“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.
“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.
“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.
“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.
“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 in a bid to “take the emotional heat” out of managing discipline.
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