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2 episodes with uk's covid
2 episodes with uk's covid
2 episodes with uk's covid
2 episodes with uk's covid
2 episodes with uk's covid
On today's show, Simeon will discuss with Dean the top stories of the day in Australia. Later, Omar Khan discusses the UK's Covid inquiry, focusing on Neil Ferguson's backpedaling and the misapplication of John Stuart Mill's 'harm principle' in public policy. Omar will explore how this approach could impact autonomy, urging a philosophical response to such challenges. GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Australian-born Aussie Cossack rose to prominence during the NSW lockdowns as an outspoken media personality notorious for his hilarious interactions with the NSW police and numerous large-scale campaigns against corrupt politicians. Boikov left Australia at the age of 18 to study at the Moscow Sretensky Seminary. It was here that he had his first posting as a journalist Whilst in Russia Boikov became heavily involved in the Russian Cossack movement. Upon returning to Australia Boikov was elected the Ataman of the Australian Cossack chapter and founded a pro-Russian political newspaper called Russian Frontier. In May of 2022 the Aussie Cossack was jailed for 10 months for breaching a suppression and non-publication order for content posted to his YouTube channel. After successfully winning an appeal against the severity of the sentence Aussie Cossack left prison. In December 2022 the Aussie Cossack defected to the Russian Consulate in Sydney where he was granted diplomatic asylum. From his studio within the Consulate building, he now broadcasts daily on TNT Radio. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: The Rev. Dr. Michael J. Sutton has been a political economist, a professor, a priest, a pastor, and now a publisher. He is the CEO of Freedom Matters Today, looking at freedom from a Christian perspective. https://freedommatterstoday.com/ GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Omar Khan is a global consultant who has advised clients in the US, UK, Europe, South America, South Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific and Australia on leadership responses to opportunities and crisis. His firm, EPL Global seeks to convey better information for better decision making. Omar has helped to convey and promote Dr Shankara Chetty's “8th Day Protocol” a COVID treatment that has been successful, requiring no “controversial” or off label drugs. Sri Lanka is one of the countries where front-line doctors have been successfully applying its principles.
A grilling over Boris Johnson's decisions during the pandemic on the second day of his appearance before the UK's Covid-19 inquiry. It's heard evidence from former advisers that the then-Prime Minister wanted to let the virus spread, rather than order another lockdown Johnson's also accused of saying "let the bodies pile high", something he strongly denies. UK correspondent Vincent McAviney told Tim Dower that he also faced criticism for a campaign encouraging people go to restaurants while the virus was still out there. He says the campaign, called " Eat out to Help out" was derided by scientists as " Eat out to help out the virus". LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the Official Covid Inquiry he was "deeply sorry for the pain and loss and suffering" caused throughout the pandemic Lauren McEvatt, Former UK Government Special Advisor gave us an update on what happened at the inquiry.
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the Official Covid Inquiry he was "deeply sorry for the pain and loss and suffering" caused throughout the pandemic Lauren McEvatt, Former UK Government Special Advisor gave us an update on what happened at the inquiry.
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is back giving evidence at the UK Covid Inquiry. Enda Brady Presenter of TRT World brought us the latest.
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced tough questions in his first of two days of questioning at the inquiry into the country's Covid-19 response. Johnson was in the top job as the pandemic took hold in 2020 and has been sharply criticised for his decision making - or lack of it - by experts, scientists and fellow ministers. From the very beginning of the hearing, Johnson faced an icy reception as a protestor interrupted his apology. BBC UK Political Correspondent Rob Watson spoke to Corin Dann.
Peter Cardwell, Chief Political Correspondent and presenter at Talk TV and a former UK government advisor to four different cabinet secretaries.
