Day: 21 July 2020

If Wearing a Face Mask Causes You Severe Distress, You Are Exempt A Lockdown Sceptic prepares for a trip to Sainsbury's next Thursday A reader has pointed out that the new Government guidance – "Face coverings: when to wear one and how to make your own" – includes a section entitled "Exemptions to wearing a face covering where they are mandated" that means lockdown sceptics don't have to wear one. Among the "legitimate reasons" not to wear a mask is "if putting on, wearing or removing a face covering will cause you severe distress". I don't know about you, but having to wear a nappy on my face when I go shopping will cause me severe distress. Problem solved. Heather Mac Donald's Wonderful Jeremiad If you think I'm a teensy teensy bit over-zealous in my opposition to the lockdown, you haven't read Heather Mac Donald. I've often flagged up the essays and articles of this arch-sceptic in the daily round-ups, but her latest fusillade – a lecture delivered at a Hillsdale College public symposium last month – is a thing of beauty. Here are a few paragraphs to give you a taster: The politicians’ ignorance about the complexity of economic life was stunning, as was their hypocrisy. To a person, every elected official, every public health expert, and every media ...