“The backlash against Boris’s ‘lockdown by stealth’ begins” – Boris Johnson is facing a mounting backlash against a “lockdown by stealth”, MailOnline says, amid claims that millions could be told to self-isolate by the time the rule finally comes to an end on August 16th
“What happened to ‘irreversible’?” – Covid Recovery Group Chair Mark Harper MP pinpoints an item in a Government document released on Monday confirming the intention to renew Coronavirus Act powers through the Winter
“Follow the science – it’s time to unlock” – “It’s right that we end the COVID-19 lockdown on July 19th,” says the Spectator’s Kate Andrews, “given what the antibody and vaccine data is telling us”
“The new mask regime: a legal guide” – Barrister Steven Barrett warns readers of the Spectator that “just because the Government stops making mask wearing a legal requirement, that doesn’t mean that mask wearing stops being a legal requirement”
“Is Covid a danger to children?” – Sebastian Rushworth examines the Swedish data and finds that “Children are 500 times less likely to die of Covid than adults”
“Covid Vax, Kids & Consent: A Red line to the Rubicon” – The Covid Physicians sets out the case against vaccinating children in an open letter addressed to the Prime Minister and other relevant ministers, officials and regulatory bodies
“Lockdown Effectiveness: Much More Than You Wanted To Know” – A deep-dive into the data from Scott Alexander on Astral Codex Ten, concluding that lockdown measures reduced the “R rate” but that “full-blown stay-at home orders were less important than targeted policies”
“Why won’t the Lancet admit it was wrong?” – Ian Birrell responds in UnHerd to the recent article by Peter Daszak and co. in the Lancet, defending their initial rubbishing of the lab-leak theory in February last year. Someone needs to tell the journal “the most basic tenet of crisis management: when in a hole, stop digging”
“Morrissey vs the New Normal” – The former Smiths frontman has a characteristically forthright take on lockdowns, reports Spiked. “The Government acts like Chinese emperors,” he says. “We will allow you to live as we do if you behave yourself”
“Why shouldn’t we ask scientists about their political beliefs?” – “You might debate whether this is relevant to the question of Covid restrictions in the UK,” writes Stuart Ritchie in CAPX, commenting on the Susan Michie/Richard Madeley row. “But to be so surprised that a journalist would be curious about such an unusual set of political views… is stupendously naïve”
“Bishop’s feeble welcome for freedom” – Julian Mann is unimpressed by the Bishop of London’s response to the return of hymn singing in places of worship. It reveals, he says in the Conservative Woman, “the deep spiritual malaise in the Church of England”
“Science does not tolerate dissent” – In the latest episode of Lockdown TV, Freddie Sayers speaks to author and biologist Rupert Sheldrake about the dogma of “scientism”. It is “nothing new”, says Sheldrake
“Covid masks forever, guys” – Comedian Andrew Lawrence with some advice for life beyond July 19th. Masks forever, and get vaccinated every week
“Dr. Michael Yeadon on the Awakening” – An interview with former Pfizer Vice-President and Chief Scientific Officer of Pfizer Dr. Michael Yeadon about PCR tests, vaccines and all things Covid on Awakening
“Germany eases travel restrictions” – Germany is easing entry restrictions for anyone travelling from Britain, Portugal, Russia, India and Nepal, Deutsche Welle reports. Travellers who can show that they have been vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 will no longer have to quarantine
“Eriksen’s cardiac arrest: ‘No comment’” – Danish soccer player Christian Eriksen collapsed and almost died while playing against Finland but neither he or his doctors have confirmed or denied his vaccination, the Swiss Doctor says. The CDC has “confirmed that mRNA Covid vaccines increase the risk of heart muscle inflammation”
“Tokyo Olympics set to be forced behind closed doors” – The Japanese Government is set to declare another state of emergency in Tokyo covering the duration of the Olympics, MailOnline reports, increasing the prospect of all spectators being banned. A decision is expected on Friday
“The facts on COVID-19 that politicians won’t tell you” – “The average age of COVID-19 deaths in Australia is 85 years,” says John Kehoe in the Financial Review. “Yet our scare-mongering politicians and bureaucrats have terrified millions of relatively healthy and non-elderly people to believe they are at serious risk”
“A Conversation on Monetary Policy During the Covid Era” – In the latest episode of AIER’s Authors Corner, Ethan Yang is joined by Dr. Tom Hogan to discuss the monetary response to COVID-19 – quantitative easing and low interest rates – and the idea that this can be continued
“Freedom Day has been delayed to August 16th” – “That’s the only way to read the Government’s maddening decision to force anyone who has come into contact with a Covid carrier to isolate for ten days,” says Dan Wootton
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