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How Disagreement Became ‘Misinformation’
Barton Swaim, an editorial writer for the Wall St Journal, has written a brilliant piece describing how America's liberal elite have persuaded themselves that any opinion they disagree with is simply 'misinformation'.
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Covid in Australia – a Doctor’s Perspective
Despite clear evidence that major risk factors for adverse outcomes in Covid cases are obesity, low Vitamin D levels and diabetes, there has been a conspicuous lack of public health education from the health authorities.
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“The Government Does Not Plan to Close Borders or Stop Mass Gatherings During Any Pandemic” – Why Did Britain Throw Away its Pandemic Plan?
Of the many myths that have taken hold during the pandemic, perhaps none is more central than that the Government was caught out by Covid with no idea how it ought to respond, when in fact it threw its plan in the bin.
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Another Desperate Met Office Attempt to Stoke 1.5C Global Warming Fear
The UK Met Office's latest climate scare story is to predict that a jump in global temperatures of half a degree may occur in the next five years. But what's the truth behind it?
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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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Covid Infections Continue to Plummet – as ONS Data Suggest Omicron BA.2 May Be Half as Deadly as BA.1
Covid levels continued to drop in England last week, falling to their lowest levels since the start of December before Omicron took off. ONS data also suggest BA.2 may be half as deadly as BA.1.
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Why Does Your Doctor Want to Keep You Masked?
Masks have gone in most parts of UK society now, but healthcare settings like GP surgeries remain a notable exception. Why are medics the last holdout of the masking obsession, and what can be done about it?
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Russia’s Muted Response to Finland’s Interest in Joining NATO Suggests its Invasion of Ukraine Was Nothing to do With NATO Expansion
If Russia's invasion of Ukraine was prompted by NATO's eastward expansion, as some Putin apologists argue, why has the official reaction to Finland's NATO application been so muted?
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Italy Wears its Covid Scars Like a Badge of Honour
Italy, the country where the Western lockdown panic began, is still addicted to its masks and shows depressingly little interest in exploring what happened elsewhere to find out if it over-reacted.
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Face Masks Lead to Breathing Dangerous Levels of Carbon Dioxide Even When Sitting Still, Study Finds
Wearing a face mask results in exposure to dangerous concentrations of carbon dioxide in inhaled air, even when the mask is worn for just five minutes when sitting still, a study has found.
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