News Round-Up
27 April 2024
by Toby Young
The Green Agenda Will Lead to Civil War
26 April 2024
by Ben Pile
Up to 2% of the population of England is autistic, according to the Nuffield Trust, while ADHD prescribing is up 50% in five years. What we have here is a serious case of overdiagnosis, say Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson.
We all remember the harrowing "Look them in the eyes" messaging campaign, aimed at terrifying the populace into compliance with Covid restrictions. Now, Dr. Gary Sidley exposes the people behind it.
A new study followed 400,000 men for 15 years and found no benefit from screening for prostate cancer. The problem is over-medicalisation and over-diagnosis, say Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson.
The NHS says informed consent requires us to be given all the information about what a treatment involves. When Dr Zoë Harcombe tried to get this info on the Covid vaccine, however, she received nothing but obfuscation.
Given the massive amount of woke bureaucracy imposed on NHS organisations by the Department of Health, it's hardly surprising that the hiring of DEI staff has been one of the fastest growing areas in our failing NHS.
NHS bosses have been accused of "woke pandering" after they brought out a banner featuring flags for 21 genders and sexualities including "Demiromantic", "Neutrois", "Androgyne" and "Genderqueer".
In the wake of the Cass report, the controversial ex-Mermaids chief Susie Green has launched a helpline accused of advising kids on bypassing the NHS for gender medication.
Four years on from lockdown, are we already forgetting? The taped-off playgrounds, the debilitating isolation, the 500,000 reports to the police of lockdown infractions. We must not forget, says Joanna Gray.
The NHS will review all transgender treatment, as the landmark Cass report says that the evidence for allowing children and young people to change gender is built on "shaky foundations".
NHS founder Aneurin Bevan was a demagogue typical of the period, says J. Sorel in his review of Nye at the National Theatre. "Bevan, an early ally of Oswald Mosley, really could’ve ended up in either camp."
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