The ongoing inquiry into the UK's response to the Covid-19 pandemic is still underway, and damning allegations have surfaced. Records kept by former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance state that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson believed Covid was 'nature's way of dealing with old people'. UK correspondent Gavin Grey says Johnson's pandemic response has been wildly criticised, as he kept flip-flopping as the crisis unfolded. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dominic Cummings gives evidence to the UK's Covid inquiry today – the latest in a string of senior advisors to Boris Johnson to do so. The published evidence, including private WhatsApp conversations, is bringing to light internecine grudges between those in charge. We catch up on what's been revealed so far.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guest: Tom Whipple, Science Editor, The Times.Host: Luke Jones.Get in touch: storiesofourtimes@thetimes.co.uk Clips: UK Covid Inquiry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
WhatsApps seen by the UK's Covid-19 Inquiry have given us an insight into the different opinions inside government during the pandemic. Health reporter and host of The Covid Inquiry Podcast Jim Reed has been closely following every day of evidence. He's in the studio with Dr. Catherine Haddon from the Institute for Government to look at what we've learned. Marianna Spring is also in to help with tips on how to recognise disinformation online, as claim, counterclaim, and straight up lies swirl on social media. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Today's Newscast was presented by Paddy O'Connell. It was made by Chris Flynn with Arsenii Sokolov. The technical producer was Ricardo McCarthy. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.
The UK's Covid-19 inquiry is now underway and you can have your say on the many ways, your life was impacted by the pandemic. RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell spoke to Ben Connah, Secretary to the Inquiry's Chair, to learn more about the workings of the inquiry and the different methods that blind and partially sighted people can access to have their voice heard. If you'd like to follow the inquiry or would like to give evidence, go to www.everystorymatters.co.uk #RNIBConnect Image Shows Houses of Parliament Building at Night with Beautiful Shimmering Light Across The Thames
#80 How Did Covid Restrictions Affect Your Life Niall talks to many callers about how Covid 19 restrictions affected their lives.let's talk about a revelation that's been making waves in Ireland. It's a story of admission, accountability, and the complexities of managing a global pandemic.Leo Varadkar, the former Taoiseach of Ireland, recently took a bold step. He publicly acknowledged that both the Irish government and public health officials made mistakes during the Covid-19 pandemic. Mistakes that included implementing restrictions that, in hindsight, were overly strict. These restrictions, according to Varadkar, were particularly evident during the Christmas season of 2020 when the desire to give people a "meaningful Christmas" may have clouded judgment.Leo Varadkar: "In relation to the first Christmas lockdown, I think on reflection, both NPHET and government made the wrong call."It's not every day you hear a former leader admit to missteps in pandemic response. But here we are, facing the complexities and challenges that the Covid-19 pandemic brought upon us.Now, on the other side of the story, we have Dr. Tony Holohan, the former Chief Medical Officer of Ireland. In his recently released memoir, he stands firm in not admitting to any mistakes during the Covid crisis. Instead, he reflects on his career in the often thankless field of public health. His memoir coincides with the impending inquiry into Ireland's Covid response, where it appears he believes he made not one mistake.But let's not forget the journey we've been through during this pandemic. From "flattening the curve" to seemingly endless school closures, from people walking around in bubbles with layers of masks to the ever-elusive two-meter social distancing. We've seen hotels and restaurants closed, fines for attempting to escape the restrictions, and the heart-wrenching stories of the elderly dying alone.Vaccines were our hope, but they didn't entirely live up to their promise. Vaccine passports became a topic of debate, and we saw a struggle between personal choice and public health.And then, there were the constant shifts in messaging. "Wear a mask, don't wear a mask, wear a mask." The daily scare fest on the media, with experts weighing in on every twist and turn of the pandemic. The late-night shows turned into press offices for health authorities. People faced bans from various establishments, even their own jobs, unless they got vaccinated. The rush for vaccines was like a quest for a golden ticket to eternal life. And every time something didn't work, it was blamed on a new strain of the virus.Leo Varadkar seemed to speak from both sides of his mouth, navigating the turbulent waters of public opinion and agreeing with the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) when it suited the circumstances.And now, as Ireland prepares for the Irish Covid Enquiry, Varadkar emphasizes the importance of getting the terms of reference right. He wants to avoid the pitfalls seen in the UK's Covid-19 inquiry.This inquiry aims to comprehensively evaluate Ireland's response to the pandemic, ensuring the country is better prepared for any future crises. However, it won't involve health chiefs being called as witnesses, a decision that has drawn attention.As we move forward, one question lingers: How did these Covid restrictions affect your life? It's a question that many of us have our own unique answers to, shaped by the extraordinary challenges we've faced in these extraordinary times.
