It seems likely that Coronavirus will be with us for some time. This post considers the situation purely in the[...]
The truth behind lockdown 2 (3)The truth behind lockdown 2 (3)
0 Comments 4:56 pmONS data apparently confirms that current death rates in the UK are about normal for this time of year. This[...]
1984 + Covid-191984 + Covid-19
0 Comments 7:49 pmOne tiny example; in Oxford someone, presumably the local authority, has put up signs on the street which direct people[...]
Lockdown 2 – the realityLockdown 2 – the reality
0 Comments 3:04 pmThe one and only rationale for lockdown 2 is to prevent the NHS becoming overwhelmed. No one cares about deaths.[...]
The lies behind lockdown 2The lies behind lockdown 2
0 Comments 10:22 pmLockdown 2 was justified on the basis of projections of 4000 deaths a day. We were told that Covid was[...]
Coronavirus has exposed Britain’s fetishesCoronavirus has exposed Britain’s fetishes
0 Comments 2:41 pmThe largely reactive response of the UK government to the coronavirus epidemic has laid bare several fetishes which are important[...]
The shift to a totalitarian responseThe shift to a totalitarian response
0 Comments 5:46 amMy previous two articles have raised some questions about the way that the government’s response in the UK to coronavirus[...]
Protect the vulnerableProtect the vulnerable
0 Comments 2:53 pmThis is really a follow-on from my last post discussing the arguments for lockdown v. focus on protecting the vulnerable.[...]
How not to fix CoronavirusHow not to fix Coronavirus
0 Comments 7:13 pmThe UK government’s response to Coronavirus seems to be an excellent model for both Illich’s and Foucault’s analysis of contemporary[...]
False news becoming routine in the liberal pressFalse news becoming routine in the liberal press
0 Comments 10:56 amThis is a story in the Guardian contributed by the US media network Associated Press. It is troubling that the[...]