Day: 2 September 2021

A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.

Professor Sunetra Gupta has written a strong critique of plans to roll out booster Covid vaccines, saying that they could open the door to a "permanent state of lockdown" as we move from one booster campaign to the next.

Nicola Sturgeon’s plans to introduce vaccine passport checks at nightclubs and other ‘large venues’ are not going without criticism, both from opposition parties and from Scottish businesses. But will this be enough?

U.K. school closures lasted longer than in any other European country bar one, new analysis has found, with children here spending more than double the amount of time out of school than in 14 countries on the Continent.

We should rejoice at the pictures of Michael Gove enjoying himself on a night out in Aberdeen. It will make it that much harder for him to resume his advocacy of vaccine passports.

We're publishing a guest post on the Daily Sceptic today by a legal group offering to send an anonymous legal letter to your child's school if you're concerned about them being given a Covid vaccine without your consent.

The latest findings of UCL's CLoCk study into 'Long Covid' in children and young people have been published, and the lead author has been spinning them on the BBC.

A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.