The SNP Deputy First Minister, John Swinney, has said that the Scottish Government is considering widening the use of its vaccine passport scheme to halt a winter surge in Covid cases.
In a recent article, George Monbiot criticised growth, arguing that if the economy doubles in size then so do environmental impacts. But the UK's economy grew by 74% from 1990–2018, while CO2 emissions fell by 19%.
A new report from the OECD shows that UK life expectancy in 2020 was still at 2010 levels and over 80 – which hardly seems a disaster worth sacrificing our health, economy and freedom over.
