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The Internet Is Next The war on truth in the race toward tyranny across the west. Good Citizen The famous phrase about truth as the first casualty of war is everywhere these days if only because the people recognize the truth is often nowhere. There are variations of this saying, and this one on populism is appropriate given the past decade of rising animosity to elites and global management. Truth is not the first casualty of war alone: it is the first casualty of populism. — Theodore Dalrymple You’ve heard the term “if it’s free you are the  product ”? Well, that’s always been a quaint yet silly advertising slogan for our collective malaise with our digital world. The implication being if it’s free, you will be paying for it in may other ways that you cannot see. A more appropriate and honest slogan would be: “You are and always have been the  target .” Your body, your mind, your mental state, your political beliefs, your private and public habits, your DNA (the past two years) and n

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Rooted in nonsense: The great tree-planting ‘save the planet’ con  By Philip Walling IN November last year, the  Northumberland Woodland Creation Partnership  launched its great plan to plant millions of trees across the county by 2030.   This is part of the eco green deal which the Government is bribing farmers and landowners and deceiving the public into accepting. Its proponents have come up with the catchy mantra ‘planting the right tree in the right place for the right reasons’.   So what are the ‘right reasons’? Northumberland County Council leader Glen Sanderson gave a speech at the launch of this scheme in which he said the reasons for planting trees are ‘to tackle the big challenges facing society, such as climate change and biodiversity decline, while promoting health and wellbeing and supporting a thriving local economy’.  Councillor Sanderson didn’t mention the primary reason for the state promoting and paying for (through grants) the planting of new woodlands – their value