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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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Vaccine Safety Update
The 31st of our round-ups of Covid vaccine safety reports and news from a group of medics to inform the debate on vaccination.
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Keir Starmer to be Investigated by Police Over ‘Beergate’
Keir Starmer faces a police investigation into his lockdown curry, after repeatedly demanding Boris Johnson should quit for breaching rules.
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On Energy, the EU Is Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place
To meet its climate goals, the EU needs to make new investments in renewable energy. But to transition away from Russian oil, it needs to upgrade its fossil fuel infrastructure. Either way, energy will cost more.
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The Toxic Perfectionism Young People Have Learned From Social Media and Covid Conformity
Social media, aided by Covid conformity, has led to young people pursuing a toxic perfectionism, where you must be seen as master of life, not for your own wellbeing, but to justify your inclusion in the world.
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WHO’s Dubious Model that Claims the Real Pandemic Death Toll is 15 Million – and 5 Million of Them Are in India
The WHO has claimed that the real pandemic death toll is 15 million and 5 million of them are in India. But it's based on dubious modelling and the Indian Government has strongly disputed the claims.
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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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Contested Social Issues Should be Decided by Democratic Politics, Not Unaccountable Judges
Even those who support abortion should recognise that Roe v Wade was a poor legal decision and the US Supreme Court would be right to take the matter away from unelected judges and return it to the democratic process.
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South Africa Brings in Restrictions to Combat New Variants – But is the ‘Wave’ Already Running Out of Steam?
South Africa has ramped up its restrictions again in response to the recent reported rise in infections associated with new subvariants Omicron BA.4 and BA.5. But is the 'wave' already running out of steam?
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The Anxiety Pandemic Created by SAGE’s Project Fear
During the last two years, the Government and SAGE subjected us to a deliberate attempt to generate massive levels of societal anxiety, and this will turn out to be a major health problem in the years ahead.
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