spiked - humanity is underrated
    • Free Speech
    • Identity Politics
    • Covid-19
    • Brexit
    • Politics
    • Culture
    • Books
    • Science & Tech
    • UK
    • USA
    • World
    • Brendan O'Neill
    • Tom Slater
    • Joanna Williams
    • Julie Burchill
    • Mick Hume
    • Joel Kotkin
    • Simon Evans
    • Ella Whelan
    • Rakib Ehsan
    • Frank Furedi
    • See more
  • Videos
  • Podcasts
  • Long-reads
  • Events
  • Newsletters
  • Books
  • Support us
Facebook X YouTube
Why lockdown was a catastrophic mistake
Covid-19

spiked

Why lockdown was a catastrophic mistake

26th March 2025
Topic

Covid-19

Brendan O'Neill

The ideology of lockdown lingers on Covid-19

The ideology of lockdown lingers on

4th January 2023

Christopher Snowdon

How SAGE almost stole Christmas Covid-19

How SAGE almost stole Christmas

23rd December 2022

Rebekah Wanic

Don’t bring your ‘whole self’ to work Politics

Don’t bring your ‘whole self’ to work

21st December 2022

spiked

‘Big Tech firms are terrified of upsetting the <em>New York Times</em>’ Free Speech

‘Big Tech firms are terrified of upsetting the New York Times’

20th December 2022

Brendan O'Neill

The truth about Covid McCarthyism Free Speech

The truth about Covid McCarthyism

19th December 2022

Laurie Wastell

The demonisation of Elon Musk Free Speech

The demonisation of Elon Musk

15th December 2022

Heather Mac Donald

The <em>New York Times</em>’ shameless Covid contortions Covid-19

The New York Times’ shameless Covid contortions

14th December 2022

Gareth Sturdy

Labour’s war on education Politics

Labour’s war on education

12th December 2022

David Livermore

China has tested lockdown to destruction Covid-19

China has tested lockdown to destruction

11th December 2022

James Woudhuysen

Jiang Zemin and the end of the era of openness Politics

Jiang Zemin and the end of the era of openness

10th December 2022

Donate £5+ per month, or £50+ per year, and enjoy these perks:

Ad-free
reading

Exclusive
online events

Comment on
articles

Sign up now!

Patrick O'Flynn

How Partygate brought down Boris Politics

How Partygate brought down Boris

7th December 2022

Laurie Wastell

So now it’s okay to protest against lockdown? Covid-19

So now it’s okay to protest against lockdown?

6th December 2022

Christopher Snowdon

The great Covid and fags cover-up Covid-19

The great Covid and fags cover-up

5th December 2022

Video

The Chinese revolt against Zero Covid Covid-19

The Chinese revolt against Zero Covid

4th December 2022
Facebook X YouTube

spiked site

  • About
  • Jobs
  • Donate
  • Terms and conditions
  • Privacy notice
  • Cookie policy

Selected topics

  • Politics
  • Culture
  • Brexit
  • Feminism
  • Free Speech
  • USA

Selected writers

  • Brendan O’Neill
  • Tom Slater
  • Joanna Williams
  • Ella Whelan
  • Mick Hume
  • Tim Black

spiked Ltd

c/o Sierra Quebec Bravo
7th Floor, 77 Marsh Wall
London E14 9SH
United Kingdom

Email spiked

© spiked Ltd 2000 – 2025. All rights reserved. See terms of use. spiked is not responsible for the content of any third-party websites.

Regular donors can now become a spiked supporter or a spiked patron and access exclusive perks

Want to support spiked? Join now.

Please wait...
We couldn't log you in. Please check your details and try again.

Forgotten your password?

Who funds spiked? You do

We are funded by you. And in this era of cancel culture and advertiser boycotts, we rely on your donations more than ever. Seventy per cent of our revenue comes from our readers’ donations – the vast majority giving just £5 per month. If you make a regular donation – of £5 a month or £50 a year – you can become a  and enjoy:

–Ad-free reading
–Exclusive events
–Access to our comments section

It’s the best way to keep spiked going – and growing. Thank you!

Please wait...