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Priorities for the UK Foundation Models Taskforce, published by Andrea Miotti on July 21, 2023 on LessWrong. The UK government recently established the Foundation Models Taskforce, focused on AI safety and backed by £100M in funding. Founder, investor and AI expert Ian Hogarth leads the new organization. The establishment of the Taskforce shows the UK's intention to be a leading player in the greatest governance challenge of our times: keeping humanity in control of a future with increasingly powerful AIs. This is no small feat, and will require very ambitious policies that anticipate the rapid developments in the AI field, rather than just reacting to them. Here are some recommendations on what the Taskforce should do. The recommendations fall into three categories: Communication and Education about AI risk, International Coordination, and Regulation and Monitoring. Communication and Education about AI Risk The Taskforce is uniquely positioned to educate and communicate about AI development and risks. Here is how it could do it: Private education The Taskforce should organize private education sessions for UK Members of Parliament, Lords, and high-ranking civil servants, in the form of presentations, workshops, and closed-door Q&As with Taskforce experts. These would help bridge the information gap between policymakers and the fast-moving AI field. A new platform: ai.gov.uk The Taskforce should take a proactive role in disseminating knowledge about AI progress, the state of the AI field, and the Taskforce's own actions: The Taskforce should publish bi-weekly or monthly Bulletins and Reports on AI on an official government website. The Taskforce can start doing this right away by publishing its bi-weekly or monthly bulletins and reports on the state of AI progress and AI risk on the UK government's research and statistics portal. The Taskforce should set up ai.gov.uk, an online platform modeled after the UK's COVID-19 dashboard. The platform's main page should be a dashboard showing key information about AI progress and Taskforce progress in achieving its goals, that gets updated regularly. ai.gov.uk should have a progress bar trending towards 100% for all of the Task Force's key objectives. ai.gov.uk should also include a "Safety Plans of AI Companies" monthly report, with key insights visualized on the dashboard. The Taskforce should send an official questionnaire to each frontier AI company to compile this report. This questionnaire should contain questions about companies' estimated risk of human extinction caused by the development of their AIs, their timelines until the existence of powerful and autonomous AI systems, and their safety plans regarding development and deployment of frontier AI models. There is no need to make the questionnaire mandatory. For companies that don't respond or respond only to some questions, the relevant information on the dashboard should be left blank, or filled in with a "best guess" or "most relevant public information" curated by Taskforce experts. Public-facing communications Taskforce members should utilize press conferences, official posts on the Taskforce's website, and editorials in addition to ai.gov.uk to educate the public about AI development and risks. Key topics to cover in these public-facing communications include: Frontier AI development is focused on developing autonomous, superhuman, general agents, not just towards better chatbots or the automation of individual tasks. These are and will increasingly be AIs capable of making their own plans and taking action in the real world. No one fully understands how these systems function, their capabilities or limits, and how to control or restrict them. All of these remain unsolved technical challenges. Consensus on the societal-scale risk from AI is growing, and the gov...
Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Priorities for the UK Foundation Models Taskforce, published by Andrea Miotti on July 21, 2023 on LessWrong. The UK government recently established the Foundation Models Taskforce, focused on AI safety and backed by £100M in funding. Founder, investor and AI expert Ian Hogarth leads the new organization. The establishment of the Taskforce shows the UK's intention to be a leading player in the greatest governance challenge of our times: keeping humanity in control of a future with increasingly powerful AIs. This is no small feat, and will require very ambitious policies that anticipate the rapid developments in the AI field, rather than just reacting to them. Here are some recommendations on what the Taskforce should do. The recommendations fall into three categories: Communication and Education about AI risk, International Coordination, and Regulation and Monitoring. Communication and Education about AI Risk The Taskforce is uniquely positioned to educate and communicate about AI development and risks. Here is how it could do it: Private education The Taskforce should organize private education sessions for UK Members of Parliament, Lords, and high-ranking civil servants, in the form of presentations, workshops, and closed-door Q&As with Taskforce experts. These would help bridge the information gap between policymakers and the fast-moving AI field. A new platform: ai.gov.uk The Taskforce should take a proactive role in disseminating knowledge about AI progress, the state of the AI field, and the Taskforce's own actions: The Taskforce should publish bi-weekly or monthly Bulletins and Reports on AI on an official government website. The Taskforce can start doing this right away by publishing its bi-weekly or monthly bulletins and reports on the state of AI progress and AI risk on the UK government's research and statistics portal. The Taskforce should set up