Elon Musk deserves to be Time Magazine's Person of the Year (for reasons other than being the founder of SpaceX). He is a devout lockdown sceptic – a lonely position to take for a billionaire.
On December 27th, the Welsh Government will re-impose a series of new Covid restrictions in an attempt to curb the spread of the Omicron variant.
The trade union group UNISON has called for more measures to be introduced in schools to help curb the spread of the Omicron variant. One such proposal is permitting schools to close early.
From Saturday, the French Government will ban all non-essential travel from the U.K. in an attempt to curb the spread of the Omicron variant.
Lionel Shriver has praised the work of the Daily Sceptic, and has admitted to being a keen fan of our daily newsletter. She has also given her thanks to other anti-lockdown individuals and groups.
The Government predicts that roughly four times as many people will spend Christmas Day in self-isolation as opposed to last year.
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
The Music Venue Trust has said that the Government's 'Plan B' restrictions, such as vaccine passports, will bring further financial harm to live music venues, with many now at risk of going bankrupt.
Five petitions relating to the repeal of lockdown measures and vaccine mandates are available to sign on Parliament's petition website. The appropriate links to all five petitions can be found here.
Elon Musk, one of the most outspoken and influential anti-lockdown public figures in the United States, has been named as Time's person of the year.
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