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“The Biggest Global Power Grab We Have Seen in Our Lifetimes”: How Serious is the Threat From the WHO Pandemic Treaty?
Many are concerned that the US amendments to the WHO pandemic treaty will transfer sovereignty over public health policy to an unelected and unaccountable global organisation. How worried should we be?
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China Digs In and Tightens Shanghai Lockdown in Unrelenting Pursuit of Zero Covid
Shanghai officials over the next few days will further restrict access to food and hospitals in the city, the most severe phase of its extended lockdown yet, as China digs in with its Zero Covid strategy.
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Our Ministers Didn’t “Do Okay” Against the Coronavirus
A recent article in the Times claims that our ministers "did their best" during the pandemic, since we finished in the middle of the Covid death table. But the article ignores Britain's dismal economic performance.
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Patient Satisfaction With Doctors Hits Record Low as Face-to-Face Consultations Become the Exception
Public satisfaction with family doctors in Scotland has plummeted to a record low since the first lockdown when they began to refuse to see patients in person, a study has found.
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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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Government Petition Sites That Never Lead to Change are Part of the Managed Illusion of Democracy
If we are ever to have meaningful democracy, superficial non-solutions like token petition sites must be seen for what they are and replaced by systems where we can make our own decisions without Government censorship.
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‘Scotch Egg: The Musical’ Crowns Triumphant Run With Interview on Sky News
One NHS nurse urged lockdown-sceptic musical Scotch Egg to tour because "it's funny but it's also important. More people need to see it". Another NHS worker thanked the cast for telling the story "that we couldn't tell".
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Why Did Non-Covid Deaths Spike at the End of April?
Excess deaths in England and Wales at the end of April shot up to 21% above average, after hovering around zero or below since the start of the Omicron wave, ONS data show. What's behind it?
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BBC Finds its Own Climate Editor Spread Misinformation in Global Warming Documentary
A BBC Panorama documentary about global warming made a number of false claims, including that deaths from extreme weather were rising, an internal investigation by the broadcaster has found.
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New Zealanders “Desperate to Leave” as Thousands Flee “Controlling and Fearful” Jacinda Ardern
While some tourists willing to brave the testing gauntlet are starting to trickle into the country, Kiwis are fleeing the country en masse, escaping "controlling and fearful" Jacinda Ardern.
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