ai.gov.uk, an online platform modeled after the UK's COVID-19 dashboard. The platform's main page should be a dashboard showing key information about AI progress and Taskforce progress in achieving its goals, that gets updated regularly. ai.gov.uk should have a progress bar trending towards 100% for all of the Task Force's key objectives. ai.gov.uk should also include a "Safety Plans of AI Companies" monthly report, with key insights visualized on the dashboard. The Taskforce should send an official questionnaire to each frontier AI company to compile this report. This questionnaire should contain questions about companies' estimated risk of human extinction caused by the development of their AIs, their timelines until the existence of powerful and autonomous AI systems, and their safety plans regarding development and deployment of frontier AI models. There is no need to make the questionnaire mandatory. For companies that don't respond or respond only to some questions, the relevant information on the dashboard should be left blank, or filled in with a "best guess" or "most relevant public information" curated by Taskforce experts. Public-facing communications Taskforce members should utilize press conferences, official posts on the Taskforce's website, and editorials in addition to ai.gov.uk to educate the public about AI development and risks. Key topics to cover in these public-facing communications include: Frontier AI development is focused on developing autonomous, superhuman, general agents, not just towards better chatbots or the automation of individual tasks. These are and will increasingly be AIs capable of making their own plans and taking action in the real world. No one fully understands how these systems function, their capabilities or limits, and how to control or restrict them. All of these remain unsolved technical challenges. Consensus on the societal-scale risk from AI is growing, and the gov...
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Priorities for the UK Foundation Models Taskforce, published by Andrea Miotti on July 21, 2023 on The AI Alignment Forum. The UK government recently established the Foundation Models Taskforce, focused on AI safety, modelled on the Vaccine Taskforce, and backed by £100M in funding. Founder, investor and AI expert Ian Hogarth leads the new organization. The establishment of the Taskforce shows the UK's intention to be a leading player in the greatest governance challenge of our times: keeping humanity in control of a future with increasingly powerful AIs. This is no small feat, and will require very ambitious policies that anticipate the rapid developments in the AI field, rather than just reacting to them. Here are some recommendations on what the Taskforce should do. The recommendations fall into three categories: Communication and Education about AI risk, International Coordination, and Regulation and Monitoring. Communication and Education about AI Risk The Taskforce is uniquely positioned to educate and communicate about AI development and risks. Here is how it could do it: Private education The Taskforce should organize private education sessions for UK Members of Parliament, Lords, and high-ranking civil servants, in the form of presentations, workshops, and closed-door Q&As with Taskforce experts. These would help bridge the information gap between policymakers and the fast-moving AI field. A new platform: ai.gov.uk The Taskforce should take a proactive role in disseminating knowledge about AI progress, the state of the AI field, and the Taskforce's own actions: The Taskforce should publish bi-weekly or monthly Bulletins and Reports on AI on an official government website. The Taskforce can start doing this right away by publishing its bi-weekly or monthly bulletins and reports on the state of AI progress and AI risk on the UK government's research and statistics portal. The Taskforce should set up ai.gov.uk, an online platform modeled after the UK's COVID-19 dashboard. The platform's main page should be a dashboard showing key information about AI progress and Taskforce progress in achieving its goals, that gets updated regularly. ai.gov.uk should have a progress bar trending towards 100% for all of the Task Force's key objectives. ai.gov.uk should also include a "Safety Plans of AI Companies" monthly report, with key insights visualized on the dashboard. The Taskforce should send an official questionnaire to each frontier AI company to compile this report. This questionnaire should contain questions about companies' estimated risk of human extinction caused by the development of their AIs, their timelines until the existence of powerful and autonomous AI systems, and their safety plans regarding development and deployment of frontier AI models. There is no need to make the questionnaire mandatory. For companies that don't respond or respond only to some questions, the relevant information on the dashboard should be left blank, or filled in with a "best guess" or "most relevant public information" curated by Taskforce experts. Public-facing communications Taskforce members should utilize press conferences, official posts on the Taskforce's website, and editorials in addition to ai.gov.uk to educate the public about AI development and risks. Key topics to cover in these public-facing communications include: Frontier AI development is focused on developing autonomous, superhuman, general agents, not just towards better chatbots or the automation of individual tasks. These are and will increasingly be AIs capable of making their own plans and taking action in the real world. No one fully understands how these systems function, their capabilities or limits, and how to control or restrict them. All of these remain unsolved technical challenges. Consensus on the so...
