News Round-Up
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and...
Day: 20 October 2021
No Evidence New Delta Sub-Variant AY.4.2 is Anything to Worry About
With only up to 10% greater transmissibility, the latest variant being reported in the news is nothing to worry about.
Pfizer Accused of Bullying Developing Countries Provisions in Covid Vaccine Contracts
A new report accuses Pfizer of bullying the governments of developing countries through their Covid vaccine contracts by forcing countries...
No ‘Plan B’ – For Now
Sajid Javid gave the Downing Street press briefing today – the first one in five weeks. The headline news is...
Anti-Lockdown Protester Facing Multiple Prosecutions Needs Money to Pay For Legal Defence
Anti-lockdown protestor Debbie Hicks is facing four separate prosecutions for participating in protests before restrictions were lifted on July 19th....
Six Questions to Ask Before Deciding Whether to Comply With Mask Mandates
We're publishing a guest post in the Daily Sceptic by Dr Gary Sidley, a retired clinical psychologist with over 30...
Postcard From Vienna
We're publishing a new addition to our long-running series 'Around the World in 80 Lockdowns' in the Daily Sceptic. This...
How Outraged Should We Be By Yesterday’s Renewal of the Coronavirus Act Without a Parliamentary Vote?
There was plenty of outrage on Twitter yesterday from lockdown sceptics about the renewal of the Coronavirus Act 2020 without...
Putting the Pandemic’s Death Toll Into Perspective
In 2019, nine out of ten people lived in countries with a higher level of mortality than Britain experienced last...
Business Secretary Rules Out Another Lockdown
The Business Secretary says talk about further restrictions is "completely unhelpful", adding that, because of the success of the vaccine...
