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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 sinister cruelty of lockdown has been laid bare Covid-19

The sinister cruelty of lockdown has been laid bare

3rd March 2023

Fraser Myers

How Matt Hancock abandoned care homes to Covid Covid-19

How Matt Hancock abandoned care homes to Covid

1st March 2023

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We can’t let the race lobby hijack the Covid inquiry Covid-19

We can’t let the race lobby hijack the Covid inquiry

1st March 2023

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The case for the lab-leak theory grows stronger by the day Covid-19

The case for the lab-leak theory grows stronger by the day

27th February 2023

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25th February 2023

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A snob’s charter Feminism

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22nd February 2023

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The myth of Britain’s missing workers Politics

The myth of Britain’s missing workers

14th February 2023

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The retreat from globalism Politics

The retreat from globalism

12th February 2023

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The lethal cost of lockdowns Covid-19

The lethal cost of lockdowns

5th February 2023

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Good riddance to Saint Jacinda Politics

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19th January 2023

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Ireland’s Covid amnesia Covid-19

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19th January 2023

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