From the beginning of the lockdown in 2020, Hitchens warned about the authoritarian nature of what was happening, but then he decided to take the vaccine. Commentators over at the YouTube platform argue that because he did that, he has undermined his own position. Are they right? And is HE right to say that...
"The idea [that] we become like Alcatraz Island having to show our papers everywhere is utterly outrageous. Our health choices should be private." Listen to the short discussion on talkRadio - but note: we've written to MPs; we've protested publicly on blogs and some of us have participated in marches. Can anything be done...
Comment: Notice the poster in the crowd outside Downing Street, which correctly explains that it is the obedience of the people which is prolonging this nightmare. We must stop complying, stop being obedient sheep. Think for yourself. Go back to living your life as you did before the Government locked us down "only for three...
From Spiked Online... Sir Chris Witty, Chief Scientific Adviser UK Government Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the pub, up pops a new report from SAGE with some very scary projections. The report focuses on the impact of reopening in the context of the Indian variant (B.1.617.2) spreading in the UK. It suggests...
From Spiked Online... Brendan O'NeillEditor of Spiked This lockdown feels different to the first one. Everyone can sense it. It feels greyer, more dispiriting. The sunny weather of the April / May lockdown has been replaced by rain and the occasional snowstorm, robbing even our ‘daily’ walk of its tiny promise of pleasure. The social solidarity...
Note: the video originally posted here to kick-start this discussion, is no longer available on YouTube. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today warned that a vaccine will not deliver a 'knockout blow' to coronavirus as Tories insisted he must not use the prospect of jabs to keep the country in lockdown longer. (From YouTube,...
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Comment: Peter is considered a rebel by his peers in the media. He is certainly a voice crying in the wilderness. Is his voice one with which you find yourself agreeing? Or are you with the majority who believe (according to the polls and anecdotal evidence) that the Government measures are necessary - and a...
