Daily Archives: July 20, 2021
Free paper repeats falsehoods on deaths following vaccination
The front page of free newspaper ‘The Light’, shared on Facebook, claimed that there have been 1,400 deaths and a million injuries “from covid injections” in the UK. There have been just over 1,470 deaths following a Covid-19 vaccination in the UK, according to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) Yellow Card reporting… Read More »
Average Covid-19 victim dies years before they otherwise would
In an allegedly leaked WhatsApp message, shared with the BBC by the Prime Minister’s former chief political adviser Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson appears to say “get Covid and live longer”, alluding to the average age of Covid-19 deaths. Screenshots of the supposed message from Mr Johnson, shared on Twitter and dated 15 October 2020, read:… Read More »
TfL is part of self-isolation pilot scheme
“The Government has indicated that we could be part of a trial whereby daily tests would replace the need for self-isolation. We are still waiting for formal notification from them that we are part of this trial.” Transport for London, 18 July 2021. “We were consulted last year on a limited pilot at specific locations… Read More »
5 Reasons Why Affiliation Motivation Is Important
“You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.” Have you heard of this quote before? Social behavior is contagious. Maybe you want to believe you have your own will and you’re completely independent of the people around you, but the truth is that we are human beings, and we… Read More »
How To Set Weekly Goals To Change Your Life
We have been taught to dream big, but when it comes to actually following our dreams, are you falling short? There can be a million reasons. But one thing is clear, you have not yet learned the way how to set weekly goals to change your life. You might not be sure of where to… Read More »
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Lord Sumption made several errors about Covid on Today
The virus has not killed over 100,000 people. What has happened is that a very large number of people have died with Covid, but not necessarily of Covid. The definition is anybody who has died within 28 days of a positive test is treated as a Covid death. Lord Sumption, 20 July 2021 [1:18:38]. The… Read More »
The EU doesn’t have a 40% tariff on African food imports
“On tariffs, [we’re] reducing the European Union’s 40% tariffs on food from Africa”. George Freeman MP, 13 July 2021. Following the government’s decision to reduce its commitment to spend 0.7% of Gross National Income on foreign aid to 0.5%, Conservative MP George Freeman appeared on Newsnight to talk about the other ways in which the… Read More »