News Round-Up

“Scrap social distancing and see more patients, GPs will be told” – The Health Secretary is set to announce new measures to slash NHS bureaucracy and bring back face-to-face appointments, reports the Telegraph.
“Locking down sooner was not the answer” – There is no reason to believe that an earlier lockdown would have saved many lives, writes Andrew Lilico in Spiked.
“Covid, lockdown and the retreat of scientific debate” – “The error-strewn attacks in BMJ demonstrate what awaits academics who do challenge prevailing views,” writes Martin Kulldorff in the Spectator.
“Matt Hancock announces comeback as U.N. representative after stepping down as Health Secretary following affair” – The former Health Secretary will now be advising African nations on finance and climate change, four months after resigning from the Government, reports Sky News.
“Today, domestic vaccine passports have come into force across Wales” – Mark Harper MP says that vaccine passports continue to be pointless, damaging and discriminatory.
“Recent deaths in young people in England and Wales” – The mortality data for England and Wales from ONS from 1 May 2021 until 17 September 2021 shows a significant excess, particularly in the 15-19 year age group – here’s HART’s comment.
“New Year’s Eve firework display over Thames in London cancelled due to coronavirus” – The annual New Year’s Eve firework display over the River Thames in central London has been cancelled for a second year “because of Covid“, reports Sky News.
“Should We Criminalise Public Health Authorities, Politicians and Employers Who Spread Misinformation about Vaccine Mandates?” – “Intentionally misleading people by spreading misinformation about vital public health issues like vaccines can have serious consequences, and the public deserves to be protected from this sort of deliberate harm,” writes Dr. Ron Brown in TrialSite.
“Texas Governor Issues Executive Order Banning Vaccine Mandates by Any Entity” – Texas Govenor Greg Abbott has issued an executive order that bans vaccine mandates by any entity, including private employers, reports the Epoch Times.
“Stasi of the suburbs turn neighbours against each other as Aussie police spend months tracking down anti-lockdown protesters” – Months after an anti-lockdown protest, Australian police are using informers and Facebook posts to track down demonstrators accused of taking part in illegal gatherings opposed to draconian, state-imposed restrictions on freedom, reports Russia Today.
“Why have there been so few Covid deaths in Japan?” – “One of the biggest puzzles of the pandemic is why there have been so few Covid deaths in East Asia, and more specifically in Japan,” writes Noah Carl in his latest Substack update.
“Persona non Greta – not all Scots welcome COP26” – “COP26 has the look and feel of a religious rather than a scientific/political event, a ritual, rather than a meaningful forum,” writes Philip Patrick in CapX.
“Eco-activists rage at Insulate Britain in leaked messages” – “When even Extinction Rebellion are distancing themselves, you know you’ve got a problem,” writes ‘Steerpike’ in the Spectator.
“Britain’s energy vulnerability plays straight into China’s hands” – Transitioning to renewable energy is a noble objective, but policymakers must recognise that in the meantime, the lights must stay on, writes Iain Duncan Smith in the Telegraph.
“The Cathedral proscribes eco-blasphemy” – “The Cathedral (the Western establishment plus mega-corporations) has announced that eco-blasphemy is now grounds for excommunication,” writes Alexander Adams in Bournbrook Magazine.
“Sir Billy Connolly: I’d be cancelled by the woke brigade if I started out in comedy today” – The comedian laments cancel culture, adding that his trademark ‘fearless’ material would be deemed too offensive for modern audiences.
“Black scientists say U.K. research is institutionally racist” – Senior black scientists tell the BBC they believe U.K. science to be “institutionally racist”.
“Taboo Alert at the Met” – A revival of Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot tramples on the new theatrical orthodoxy, writes Heather Mac Donald in City Journal.
“The cancellation of women is bigger than a ‘culture war’” – If we erode the very concept of women – for example by denying the importance of biological sex – we erase the rights of women, writes Miriam Cates in the Telegraph.
“‘Retain and Explain’ was a compromise too far” – Concessions made to the violent mob now threaten to leave a permanent stain on our great institutions, writes Jeremy Black in the Telegraph.
“A school in Leicestershire has banned teachers from using the words “good” and “bad” to describe pupil behaviour” – Toby tells talkRADIO: “Our society is heading in a totalitarian direction.”

A school in Leicestershire has banned teachers from using the words “good” and “bad” to describe pupil behaviour in a bid to “take the emotional heat” out of managing discipline.

Campaigner Toby Young: "Our society is heading in a totalitarian direction."@TVKev | @toadmeister pic.twitter.com/NLgemq0cfw
— TalkTV (@TalkTV) October 12, 2021

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