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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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Laura Dodsworth

The green agenda is fuelled by fear Politics

The green agenda is fuelled by fear

3rd August 2023

Heneghan & Jefferson

The junk science behind face masks Covid-19

The junk science behind face masks

19th July 2023

Laura Dodsworth

The shameless fearmongering of the lockdown lobby Covid-19

The shameless fearmongering of the lockdown lobby

18th July 2023

Sean Collins

Joe Biden’s Ministry of Truth Free Speech

Joe Biden’s Ministry of Truth

12th July 2023

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The Covid inquiry is whitewashing the lockdown Covid-19

The Covid inquiry is whitewashing the lockdown

7th July 2023

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The shameful suppression of the lab-leak theory Podcasts

The shameful suppression of the lab-leak theory

1st July 2023

Fraser Myers

Matt Hancock would lock us down forever Covid-19

Matt Hancock would lock us down forever

29th June 2023

Simon Evans

The mind-numbing pettiness of Partygate Politics

The mind-numbing pettiness of Partygate

28th June 2023

Laura Dodsworth

We still need a reckoning with lockdown Covid-19

We still need a reckoning with lockdown

23rd June 2023

Tom Slater

Spare me the lectures of the anti-Boris set Politics

Spare me the lectures of the anti-Boris set

19th June 2023

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16th June 2023

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The hysterical pursuit of Boris Johnson Politics

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15th June 2023

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Bernard Jenkin and the pandemic of hypocrites Covid-19

Bernard Jenkin and the pandemic of hypocrites

14th June 2023

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The Remoaner Covid inquiry Covid-19

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14th June 2023
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