Lockdown harms

Two and a Half Times More Children in England Are Absent From School Than Before the Lockdowns

In the aftermath of the pandemic, cases of chronic truancy are on the rise, with more than a quarter of secondary students in the U.K. now consistently absent.
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Lockdown Zealots Were Well-Intentioned, But Should Face Charges of Criminal Negligence Given the Harms they Caused

Lockdown and vaccine enthusiasts meant well, thinks Australian expert after detailed impact assessment. But some should face criminal charges for negligence.
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Covid Lockdowns Used as Cover by Abusers to Inflict Tragic Child Abuse, Experts Warn

During the peak of Covid, abusers exploited lockdowns to harm children, leading to a grim rise in fatalities. Government figures showed a 20% increase in child deaths involving abuse or neglect.
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Covid Lockdowns Have Devastated Children’s Social and Emotional Skills, Major Study Reveals

Nearly half of U.K. parents said their children's social and emotional skills got worse during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research by the Institute of Fiscal Studies has found.
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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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Sarah’s Painful Reality: How Lockdowns in Developing Countries Devastated Opportunities for Women and Girls

Follow Sarah on a harrowing journey that shines a light on the impact of lockdowns on women and girls in developing countries, resulting in devastating consequences for millions of vulnerable girls, just like her.
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