Tag: Mask Mandates

Thousands of children were told to wear masks when they returned to school today after the half-term break, in spite of zero evidence that masks suppress transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in schools.

A student at the University of Highlands and Islands is looking for mask refuseniks to participate in a research survey for his dissertation in psychology. Click here to find the link and complete the survey.

We're publishing a guest post in the Daily Sceptic by Dr Gary Sidley, a retired clinical psychologist with over 30 years experience working for the NHS. He sets out all the reasons why mask mandates shouldn't be reimposed.

Schools will not reintroduce the policy of 'bubbles' to protect pupils against coronavirus, the Education Secretary says, but he hasn't ruled out a return of face masks.

A Daily Sceptic reader has just returned from a trip to Spain and Italy and has sent us a guest post. He found the attitude of the locals to mask mandates, even on beaches, depressingly supine.

A reader has got in touch to tell us about his recent experience at Butlin's. It was ruined by the company's insistence that all members of staff, including the Redcoats, wear masks at all times.

Professor Robert Dingwall has written an excellent piece for Social Science Space criticising the imposition of mask mandates. There's little evidence that masks work and the plenty of evidence they cause harm.

We're publishing a guest piece on the Daily Sceptic by Charlotte Niemiec. In an impressive tour de horizon, she highlights the Government's endless stream of contradictory and nonsensical advice, from face masks on down.

The Prime Minister has signed off plans to end the legal requirement to wear masks on July 19th, saying the link between COVID-19 infections and hospitalisations has been broken.

"Never mind that masks don’t work, masking the healthy harms us all socially and psychologically: all mandates must end on June 21st", argues Dr Gary Sidley in a new piece marking the launch of the Smile Free campaign.