“How China tried to suppress the lab leak investigation” – “What is becoming increasingly clear is that the dismissal of the lab leak theory back in March 2020 was a huge mistake,” writes James Forsyth in the Spectator.
“Science journals have been corrupted by China” – “Nine months ago, the scientific establishment’s determined efforts to stifle debate on the origins of the pandemic began to crumble,” writes Ian Birrell in UnHerd.
“Why vaccine passports are pointless” – “If both classes of citizen still get and spread the virus, vaccination is not an act of noble altruism but a pursuit of individual self-interest,” writes Lionel Shriver in the Spectator.
“Freedom Day? No, we risk surrendering our liberty ” – For a nation that reveres liberty, we have been remarkably relaxed at surrendering it. And even gone beyond what’s demanded of us, writes John Humphrys in the Mail.
“The dishonesty of the political class” – “Right now in Australia much of the press and nearly all of the politicians are in the business of scaring people senseless, with claims that cannot be cashed out,” writes James Allan in the Spectator Australia.
“What else might our governments lock us down for?” – According to our politicians and poohbahs of public health, Australians will all be subject to some form of house arrest until 80% of us are vaccinated. But what if this is all for nothing, asks Stephen Spartacus in the Spectator Australia.
“Vaccination certificates: an idea whose time must never come” – We should embrace personal choice and individual responsibility as the core elements of Covid risk management as we all learn to live with it as individuals and a nation, writes Ramesh Thakur in the Spectator Australia.
“#23 Cock-up, Conspiracy or Murmuration?” – “We all know that we should not idly nod along with the groupthink but being human, and lazy, we may forget,” writes Dr Hugh Willbourn.
“C-19 Pandemia: Quo vadis, homo SAPIENS?” – “Mass vaccination in the middle of a pandemic is prone to promoting selection and adaptation of immune escape variants,” writes GeertVandenBossche in TrialSite.
“Authors must stand up to the language police” – The cancelling of writers who use phrases like “chocolate-coloured skin” will only spiral if we appease the purity zealots, writes Lionel Shriver in the Times.
'If you were a cheerleader for these unproven, experimental measures, this is your legacy'
Mark Dolan has his say after a troubling Guardian story unearthed an 'explosion' of child abuse and neglect during lockdown. pic.twitter.com/BmV5KMPgsW
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