31st October 2020 I am sitting here waiting for the announcement of a new lockdown in England. It was scheduled for 4pm, then deferred to 5pm, then sometime after 5pm and then 6.30pm. As the contents of the speech due to be made by the Prime Minister have been
covidplanb.co.nz An article in the NZ Herald on May 27, 2020 predicted Sweden would have 56,000 more COVID-19 deaths and had made “a fatal mistake”. At the time of publishing, Sweden had experienced 4408 deaths. So, how’s that prediction looking five months on? It was wrong.
covidplanb.co.nz An early proponent of New Zealand’s elimination strategy has now admitted that the approach means the country cannot go back to normal. In early interviews, Siouxsie Wiles claimed to be “excited” about vaccines for COVID-19, but now says the early ones are unlikely to prevent death
Simon is afraid. He writes – “I’m scared. I didn’t use to be scared. I’m usually the optimist in the room. Wilfully and happily so, I’m Pollyanna”. Simon rather reminds me of a shiver looking for a spine to crawl up. Over lunch, at the risk of
As a fan of the goth genre from its earliest days, I was, like many goths, always puzzled by “normies” who assumed that goths must all be suicidal misery-gutses. On the contrary, most goths, at least the first wave of goth, regarded the genre as fun. It was all a
It has been reported that no fewer than 3,400 calls have been made to the Auckland City Council’s “dob in your neighbour” hotline regarding the unspeakable crime of using one’s hose. It appears Crime Watch has a competitor. The city is awash with unauthorised liquidity. My current
ACT Party “Taiwan continues to outperform New Zealand in its COVID-19 response,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. “While Taiwan allows new arrivals to isolate at home, our Government has done such a poor job of running managed isolation and quarantine that it’s directed Air New Zealand to stop flying.
Have you noticed that nobody seems to die of anything but COVID-19 any more? This is despite the fact that most people are actually dying of everything but the Wuhan plague. In fact, more than 99% of Australians and New Zealanders who have died so far this year have died
If you don’t have a Silver level subscription yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles. Today is a FREE taste of an Insight Politics Podcast transcript by Cam Slater that was first published 26th October 2020. Insight: Politics Podcast with Cam Slater – Episode 28 Welcome to
delingpole.podbean.com Dr Mike Yeadon has a degree in biochemistry and toxicology, a research-based PhD in respiratory pharmacology, has spent over 30 years leading new medicines research in the pharmaceuticals industry, and founded his own biotech company which he sold to the world’s biggest drug company Novartis in
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Despite the wave of convenient amnesia sweeping Victoria’s government and bureaucracy, some key facts have emerged about that state’s disastrously botched hotel quarantine scheme. Most damning of all was the decision to award the security contract on the basis of ‘diversity and inclusion’ rather than capability. Then there’
John Snow was an English physician, born in 1813, who is considered the father of epidemiology. He traced a cholera outbreak in London in 1854 to a specific water source and convinced the local council to remove the water pump’s handle. The people who passed for scientists in John
If you don’t have a Silver level subscription yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles. Today is a FREE taste of an Insight Politics article by Stephen Berry that was first published 23rd October 2020. The Green Party Surprised Us All One of the basic disclaimers
New Labour Government Thomas Manch (Stuff): A Cabinet to fill: Who will take the top jobs in the new Labour Government? Matthew Hooton (Herald): Jacinda Ardern’s line on the Greens – and the Cabinet Minister she must remove (paywalled) Maori TV: Maori-Labour caucus will get top cabinet jobs – political analyst
Another day, another COVID scare story. If the Wuhan plague isn’t going to kill us all, it’s probably going to unleash hordes of giant, mutant bats, or cause Limp Bizkit to reform. Whatever it takes to keep us scared silly and obediently in line, the media will shriek
