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18/9/20

Covid Madness

by Manfred Horst Though this be madness, yet there is method in ’t. Shakespeare, Hamlet II,2 Perhaps we should consider...

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19/8/20

How to Live With Risk in the COVID-19 World

by Brian Gedalla We assess risks every day of our lives. We learn to do this as very small children...

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11/8/20

Government by Chaos

by Guy de la Bédoyère There are plenty of people who think this Government, indeed almost any government, is hell-bent...

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4/8/20

COVID-19 as a Workplace Hazard (Part 3)

What are the prospects for older workers in ‘the new normal’? Employers are seeking to return staff from shielding, but...

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25/7/20

A Warning From Down Under

By Guy de la Bédoyère Speaking as a historian there is little about the lockdown that has surprised me, not...

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7/7/20

The Catch-22 of Challenging COVID-19 Laws

By John Waters The High Court in London has rejected the challenge of businessman Simon Dolan to the legality of...

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24/6/20

The False Choice

by Guy de la Bédoyère I had two important things before me; the one was the carrying on of my...

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21/6/20

Why the Left Should Oppose Lockdown

by Phil Shannon Preamble The contemporary left’s support for an economically devastating, authoritarian lockdown, which doesn’t even achieve its limited...

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31/5/20

The Precarious Influence of Influenza

by Guy de la Bédoyère Peter Openshaw, Professor of Experimental Medicine at Imperial College, popped up on Andrew Marr this...

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26/5/20

COVID-19 as a Workplace Hazard (Part 2)

The key plank of the government’s advice to employers on reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission in workplaces is social...

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