences of Covid lockdowns continue to emerge. And Joe Biden’s 3 month inquiry into the origins of Covid is reportedly over. Support this channel! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show covers news, current affairs, sc...

President Biden’s withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan has been condemned across the world as catastrophic and incompetent, horrifying America’s allies and delighting its enemies. The UK has launched its hydrogen strategy, and the SNP in Scotland say they want to make their emergency Covid powers permanent. Support this channel! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show covers news, c...

Hard questions are finally starting to be asked about what will be the real cost of net zero carbon by 2050. President Biden infuriates his environmentalist base by asking Opec for more oil. And there are new developments on both the Covid origins question, and on the fights over Ivermectin. Support this channel! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show covers news, current affairs, s...

Support this channel! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show covers news, current affairs, science and politics. It aims to be independent, fact-focused and non-ideological. A rational and reasoned approach to some of the difficult issues of our time, including climate change, the Covid pandemic, and how we can best survive and thrive in the modern world. You can also find videos at...

Governments are upping the pressure on the unvaccinated. The true costs of net zero carbon policies begin to emerge. And a lot of people who should know better talk nonsense about climate change. Support this channel on Patreon https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show covers news, current affairs, science and politics. It aims to be independent, fact-focused and non-ideological. A rat...

In the UK, the pingdemic is bringing the country to its knees in ways that Covid-19 never managed. China is taking a battering from both world opinion and the weather. And the scale of technological capability in spying on people has been dramatically exposed. Support this podcast https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show covers news, current affairs, science and politics. It aims to b...