Today's guest on the Expat Money Show is Antony Sammeroff. Antony is a psychotherapist, economics journalist, the author of Universal Basic Income - For and Against, and the upcoming book Pharma Lie, People Die. Originally from Scotland, he has spent the past several years since the onset of the UK's COVId policies living outside the country as a digital nomad in places like Mexico, Costa Rica, Turkey and most recently, India. TODAY'S CONVERSATION WITH ANTONY SAMMEROFF Antony and I discuss the nature of remote work and why Antony had already begun moving his work primarily online even before COVID policies shut the world down. Hear Antony describe the onset of the absurd COVID policies in his home country of Scotland and how that propelled him to take his business fully remote and to search for more sane parts of the world to reside in. Antony points out an interesting side benefit of the COVID travel restrictions - spending time in a place previously hadn't planned to - in this case, Mexico. Hear Antony describe how the “COVID years” altered people's sense of what they are allowed to say and has caused many to self-censor with friends, family and the workplace. Antony describes the push for “subjectivity” within his education and profession, which is often a cover for leftist bias within institutions. We discuss what it is like to hold “radical” (sane) positions in today's post-COVID clown world and how Antony helps people in his practice deal with this feeling of friends, family and institutions acting like they are the crazy ones. Antony and I discuss the concept of natural law and why so many libertarians were able to see through much of the BS of the last several years due to their ability to filter things through the natural law model. Hear Anthony's opinion on “conspiracy theories” and mental health after a member of our Expat Money Forum on Facebook questioned my own mental health due to my emails criticizing the World Economic Forum. Does Antony think I'm nuts? You'll have to listen to find out! RELATED EPISODES 245: Fleeing the UK Lockdowns to Become a Sovereign Individual - Johnny HODL 240: Being a Digital Nomad Since Before It Was Cool - Sam Rivello 237: What's It Like Relocating to Mexico When the World Doesn't Make Sense - Jonathan Lockwood HOW TO FIND ANTONY'S WORK: 7pharmamyths.com Beyourselfandloveit.com Email:
The UK's Covid inquiry hears from England's chief medical officer Chris Whitty and former chief scientific advisor Patrick Vallance. We discuss the lessons learned from the pandemic with Bloomberg Intelligence's Director of Research, Sam Fazeli. Plus, where next for the mortgage market? Ray Boulger from brokers John Charcol joins us, and Saxo UK's CEO Charles White-Thomson tells us about the economic plan he wants to see for UK plc. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Stephen Carroll. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Facts & Spins for June 14, 2023 Top Stories: Trump pleads not guilty to mishandling classified docs, the UK's COVID inquiry begins, a report finds global nuclear weapons stockpiles are rising rapidly, Illinois passes a law to prevent book restrictions, NYC mandates the nation's first minimum wage for food delivery workers, the UN voices support for a global AI watchdog, a British mother is jailed over her late-term abortion, Twitter's new CEO details her vision for the company, the US' first climate action case goes to trial, and a study finds that the UK's breast cancer mortality rate is down 66%. Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/ Brief Listener Survey: https://www.improvethenews.org/pod
As the UK's Covid inquiry kicks off, will it help to transform how we tackle future pandemics? How an AI is writing its own computer code, speeding up the Internet; and using gene therapy for cat contraception. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Dimes and Judas address the recent government WhatsApp message leaks concerning the true reasons for UK's Covid-19 lockdown policy, red night vision goggles seeing demons in Vietnam, and the problem of trad parents with big families still ending up in retirement homes. They then launch into the lush history of Middle Eastern religious geopolitics with the book "Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms: Journeys Into the Disappearing Religions of the Middle East" by Gerard Russell. From Samaritans to Zoroastrians, they dissect the beliefs, ethnoreligious histories, and present dilemmas presented by modern pressures that have finally forced these ancient movements to adapt or die. Lastly on this edition of The Copepranos Society, returning guest Zoltanous explains the true history of the Kalergi Plan and the author's impact on the cold war, and the recent launch of the very first Nazbol party "Patriotic Socialist Front," designed to bridge the gap between the warring factions of Dissident Politics and destruct the status quo.
