News Round-Up
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.
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.
A leading London private school has been downgraded by Ofsted for placing more weight on teaching “social justice” than on learning “subject-specific knowledge and skills”.
Looking at excess mortality for the EU-27, the peak in November of 2021 – after the vaccine rollout and three previous waves – was higher than the peak in April of 2021 – when the population was immunologically naive.
Under post-normal criteria, science comes to the aid of hypotheses rooted in value judgements. During the last two years, post-normal scientists helped governments enforce rigid lockdowns by wildly overstating the risks.
Boris Johnson believes the West should be given a “climate change pass” to help wean the EU off Russian gas supplies as he faces mounting pressure over the Government’s 2050 Net Zero target.
It is vital that we maintain our ethical principles and put the safety of children as our top priority. There is no scientific or ethical justification to support the rollout of Covid vaccines in children.
Senior epidemiologist and Government coronavirus adviser Professor Mark Woolhouse claims he was told to "correct" his views after he criticised what he thought was an "implausible" graph shown at an official briefing.
We're publishing an original essay on the Daily Sceptic by Dr James Alexander comparing metaphorical wars – against Covid, climate change and Britain's colonial past – with actual wars, such as the one in Ukraine.
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