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Matt Hancock’s Error-Strewn Argument for Mandatory Vaccination Puts His Authoritarian Impulse on Full Display
Disgraced ex-Health Secretary Matt Hancock has called for immediate mandatory vaccination of NHS staff. His article is full of factual and logical errors, however, and puts his authoritarian impulse on stark display.
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News Round-Up
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.
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And Finally…
In the latest London Calling, the topics are Amanda Pritchard's misleading claim about Covid hospital admissions, Matt Hancock's widely ridiculed op ed in the Telegraph and James Delingpole's inability to answer emails.
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How Could the Head of the NHS Have Got the Covid Hospital Admissions Figures So Wrong?
We're publishing a second post on the Daily Sceptic – this one by a doctor – about the false claim by Amanda Pritchard that the no. of patients in hospital with Covid is 14 times greater than it was this time last year..
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The Follies of ‘Net Zero’ Carbon Risk Consigning Millions to Energy Poverty
World Nuclear Association Senior Adviser Ian Hore-Lacy writes about the nonsense of blaming climate change for every unusual weather event, and asks what will happen to heavy industry as CO2 emissions are slashed.
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China’s Extreme Zero-Covid Policies Have Not Shielded It From Its Largest Outbreak Since Wuhan
China is experiencing its most severe outbreak since Wuhan, with the Government's extreme zero-Covid strategy seemingly doing little to curb the spread of the virus.
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Head of NHS England Caught Out Spreading Misinformation About Covid Hospital Admissions
Amanda Pritchard, head of NHS England, claimed earlier today that the number of patients in English hospitals with COVID-19 is 14 times the number it was this time last year. Alarming if true, but it isn't. Not even close.
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Despite a Tsunami of Condemnation, Sweden’s Approach to Covid Hasn’t Ended In Disaster
Although it was heralded as a dangerous move by media outlets and academics across the West, Sweden has emerged with a much lower death toll than many nations which enforced strict lockdown measures.
Read moreMatt Hancock Demands That Mandatory Vaccination for NHS Staff Must Arrive before Winter
The former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has called for mandatory vaccination for NHS staff to be introduced before winter. Sajid Javid, instead, wants to wait until April.
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Scottish Nightclubs Get Around Vaccine Passport Rules by Putting Furniture on Dance Floors
Scottish nightclubs have discovered a loophole in the vaccine passport scheme whereby if they put chairs on the dance floor they are no longer classified as night clubs and can ignore the rules.
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