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Why lockdown was a catastrophic mistake
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Why lockdown was a catastrophic mistake

26th March 2025
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The truth about the Covid lab leak Covid-19

The truth about the Covid lab leak

9th October 2024

Fraser Myers

Does Chris Whitty regret scaring the public witless over Covid? Covid-19

Does Chris Whitty regret scaring the public witless over Covid?

27th September 2024

Jenny Holland

The NYC lockdown: an orgy of hypocrisy USA

The NYC lockdown: an orgy of hypocrisy

23rd September 2024

Matt Ridley

There is now very little doubt that Covid leaked from a lab Long-reads

There is now little doubt that Covid leaked from a lab

10th September 2024

Tom Slater

How Facebook became Biden’s personal censor Free Speech

How Facebook became Biden’s personal censor

27th August 2024

David Livermore

We still need to reckon with the folly of lockdown Covid-19

We still need to reckon with the folly of lockdown

9th August 2024

Ross Clark

The shadow of lockdown hangs over the election Politics

The shadow of lockdown hangs over the election

30th June 2024

Cory Franklin

Anthony Fauci has made a mockery of science Covid-19

Anthony Fauci has made a mockery of science

6th June 2024

Matt Ridley

The truth about Covid’s origins is finally coming out Covid-19

The truth about Covid’s origins is finally coming out

12th May 2024

Molly Kingsley

The WHO’s plan for public-health tyranny Covid-19

The WHO’s plan for public-health tyranny

8th May 2024

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The terrible cost of the school shutdowns UK

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30th April 2024

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The age of mania Podcasts

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18th April 2024

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‘Sweden has been vindicated on Covid’ Covid-19

‘Sweden has been vindicated on Covid’

17th April 2024

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Why we must take on the authoritarians Podcasts

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