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Blame Lockdown – Not Brexit – For Shortages
Philip Pilkington has written a good piece in UnHerd today in which he points out that lockdown – not Brexit – is to blame for the lack of drivers that is causing shortages of petrol and other goods.
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New South Wales Premier Resigns over Investigation into “Breach of Public Trust”
The Premier of New South Wales has resigned over an investigation by the state's Independent Commission Against Corruption into her conduct between 2012 and 2018 that "constituted or involved a breach of public trust".
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“Dial 999” If You’re “Really Concerned” about a Police Officer, Says Former Scotland Yard Senior Officer
Scotland Yard has been prompted to issue advice about the powers held by the police and for those approached by an undercover officer, with a former Senior Officer saying: "If you're really concerned dial 999."
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Air Filtration/UV Light Can Remove Airborne SARS-CoV-2 From Hospital Wards, Study Finds
A study published earlier this year found that 30% of severe COVID cases were linked to a recent hospital visit. Now researchers have shown that air filtration/UV light can remove the virus from hospital wards.
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Canary in the Cultural Coalmine
There's a terrific interview with lockdown sceptic hero Lionel Shriver in the latest issue of the Critic in which she rails against the attempts by the authoritarian left to police novelists and literature.
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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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Postcard From Slovenia
We're publishing a new postcard on the Daily Sceptic today, this one by Russell David about a recent trip to Slovenia. Bit of a mixed bag – mask mandates are ubiquitous – but probably better than a week in Skegness.
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More than 10 Million NHS GP Appointments a Month Still Not Taking Place Face-to-Face
More than 40% of the GP appointments held in England last month did not take place face-to-face – that's more than 10 million appointments.
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Judge Sides with Scottish Government on Introduction of Vaccine Passports
A Scottish judge has dismissed a legal challenge to vaccine passports, saying the Night Time Industries Association failed to demonstrate that Nicola Sturgeon's plans are "disproportionate, irrational or unreasonable".
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Ministers Were Warned About the Dangers of the “Draconian” Coronavirus Act in the Same Month Wayne Couzens Abused Covid Rules To Kidnap Sarah Everard
In the same month that Wayne Couzens abused Covid rules to kidnapped Sarah Everard, ministers were urged to “roll back the extensive powers unwisely handed to the state” and to the police.
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