News Round-Up
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus – and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world. The...
View ArticleDid SARS-CoV-2 Originate in Wuhan in 2019 or Earlier Elsewhere?
Antibodies in Italian blood samples from September 2019 – What is the evidence that SARS-CoV-2 originated earlier than December 2019 in Wuhan, and what are the implications for our understanding of the...
View ArticleNew Poll Reveals 39% of Students Think All Speakers Who Cause Someone Offence...
A new poll reveals students want less free speech on campus, not more, with 39% believing students' unions should ban all speakers that cause offence and 76% wanting to 'get rid of' controversial...
View ArticleDaily Sceptic ‘Fact Checked’ Over Claim That CO2 Increase Lags Behind Global...
Another climate 'fact check', this time claiming our story reporting on the latest study showing that increases in CO2 lag behind global warming so cannot cause it, is "mostly false". Yet that is what...
View ArticleIs Hitler’s Invasion of Poland a Good Analogy for Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine?
Hitler's invasion of Poland is not a good analogy for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. For one thing, Hitler didn't have nukes. And if you take the analogy to its logical conclusion, we should be...
View ArticleSouth Africa Ends All Remaining Covid Restrictions Including Vaccine and...
The Government of South Africa has announced the end of all Covid restrictions in what it describes as a "very historic day" and a "turning point since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the world and in the...
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