<COVID THREAD>
Boris Johnson now says he thinks he should’ve locked down sooner.
Yet, last March, his chief scientific adviser—Sir Patrick Vallance—claimed his decision was the right one.
So does the PM think he should’ve *ignored* his scientific adviser?…(cont’d below)
Boris Johnson now says he thinks he should’ve locked down sooner.
Yet, last March, his chief scientific adviser—Sir Patrick Vallance—claimed his decision was the right one.
So does the PM think he should’ve *ignored* his scientific adviser?…(cont’d below)
If so, does that make him a ‘science denier’?
And from whom should he now seek advice?
Last March, Vallance said that, while a four-month lockdown would temporarily suppress the spread of Covid, it would make it return all the more severely in the winter,
And from whom should he now seek advice?
Last March, Vallance said that, while a four-month lockdown would temporarily suppress the spread of Covid, it would make it return all the more severely in the winter,
and he said that ‘all of the evidence from previous epidemics’ supported him.
Was he right?
Would the winter have been *worse* had we locked down earlier/harder?
Was he right?
Would the winter have been *worse* had we locked down earlier/harder?
When are we going to admit that, while we can all find comparisons to support our preferred arguments, we ultimately don’t know what legally-enforced lockdowns do to the spread of Covid (hence the diversity of conclusions proffered in the relevant literature),
but that we’re well aware of the amount of *damage* they do?
In the meantime, we find ourselves saddled with an increasingly arbitrary set of restrictions.
Prior to the vigil for Sarah Everhard, Vallance told MPs that the risk of outdoor transmission was ‘very small’.
In the meantime, we find ourselves saddled with an increasingly arbitrary set of restrictions.
Prior to the vigil for Sarah Everhard, Vallance told MPs that the risk of outdoor transmission was ‘very small’.
Why, then, was the vigil broken up?
And why does it remain a criminal offence for people from three different households to sit in the same garden?
Indeed, why, if Vallance is right, was it ever *made* a criminal offence in the first place?
And why does it remain a criminal offence for people from three different households to sit in the same garden?
Indeed, why, if Vallance is right, was it ever *made* a criminal offence in the first place?
Sadly, on the day of Sarah Everhard’s vigil, 52 ‘coronavirus deaths’ were recorded.
Let’s think about what that means for a second.
It means that, out of the c. 15 million people who were tested for Covid over the last month, 52 had a positive result (which wasn’t independently confirmed) and later went on to die of *something*.
It means that, out of the c. 15 million people who were tested for Covid over the last month, 52 had a positive result (which wasn’t independently confirmed) and later went on to die of *something*.
And yet, as things stand, our nation remains in lockdown.
Caution, of course, is all well and good, and should be encouraged.
But there are all sorts of things we could and should be cautious about, and Covid is only one of them.
Caution, of course, is all well and good, and should be encouraged.
But there are all sorts of things we could and should be cautious about, and Covid is only one of them.
If these things concern you, please let your local MPs know (mine: @AndrewRosindell, @JuliaLopezMP),
and sign the petition below.
The government’s ability to lock our society down needs to be removed as soon as possible.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/5754…
and sign the petition below.
The government’s ability to lock our society down needs to be removed as soon as possible.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/5754…
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