Facts & Spin for March 2, 2023 top stories: At least 40 are killed in a train collision in Greece, Bola Tinubu wins Nigeria's presidential election, Leaked government texts raise questions about the UK's COVID response, Putin orders Russia's border with Ukraine to be strengthened following drone attacks, Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot loses her re-election bid, UK house prices fall at their fastest rate in over a decade, US intelligence says foreign adversaries are unlikely to blame for so-called 'Havana syndrome,' Tesla plans to build a plant in Mexico, Denmark scraps a public holiday to boost its defense budget, and the CDC issues an alert for a drug-resistant stomach bug. Sources: https://www.improvethenews.org/ Brief Listener Survey: https://www.improvethenews.org/pod
Putin's invasion of Ukraine shocked the world. Whilst fighting is happening in Europe, repercussions have been felt around the globe. Disruption to trade and supply chains means a rapidly worsening outlook for international development, making it harder to reach those that need support the most. Meanwhile the UK's Covid recovery and the growing fiscal blackhole have forced Britain to make tough decisions on where our money goes, throwing into question our position as a world leader when it comes to international development and, with it, the reputation of ‘global Britain'. Britain has always been a nation with a global mindset. But in times of crisis, do we need to reprioritise our commitments? What does the future look like for international development projects around the world? On this special podcast from The Spectator, economics editor Kate Andrews has spoken to some of those on the frontline of international development. She's joined by Rory Stewart, former secretary of state for international development who is currently the CEO of the NGO Give Directly; David Davis, former Conservative party leader; Daniel Hannan, former Conservative MEP and now advisor to the government's Board of Trade; Degan Ali, CEO of Kenya-based NGO Adeso; and Professor Zulfiqar Bhutta, a global health expert at the University of Toronto. This podcast is the second of a mini-series taking a look at Britain in the world, sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. You can listen to the first episode here.
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Why development aid is a really exciting field, published by MathiasKB on December 7, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Each year, wealthy countries collectively spend around 178 billion dollars (!!) on Development aid. Development aid has funded some of the most cost-effective lifesaving programs that have ever been run. Such examples include PEPFAR, the US emergency aids relief programme rolled out at the height of the African aids pandemic, which estimates suggest saved 25 million lives at a cost of some 85 billion ($3400 per life saved, competitive with Givewell's very best). EAs working with global poverty will know just how difficult it is to achieve high cost effectiveness at these scales. Development aid has also funded some of the very worst development projects conceived, in some instances causing outright harm to the recipients. Development aid is spent with a large variety of goals in mind. Climate mitigation projects, gender equality campaigns, and free-trade agreements are all funded by wealthy governments under a single illusory budgetary item: ‘development assistance'. In short, the scope of aid is enormous and so is the impact that can be had by positively influencing how it is spent. I'm not the only one who thinks so! In January of 2022 Open Philanthropy announced Global Aid Policy as a priority area within its global health and wellbeing portfolio. In this post I will: Demystify the processes that decide how aid is allocated. Argue that aid policy is neglected (by EAs especially), high in scale, and maybe tractable. Sneakily attempt to make you excited about aid, in preparation for the announcement of a non-profit I'm co-founding. Who decides how aid is allocated? When I first dug into development aid, I found the field very opaque and difficult to get an overview of. This made everything seem much more static and difficult to influence, than I now think it is. Come with me, and I'll show you how the aid-sausage is made. The explanation tries to capture the grand picture, but each country is different and the explanation is overfit to western democracies. The aid pipeline: It all begins with a government decision to spend money on aid. For many countries this decision was formalized in 1970 after a UN resolution was signed between members to spend 0.7% of GNI on official development assistance. Politicians decide on a national aid strategy Each country that gives aid will have an official strategy for its aid spending. The strategy lists a number of priorities the government wants to focus on. It is typically re-negotiated and updated once every few years or when a new government takes seat. The agreed upon aid strategy sets a broad direction for the civil service and relevant parliamentary committees in projects they choose to carry out. The recently released UK aid strategy is a good example of what typical priorities look like: deliver honest, reliable investment through British Investment Partnerships, building on the UK's financial expertise and the strengths of the City of London, in line with the Prime Minister's vision for the Clean Green Initiative provide women and girls with the freedom they need to succeed, unlocking their future potential, educating girls, supporting their empowerment and protecting them against violence step up the UK's life-saving humanitarian work to prevent the worst forms of human suffering around the world. The UK will lead globally for a more effective international response to humanitarian crises take forward UK leadership on climate change, nature and global health. The strategy will put the UK commitments made during the UK's Presidency of G7 and COP26, UK global leadership in science and technology, and the UK's COVID-19 response, at the core of its international development work The Government passes a...
