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Why lockdown was a catastrophic mistake
Covid-19

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Why lockdown was a catastrophic mistake

26th March 2025
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How the Covid inquiry is whitewashing lockdown Covid-19

How the Covid inquiry is whitewashing lockdown

4th November 2023

Fraser Myers

The Covid inquiry is a liberal-elite whitewash Covid-19

The Covid inquiry is a liberal-elite whitewash

1st November 2023

David Livermore

We need to calm down about ‘Disease X’ Covid-19

We need to calm down about ‘Disease X’

17th October 2023

David Livermore

The lockdown experiment must never be repeated Covid-19

The lockdown experiment must never be repeated

5th October 2023

Nick Cater

Good riddance to ‘Dictator Dan’ World

Good riddance to ‘Dictator Dan’

28th September 2023

Fraser Myers

The myth of ‘plague island’ Covid-19

The myth of ‘plague island’

14th September 2023

Brendan O'Neill

Djokovic’s revenge Sport

Djokovic’s revenge

11th September 2023

David Livermore

Anthony Fauci: how the mask slipped Covid-19

Anthony Fauci: how the mask slipped

6th September 2023

David Livermore

The Royal Society’s lockdown pseudoscience Covid-19

The Royal Society’s lockdown pseudoscience

30th August 2023

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How lockdown created a ‘cancer bomb’ Covid-19

How lockdown created a ‘cancer bomb’

28th August 2023

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24th August 2023

David Livermore

Enough of the Covid fear-mongering Covid-19

Enough of the Covid fear-mongering

21st August 2023

Gareth Sturdy

Lockdown has cast a long shadow over education Covid-19

Lockdown has cast a long shadow over education

17th August 2023

Neil Davenport

The lockdown mentality is killing nightlife UK

The lockdown mentality is killing nightlife

11th August 2023
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