Severe restrictions on civic and economic life are the only thing standing between us and the virus spiralling out of control and killing many times more people than at present. That is the foundational belief of lockdownism. Unfortunately, it is defeated by the example of any country or state that does not impose such restrictions... Continue Reading →
The United States Supreme Court has rejected the lawsuit brought by the state of Texas challenging the presidential election result on the grounds that Texas does not have ‘standing’ to bring the case. The state has ‘not demonstrated a judicially cognisable interest in the manner in which another State conducts its elections’, the court opined.... Continue Reading →
A group of liberal clergy and churchgoers who want the Church of England's teaching on marriage to change to embrace same-sex relationships have written to 34 bishops who they say are "strongly supportive of LGBTIQ+ members of the Church of England". They appeal to them to speak publicly about their hope that the Living in Love and Faith (LLF) process... Continue Reading →
A large rise in coronavirus ‘cases’ over the past week, especially in the north of England, has led to calls for new nationwide restrictions. The Times reported: ‘Surging coronavirus infection rates have put Britain on the brink of tougher lockdown measures, overshadowing Boris Johnson’s attempt yesterday to focus on life after the pandemic’ and that the Government’s scientific advisers have called for... Continue Reading →
As Sweden comes in from the cold, with its scientific advisers being granted audiences with governments around the world and Dorit Nitzan, the WHO’s regional emergency director for Europe, saying the country can ‘provide lessons for the global community’, attention has turned to the secret of its success. Kim Sneppen, professor of biocomplexity at the Niels Bohr Institute... Continue Reading →
UK reported coronavirus cases hit a new high since June 12 of 1,522 on Thursday. This needs to be set against a continued downward trend of deaths and hospital admissions, with the seven-day average for deaths falling from 64 on July 24 to 11 on Thursday while just 767 coronavirus patients remained in hospital as of... Continue Reading →
Systemic racism is everywhere you look these days. There was athlete Bianca Williams last month, then MP Dawn Butler this week, the Metropolitan Police getting it in the neck as usual for pulling over black drivers. The fact that Ms Williams’s vehicle was being driven in what the police regarded as a ‘suspicious manner’ including being on... Continue Reading →
Is there a risk that re-opening schools will lead to a second wave of coronavirus? That’s what the government says it fears, floating the prospect of closing pubs, restaurants and shops to keep classrooms open come the autumn. New modelling from Professor Neil Ferguson and his team at Imperial College London (ICL) published in the Lancet claims... Continue Reading →
For the sixth week in a row the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported deaths below average in England and Wales. For the week ending July 24 there were 8,891 deaths registered, which is 1.8 per cent below the five-year average (161 deaths fewer). While it is the second week in a row to... Continue Reading →
Is Britain really seeing the beginnings of a ‘second wave’ of coronavirus? Carl Heneghan, professor of evidence-based medicine at the University of Oxford, has his doubts. A rare voice of reason throughout the madness of the last six months, Professor Heneghan has done the analysis which appears to be beyond the ken of government scientists... Continue Reading →
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