Imagine that it’s September 2020 and you’re teaching at a middle school that has gone online. Miraculously, all of your students have functioning laptops and can join class remotely. You’ve checked your equipment with a colleague, who assures you that …
Iain Davis | Pseudopandemic: New Normal Technocracy
A wealth of evidence informs one of the most important books you will ever read. Iain Davis’ book, entitled “Pseudopandemic”, offers an unflinching and compelling dissection of the global response to the pandemic.
When the World Health Organization declared the …
The WHO Review and why it matters to you
By Abir Ballan, MPH
In times of emergency, societies function best if they uphold long-standing principles and ethical values, developed over many years. These public health principles would have been appropriate for the Covid-19 response.10 PUBLIC HEALTH PRINCIPLES…
ANH International: Speaking Naturally with Nick Hudson of PANDA
Nick Hudson, speaking to Rob Verkerk from his home in Cape Town, has been one of the most consistent voices of reason and dissent since the pandemic was named. He’s an actuary by way of background and his deeply analytic …
Will you catch Monkeypox?
Just as we were starting to put the two years of the pandemic behind us, the last thing anyone wanted to hear was that a new infectious disease was spreading unexpectedly. Yet this is exactly what has happened: towards the …
Sweden saved children from lockdown
It’s been more than two years since the world went into lockdown and schools, like most institutions, closed their doors. But the most devastating consequences of this policy are only just coming to light. Thousands of disadvantaged children have fallen …
The WHO, Pandemic Preparedness, and the Importance of False Messaging
by Dr David Bell
The World Health Organization (WHO), and the growing pandemic preparedness industry sponsoring it, has faced considerable challenges in maintaining support for its COVID-19 response. It has addressed this difficult situation with simple and uniform messaging. The…Scotland’s poor are left to die
There is arguably one unifying theme which connects many of Britain’s current difficulties — proximity. From wealthy politicians tackling poverty to drug counsellors who’ve never smoked a joint, Britain is riddled with problems of proximity across its key institutions and …
Covid was liberalism’s endgame
Throughout history, there have been crises that could be resolved only by suspending the normal rule of law and constitutional principles. A “state of exception” is declared until the emergency passes — it could be a foreign invasion, an earthquake …
International Health Regulations and Pandemic Treaties – What is the Deal?
by Dr David Bell
The WHO and Pandemic Preparedness: What is going on?The World Health Organization (WHO) and its Member States, in concert with other international institutions, is proposing and currently negotiating two instruments to address pandemics and widely …
Bill Gates wants to build a dystopia
It’s not easy being a regular multi-billionaire. Bill Gates used to be the simple guy-in-the-mansion next door, worried about virus outbreaks and global warming. Then, during the pandemic he became the point at which all conspiracy theories met.
Ever since …
Don’t panic about unvaccinated kids
In the United States, some parents — and more than a few physicians — are still panicking about unvaccinated children.
Last week, Politico reported that the US Food and Drug Administration might wait until this summer to consider authorising a …
Did virus hunters cover up a lab leak?
In August 2016, a group of public health experts, policymakers and donors met in the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Conference Center overlooking Lake Como. Their aim was ambitious: to agree on “bold global action” that would mark the “beginning of the …
Sweden’s inconvenient Covid victory
When, the summer before last, the results of the first Covid wave began to be tallied in the media, there were different ways of measuring the devastation. One way of looking at the pandemic was to focus on how many …
Why we fear dead bodies
It is almost exactly two years ago that we were first asked to stand on our doorsteps to clap for NHS staff. As the weeks went on, the target of our applause was widened: to healthcare workers and emergency services, …
