And Finally…
In this week's London Calling, James and I rage against vaccine passports, immunising kids, and the absurdity of the Govt's claim that it is 'following the Science'. Every time you think they've reached rock bottom...
Tag: The Science
If the Government isn’t Following the Science When it Comes to Vaccinating Children, Who is it Following?
We are publishing a guest post on the Daily Sceptic today by a Senior Lecturer in Politics pointing out that when it comes to vaccinating healthy 12-15 year-olds the Govt can no longer claim to be following the science.
The Latest Paper From Neil Ferguson et al. Defending the Lockdown Policy is Out of Date, Inaccurate and Misleading
Neil Ferguson et al have just published a paper arguing that had the UK adopted Sweden's approach to Covid, our death toll would be twice as high. But the paper is just flat out wrong, from the first sentence onwards.
The Daily Sceptic
Lockdown Sceptics is becoming the Daily Sceptic and will focus on a range of policies that are supposedly based on science or data or evidence, but where 'the Science' is being invoked to conceal a political agenda.
Unlocking Postponed Due to New Variant – in 2039!
We're publishing a short story today by the historian and regular Lockdown Sceptics contributor Guy de la Bédoyère, set in Britain in 2039. Needless to say, the country still hasn't unlocked due to the weekly appearance of 'new variants'.
Writing in Top Science Journal, Experts Call for New Investigation Into Origins of COVID-19
The Wikipedia page for "COVID-19 misinformation" says the lab leak theory is based on “unfounded speculation and conspiracy theories”. Yet experts are now calling for a new investigation into the origins of COVID-19.
MIT Researchers Find That ‘Skeptics’ Value Data Literacy and Scientific Rigour
MIT researchers analysed a large sample of pandemic-related tweets, and used ethnographic methods to study "anti-mask" Facebook groups. They found that sceptics place a premium on data literacy and scientific rigour.
New Article by ex-New York Times Science Writer Claims Lab Leak Theory Is More Plausible Than Natural Origin Theory
In a new essay, the science writer Nicholas Wade argues that the lab leak theory provides a far better explanation of the available facts than the alternative, natural origin theory.
Government Evidence on Masks is Weak and a Mess
SAGE cites evidence that it claims supports Government mask mandates, but follow the footnotes and what you find is a mess, and evidence pointing in the other direction.
Journal Retracts Study Showing Masks Don’t Work Claiming Science “Clearly Shows” Masks Work, But Fails to Cite Any Evidence
The study on the harms of masks by Dr Baruch Vainshelboim has been retracted on the order of the Editor-in-Chief, claiming science “clearly shows” masks work but citing no evidence. What does the evidence actually say?