In the first episode of our 4-part Venture Capital Miniseries, we are thrilled to feature Dame Kate Bingham, Managing Partner of SV Health Investors and former Chair of the UK Vaccine Taskforce. The much anticipated interview begins with a high level overview of the immense changes that are taking place in the world of medical research which have allowed us to move from treating symptoms to changing the way the body works. Kate describes the various leaps forward across medical conditions and the role SV Health Investors is playing to facilitate this. She discusses their approach, challenges, opportunities and the skills needed to improve the odds of success. She then talks about research excellence, the hurdles in building large biotech enterprises and what the future industry landscape may look like. The conversation then switches to her role as Chair of the Vaccine Taskforce, set up in April 2020 under Boris Johnson to co-ordinate the creation and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine (both in the UK and internationally). She reflects on the obstacles encountered and path to the successful execution of the group's objectives. Sign up to our newsletter for more in-depth insights | Follow us on LinkedIn The Money Maze Podcast is kindly sponsored by Schroders, Bremont Watches, LiveTrade and Mintus.
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Welcome to the PRmoment Podcast.This week we're chatting to Alex Aiken, long-time executive director, of the UK Government's Communication Service.We're going to talk to Alex about his career in government communications, the personalities of the Prime Ministers he's worked with and the changes he made during his time heading up the Government Communications Service.Before we start, just to tell you about PRmoment's new Patron Scheme. If you are a regular consumer of our content, including this podcast, and you're getting value from it, if you fancy making a contribution to help fund PRmoment - now you can.We have three different Patron Tiers—The Daney Parker Tier, The Chadlington Tier and Edward Bernays Tier.And do check out the home page of PRmoment for our latest webinars, including PR Analytics, LinkedIn as a B2B Marketing Channel and The intersection of Data, Insight and PR Planning.Finally, thanks to our PRmoment Podcast sponsors, The PRCA.This interview was recorded before the resignation of Boris Johnson as the UK's Prime Minister.Alex welcome to the show: 2 mins Alex talks us through his new job!3 mins Alex reflects on his 9 years heading up the UK's Government Communications Service, a period which covered The Referendum, Brexit, COVID and Putin's war in Ukraine“What I wanted to do is create an exceptional standard of government communication”5 mins Alex compares the 3 Prime Ministers he's worked with - David Cameron, Theresa May and then Boris Johnson. How would you compare their leadership styles?6 mins Alex discusses the leadership styles of Cameron, May and Johnson.“The demands on PMs is so much greater in 2022 than when I started”7 mins How Prime Ministers have had to adapt their leadership styles over the last 10 years.“The UK Government is a £700 bn beast that operates 24/7”8 mins Does the work of GCS's change depending on who is the leader of the government? Or is the approach fairly standard?9 mins Due to the volume of communications channels - has the complexity of government communications become too complex?11 mins As a government communicator does Alex worry about the impact of the current “party” scandals on the public's trust in government?13 mins Alex about his passion for effective government communications and how “effective public service communications can change, improve, enhance and save lives”14 mins“The issue, whether your private sector or public sector, is evaluation”16 mins How can governments fight disinformation? Alex recommends the RESIST toolkit for further reading. 20 mins Alex talks about the risk of the UK coming under a cyber security attack from a foreign government.20.30 mins Alex discusses the behavioural science strategy behind the UK's COVID communications.22.30 mins Will Alex's work on the UK government's evaluation framework be his legacy from his
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Three pilgrims suffers injuries after a stampede-like situation prevailed at Tirupati, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, apologize for attending rule-breaking gatherings during the UK's Covid-19 lockdown, comedian Chris Rock mocks politicians and lambasted celebrities in his recent stand-up show in California and other top news in this bulletin.
