News Round-Up
26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
An all-pervasive 'just be kind' mindset in every walk of life is turning the economy to mush, says Sam Ashworth-Hayes. And it's being driven by out-of-control HR.
The U.K. faces a dangerous societal divide, exacerbated by Covid lockdowns, with 13.4 million people experiencing economic and mental health challenges, according to a newly released report.
Lockdowns have been blamed for a sharp rise in teenage girls in the UK developing eating disorders and self-harming since 2020. Who could have guessed that enforced isolation isn't good for young people's mental health.
Young people are experiencing levels of anxiety never seen before. But are we surprised when they have been bombarded with Covid fear propaganda for the last three years and continue to be told the world is going to end?
An international report by the WHO found two years of restrictions have led to "significant mental health consequences", especially for young people, with mental disorders up more than a quarter since 2019.
The number of children being admitted to hospital with an eating disorder has surged almost 70% since the pandemic began, with psychiatrists warning they are being overwhelmed by the numbers needing help.
A Canadian study has found that remote learning, brought in under Covid lockdowns, increases the risk of school-age children suffering from depression and anxiety.
The U.S. Surgeon General has said that school closures and a lack of socialisation as a result of lockdown policy have exacerbated the country's youth mental health crisis.
Research from Curtin University in Western Australia has unveiled that lockdown loneliness, and its negative health outcomes, has cost the country $1,565 AUD per socially isolated person.
There was a large increase in the number of people experiencing psychosis over the past two years of lockdowns and social isolation in England, matching an increase in anxiety and depression around the world.
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