Monthly Archives: March 2021

Are 3 in 10 people failing to isolate?

“Three in ten people who should be self-isolating aren’t doing so.” Sir Keir Starmer, 24 February 2021. Sir Keir Starmer has repeatedly claimed that three in ten people who should be self-isolating aren’t doing so. He made this claim twice during Prime Ministers’ Questions on 24 February, and repeated it on Twitter later the same… Read More »

There is no evidence that people are dying from the Covid-19 vaccine

A widely shared Facebook post wrongly suggests that Covid-19 vaccines are unsafe because so many reactions are being reported through the UK’s Yellow Card scheme. The post says: “They keep telling us vaccines are safe!! So why don’t they address this?? 205 FATALITIES AND 114k+ ADVERSE REACTIONS!” The Yellow Card scheme is “the UK system… Read More »

25 Interesting Historical Photos – Part 278

Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 277, click here. 1.Fidel Castro visiting the Great Wall of China, 1995. 2. Oldest Austrian soldier of WWI, a 79-year-old Gaspar Wallnöfer, veteran of Habsburg campaigns in Italy in 1848 and 1866, September 1917. 3. Anne Frank’s father; Otto Frank served as a lieutenant during WWI.…… Read More »

Guardian report on public opinion about job losses needs context

“How can it be that nearly half the population thinks the reason people lost their jobs in the pandemic was due to their own underperformance?” The Guardian, 25 February 2021. Last week, Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee claimed that nearly half the population think that the reason people lost their jobs in the pandemic was due… Read More »

The link between vitamin D and Covid-19 is complex

“The death rate in Andalucía almost halved following the introduction of their Vitamin D policy. Tragically, here in the UK our death rate more than doubled over the same period, despite us having 5x the vaccinations.” David Davis MP, 3 February 2021 “This is a very important study on vitamin D and Covid-19. Its findings… Read More »

Agenda 2030 conspiracy just describes UN sustainability goals

We’ve been asked by readers on Whatsapp to look at claims about something called “Agenda 2030”, and its links to claims that Covid-19 is being used to begin the “enslavement of humanity”.  Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development refers to a plan agreed to by member states of the United Nations in 2015, which includes 17… Read More »