I wrote a long-read on the human rights implications of lockdown.
Not straightforward, I tried to take seriously extreme danger of Covid, difficulty in proving the impact of lockdown measures and the collateral damage they have on our lives unherd.com/2021/02/the-da…
Not straightforward, I tried to take seriously extreme danger of Covid, difficulty in proving the impact of lockdown measures and the collateral damage they have on our lives unherd.com/2021/02/the-da…
If you are looking for an article saying lockdowns are bad and shouldn’t happen, you will be disappointed. If you are looking for an article saying lockdowns are the obvious best way to deal with a pandemic, the stricter the better, not for you. The world is complicated...
I appreciate it’s a hotly contested issue and people have formed rival camps but having spent a lot of time talking about the complex human rights implications, and difficulties in proving what works, I think it is crucial to analyse properly as we approach a year of lockdown
I have written a few articles on this theme on the past year so if you want to follow my thinking start here (31 March, had held up pretty well I think) newstatesman.com/politics/uk/20…
Also this form mid April which I think has held up well prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/coron…
And if you want to deep dive try this thread!
https://twitter.com/adamwagner1/status/1239152935147311104
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