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14/12/21

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.

14/12/21

The Rebel Alliance

A full list of the Rebel Alliance, a contingent of House of Commons heroes who voted against the introduction of vaccine passports this evening, can be found here.

14/12/21

Vaccine Taskforce Ex-Chief: “The Vaccines Were Not Designed to End Transmission”

In a key confession that demolishes the strategy behind vaccine passports, the ex-head of the U.K. Vaccine Taskforce writes that "the vaccines will not stop the spread of the virus in the short or medium term".

14/12/21

The Disturbing Impact of Face Masks on Victims of Abuse

We're publishing an original piece by Dr. Gary Sidley, a retired clinical psychologist, on the traumatic impact of mask mandates on victims of violence and sexual abuse. Disturbing reading.

14/12/21

The Omicron Variant Is Much Less Serious Than Previous Strains, According to South African Study

A recent study from South Africa shows that those infected with the Omicron strain are less likely to be hospitalised compared with those infected with the Delta and original Wuhan variants.

14/12/21

70 Strong Tory Rebellion to Vote Against ‘Plan B’ Today – But Labour Intends to Back the Government

Around 70 backbench Tory MPs are expected to vote against 'Plan B' measures in the House of Commons today, but Labour has pledged to support the Government.

14/12/21

First Omicron Death Shrouded in Mystery Due to Government Secrecy, Experts Claim

The Government has not released key details relating to the U.K.'s first recorded Omicron fatality, and has not even said whether Covid was actually the leading cause of death.

14/12/21

There’s No Hint of a Negative Association Between Stringency Index and Excess Mortality in Europe

There's no hint of a negative association between stringency index and excess mortality in Europe. The length and stringency of countries' lockdowns is unrelated to the number of excess deaths they've had.

14/12/21

Why Did Sajid Javid Tell Parliament that Daily Covid Infections are 16 Times Higher Than the Latest ONS Estimate?

Sajid Javid told MPs there are 200,000 new Omicron infections a day and implied there are 7,000,000 new coronavirus infections a week. But that's 16 times higher than the latest ONS estimate, which is not plausible.

13/12/21

And Finally…

In this week's London Calling the topics are Boris's endless woes, the banning of "inappropriate staring" on the tube and Jussie Smollett's comeuppance for pretending to be the victim of a hate crime.

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