A Tale of Two Protests
May 2, 2021 11:04 am 28 CommentsYesterday's Kill the Bill demonstration in London was attended by far fewer people than the previous Saturday's anti-lockdown rally, yet got far more press coverage.
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SAGE Modellers Admit ‘Third Wave’ Probably Won’t Happen
May 1, 2021 6:18 pm 72 CommentsNew SAGE modelling to be presented to ministers ahead of stage three of reopening on May 17th will show the risk of a 'third wave' of Covid infections in the UK has diminished dramatically and may not happen at all.
U.K. Records Just Seven Covid Deaths – Down 75% in a Week
May 1, 2021 5:56 pm 18 CommentsCoronavirus deaths in the U.K. have fallen by three-quarters after just seven deaths were revealed today, with no sign of resurgence since restrictions have been eased.
Update on EU’s Vaccine Passport Scheme
April 29, 2021 6:08 pm 74 CommentsWe have an update today from a source within the EU on yesterday's vote in the European Parliament, which essentially waived through the Commission's plans to roll out a vaccine passports scheme across the EU.
PHE Figures Show Cases Down in Every Region and Fewer Over-80s Catching Virus Than Ever – So Why Seven More Weeks of Restrictions?
April 29, 2021 5:33 pm 37 CommentsCases are down in every region in England and fewer over-80s are catching the virus than ever before, according to PHE. So why are restrictions not being lifted for another seven weeks? What happened to data not dates?
Why Has the NHS COVID-19 App Not Been Withdrawn?
April 28, 2021 4:46 pm 8 CommentsIf the NHS app is going to be used as the vaccine passport app, is the NHS Test and Trace app going to be withdrawn, as Matt Hancock promised Harriet Harman?
The EU’s Vaccine Passport Scheme Could Destroy Peace in Northern Ireland
April 28, 2021 4:36 pm 11 CommentsThe European Parliament is about to waive through the EU-wide roll-out of vaccine passports. Ciarán McCollum, a Northern Irish barrister, is concerned that this scheme will destroy the fragile peace in Northern Ireland.
Durham University Introduces Covid Status Certificates
April 27, 2021 6:36 pm 86 CommentsA reader has been in touch to tell us that a Covid certification scheme has been introduced at Durham University, where her son is a first-year student. As she asks, is this even legal?
Why Can’t the Government be More Transparent About the Data Guiding its Decisions?
April 27, 2021 5:44 pm 30 CommentsDr Anthony Fryer, Prof of Clinical Biochemistry at Keele, asks why the Govt isn't more transparent about the data it's basing its decisions on and why it has repeatedly failed to acknowledge the impact of false positives.
Mad Monk’s Latest Attack on Boris Relies on Naive Faith in Lockdowns
April 26, 2021 2:33 am 95 CommentsDominic Cummings's latest attack on Boris relies on a naive faith in lockdowns. In fact, Boris was right to resist calls for a 'circuit breaker' last autumn and right to push back against calls for a second lockdown.