Lockdown cost

Covid Scientist Sir John Edmunds: “We Didn’t Take Enough Account of the Economic Cost of Lockdown”

In a candid interview with the Telegraph, senior Covid advisor Sir John Edmunds expresses regret for not investing more into modelling the knock-on health effects and economic harm caused by lockdowns.
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Lockdown Was Ruinous and Masks Were Useless. Here’s What Worked For My Business

Lockdowns were the worst way to respond to the virus, says business owner Alastair MacMillan, who shares his experience of what seemed to work (vitamin D, air cleaners) and what didn't (masks and vaccines).
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The Covid Inquiry Isn’t Asking the Only Question That Matters: Was Lockdown a Terrible Mistake?

The Telegraph's Camilla Tominey raises a crucial point regarding the purpose and effectiveness of the Covid Inquiry, particularly in light of the profound impact of lockdown measures on the United Kingdom.
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Chancellor Admits Mass Money Printing During Lockdown is Behind Inflation

The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has admitted for the first time that the massive money printing in the pandemic – more than in the whole previous decade – is behind the current sky-high inflation.
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Nobody Wants to Talk About How Lockdowns Got Us into This Mess

A major source of our current economic malaise – now approaching the highest tax burden since records began – is the cost and impact of the Covid lockdowns, a price which must never be forgotten, says Kate Andrews.
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Were the Lockdowners and Vaccinators Really Just Trying to Save Lives?

Life Saving has become the dominant ethos of our age, presented as popular justification for extreme policies from lockdowns to mass migration to Net Zero. It sounds anodyne but its consequences are anything but.
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Britain’s Public Finances Crippled by Huge Rise in People Off Work Due to Ill-Health After Lockdowns

Britain's public finances are being crippled by a steep rise in the number of people who have left the jobs market because of ill health following the lockdowns, the Office for Budget Responsibility has warned.
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