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Professor Lockdown Predicts ‘5,000 Omicron Deaths a Day’ Unless We Lockdown
Modelling by Neil Ferguson has forecast up to 5,000 Omicron deaths a day this winter unless restrictions are tightened. The fact that he's got nearly every previous forecast wrong doesn't mean he won't be taken seriously.
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Time Magazine is Right to Select Elon Musk as Person of the Year
Elon Musk deserves to be Time Magazine's Person of the Year (for reasons other than being the founder of SpaceX). He is a devout lockdown sceptic – a lonely position to take for a billionaire.
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Wales to Tighten Covid Restrictions Immediately After Christmas
On December 27th, the Welsh Government will re-impose a series of new Covid restrictions in an attempt to curb the spread of the Omicron variant.
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North Shropshire By-Election: Humiliation for Boris Johnson as Tories lose to Lib Dems
The Conservatives have lost the North Shropshire by-election to the Lib Dems. Another blow to Boris's authority and another reason it will be hard for him to impose a full lockdown without triggering a leadership challenge.
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An interview with David Paton
Professor David Paton has written extensively on the pandemic. We asked him about the myth of our late lockdown, whether vaccine passports make any sense at all, and what Boris Johnson should have done last year.
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Vaccine Effectiveness Drops Below Zero in 18-29 Year-Olds for First Time – But Boosters Appear to be Helping
Mixed news on vaccines from the UKHSA this week. Unadjusted VE is still negative for 18-70 year-olds. But boosters appear to be helping. On the other hand, this only shows how poorly two doses were performing.
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2021 Was an Outstanding Year For Eco Loons And Climate Hypocrites
We're publishing an end-of-year celebration by freelance journalist Chris Morrison of all the eco loons and climate hypocrites who have made 2021 so entertaining.
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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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UNISON Calls for Schools to Be Allowed to Close Early to Fight Omicron Spread
The trade union group UNISON has called for more measures to be introduced in schools to help curb the spread of the Omicron variant. One such proposal is permitting schools to close early.
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France Bans Non-Essential U.K. Visitors in Response to Omicron Spread
From Saturday, the French Government will ban all non-essential travel from the U.K. in an attempt to curb the spread of the Omicron variant.
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