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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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Is Germany persecuting lockdown sceptics? World

Is Germany persecuting lockdown sceptics?

5th April 2023

Austin Williams

The authoritarian crusade against the car Politics

The authoritarian crusade against the car

30th March 2023

Brendan O'Neill

Elon Musk is right to take on the blue-tick elites Free Speech

Elon Musk is right to take on the blue-tick elites

29th March 2023

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The tragedy of lockdown Covid-19

The tragedy of lockdown

26th March 2023

Jenny Holland

The Twitter Files reveal an elite at war with the truth Free Speech

The Twitter Files reveal an elite at war with the truth

23rd March 2023

Fraser Myers

How lockdown exposed our illiberal elites Covid-19

How lockdown exposed our illiberal elites

23rd March 2023

Patrick O'Flynn

What was the point of interrogating Boris Johnson? Politics

What was the point of interrogating Boris Johnson?

22nd March 2023

Julie Burchill

How we gave up on work Politics

How we gave up on work

20th March 2023

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‘This censorship has damaged the reputation of science’ Covid-19

‘This censorship has damaged the reputation of science’

15th March 2023

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‘The media failed to do their jobs during lockdown’ Covid-19

‘The media failed to do their jobs during lockdown’

13th March 2023

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Has the lab-leak theory been vindicated?

11th March 2023

Laurie Wastell

Why can’t they leave Novak Djokovic alone? Covid-19

Why can’t they leave Novak Djokovic alone?

10th March 2023

The Brendan O’Neill Show

Why I released the Lockdown Files Podcasts

Why I released the Lockdown Files

9th March 2023

Brendan O'Neill

The politics of fear is the enemy of democracy Covid-19

The politics of fear is the enemy of democracy

6th March 2023
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