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Masking children - all risk and no benefit  2 mins

Masking children - all risk and no benefit 

By: Lucy Johnston 3 October 2024
“Dinosaurs, asteroids and the Black Death” - Sir Graham Brady’s astonishing conversations with former Prime Minister Boris Johnson during the pandemic.  3 mins

“Dinosaurs, asteroids and the Black Death” - Sir Graham Brady’s astonishing conversations with former Prime Minister Boris Johnson during the pandemic. 

By: Lucy Johnston 28 September 2024
“Lockdown is linked to all of today’s major societal problems,” one of the UK's most influential politicians says.  4 mins

“Lockdown is linked to all of today’s major societal problems,” one of the UK's most influential politicians says. 

By: Lucy Johnston 26 September 2024
Influential MP reveals astonishing insights on Covid Govt.

Influential MP reveals astonishing insights on Covid Govt.

By: Graham Brady, Lucy Johnston 3 October 2024
The (Critical) Left during Covid: What happened?

The (Critical) Left during Covid: What happened?

By: Geoffrey Shullenberger, Kevin Bardosh 19 September 2024
What happened in California? Missing science and murky emergency laws during Covid

What happened in California? Missing science and murky emergency laws during Covid

By: Kevin Bardosh, Rajiv Bhatia 4 September 2024
Panel 8: The Impact of Covid Restrictions on Low - and Middle-Income Countries

Panel 8: The Impact of Covid Restrictions on Low - and Middle-Income Countries

By: Collateral Global 9 August 2024
Panel 7: The Impact of Covid Restrictions on Low - and Middle-Income Countries

Panel 7: The Impact of Covid Restrictions on Low - and Middle-Income Countries

By: Collateral Global 9 August 2024
Panel 6: The Impact of Covid Restrictions on Low - and Middle-Income Countries

Panel 6: The Impact of Covid Restrictions on Low - and Middle-Income Countries

By: Collateral Global 9 August 2024
Episode 10 Governance - 10 Ways the Covid Response Harmed Society

Episode 10 Governance - 10 Ways the Covid Response Harmed Society

By: Kevin Bardosh 5 February 2024
Episode 9 Environment and Ecosystems - 10 Ways the Covid Response Harmed Society

Episode 9 Environment and Ecosystems - 10 Ways the Covid Response Harmed Society

By: Kevin Bardosh 24 January 2024
Episode 8 Community - 10 Ways the Covid Response Harmed Society

Episode 8 Community - 10 Ways the Covid Response Harmed Society

By: Kevin Bardosh 9 January 2024
We still need to reckon with the folly of lockdown 7 mins

We still need to reckon with the folly of lockdown

The Covid inquiry has exposed the widespread harm caused by the UK’s authoritarian restrictions.

By: David Livermore, Spiked 9 August 2024
Did the Covid inquiry just admit lockdown was a mistake? 5 mins

Did the Covid inquiry just admit lockdown was a mistake?

The Covid inquiry has this afternoon published a full report on its first module, assessing the resilience and preparedness of the UK’s pandemic response.

By: Toby Green, UnHerd 18 July 2024
The lesson they're determined to ignore: lockdown was a disaster, writes infectious diseases expert Kevin Bardosh 4 mins

The lesson they're determined to ignore: lockdown was a disaster, writes infectious diseases expert Kevin Bardosh

At 240 pages thick, the first official report from the near two-year-long Covid Inquiry is certainly weighty.

By: DailyMail, Kevin Bardosh 18 July 2024
Cracks emerge in the Covid inquiry consensus 4 mins

Cracks emerge in the Covid inquiry consensus

Small cracks are emerging in the mainstream Covid consensus following three weeks of proceedings in Wales, which wrapped up this week.

By: Kevin Bardosh 16 March 2024
Why is the WHO calling critics ‘conspiracy theorists’? 4 mins

Why is the WHO calling critics ‘conspiracy theorists’?

The organisation is trying to avoid scrutiny over its pandemic treaty.

By: Kevin Bardosh 26 January 2024
Don’t trust Davos on ‘Disease X’ 3 mins

Don’t trust Davos on ‘Disease X’

The WEF risks repeating Covid-era mistakes in future pandemics.

By: Kevin Bardosh 17 January 2024
A tale of covid-era censorship from the front lines of economics 10 mins

A tale of covid-era censorship from the front lines of economics

In March 2024, the journal Australian Economic Papers published our paper, “Hiding the Elephant: The tragedy of Covid policy and…

By: Gigi Foster, Paul Frijters 11 April 2024
(RE)Constructing the missing COVID-19 UK impact assessment for 2020/21 7 mins

(RE)Constructing the missing COVID-19 UK impact assessment for 2020/21

This document considers, in the widest sense, all the costs and benefits to the United Kingdom of the proposed policy.

By: Peter Grove 8 March 2024
Censorship is unacceptable in democracies - It also disqualifies the “We didn’t kn­ow” argument 14 mins

Censorship is unacceptable in democracies - It also disqualifies the “We didn’t kn­ow” argument

I am a historian of communism and post-communism by trade

By: Muriel Blaive 8 February 2024
Daily Life in Post-Pandemic Senegal Series

Daily Life in Post-Pandemic Senegal Series

By: Mamadou Ndiaye 11 August 2023
The Children of Nowhere

The Children of Nowhere

By: Abeer Khan, Kunal Purohit 23 March 2023
CG FILM: Sex Workers in India: The Impact of Lockdowns

CG FILM: Sex Workers in India: The Impact of Lockdowns

By: Abeer Khan, Kunal Purohit 24 March 2022

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