MICHAEL Hello and a very warm welcome to Five in the Eye Colourful Radio's weekly news review show. This is me - Michael Ohajuru - and you're listening to episode 0350 Phil's away this week so I'm delighted to report I'm joined by an old friend of the show Suki Randhawa communications specialist. Hi Suki, welcome to the show…. SUKI Hi Michael, good to be back - always welcome the chance to review news with you here on Five in the Eye - What's the top story this week ? MICHAEL The number one story this week is the reports that Johnson's new deputy chief of staff - hardman David Canzini told No 10 staff to prepare for the General Election in 2023 and what the top five priorities will be Government's. We'll be asking do Johnson's priorities really reflect the country's ? SUKI For story number two we'll be looking at the reports from the Indian subcontinent… could Pakistan and India - two old enemies - be moving closer together as Pakistan PM Imran Khan praises India for pursuing ‘independent foreign policy' on Russia. MICHAEL Our third story is asks the questions what happened to the promised Pandemaic baby boom - it didn't happen - did the pandemic change our sex lives in other ways or was that change happening before the lockdown. SUKI Our fourth story reports that the UK's Covid lockdown appears to have had a massive impact on stomach bugs, slashing outbreaks by more than half in England during the first six months of the pandemic - reducing attacks of vomiting and diarrhea is this a positive pandemic out come ? MICHAEL For our final story to wrap up this week's five - we ask are you still sneaking your own snacks into the cinema? Well, It's time to think again. SUKI With that sneaky suggestion that's this week's Five in the Eye ++++
HEALTH NEWS Walking for 150 minutes per week associated with improved wellbeing in over-50 Trinity College Dublin, January 17, 2022 New research using data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin shows that being physically active, for example by walking for at least 150 minutes per week, is associated with more social participation and better mental health and wellbeing. The findings show that: Two-thirds of the Irish population aged 50 years and older report low or moderate levels of physical activity while only one-third report high levels of activity, based on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Middle-aged and older Irish adults with high levels of physical activity report greater participation in social activities, less anxiety, better quality of life, and less loneliness compared to those with low physical activity levels. Middle-aged and older adults with low levels of physical activity are over twice as likely to have clinically relevant depressive symptoms as those with high levels of physical activity (14% versus 6%). Interventions should specifically target women, older adults, those in employment, those who are not engaged in non-church related social activities and those living in built-up areas such as apartments. Study finds hydroxychloroquine delays disability for least treatable form of multiple sclerosis University of Calgary (Canada), January 17, 2022 A University of Calgary study has found promising results for the generic drug hydroxychloroquine when used to treat the evolution of disability of primary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), the least treatable form of the autoimmune disease. Cumming School of Medicine research teams found hydroxychloroquine helped to slow the worsening of disability during the 18-month study involving participants at the MS clinic in Calgary. The research was published in Annals of Neurology. The experimental study, known as a single-arm phase II futility trial, followed 35 people between November 2016 and June 2021. Researchers expected to see at least 40 percent, or 14 participants, experience a significant worsening of their walking function, but at the end of the trial only eight participants had worsened. Hydroxychloroquine was generally well-tolerated. Tree nut consumption is associated with better diet Louisiana State University, January 16, 2022 A new study, published this week in the open access journal Nutrients, compares the nutrient adequacy and diet quality of those who consume tree nuts (almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios and walnuts), and non-tree nut consumers in a nationally representative population. Tree nut consumption was associated with better nutrient adequacy for most nutrients that are lacking in the diets of many Americans, and with better diet quality. Researchers looked at 14,386 adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES). The data showed that, compared to non-consumers, tree nut consumers had a lower percentage of the population consuming usual intakes of nutrients below the recommended levels of vitamins A, E and C; folate; calcium; iron; magnesium; and zinc. Tree nut consumers had a higher percentage of the population over the recommendation for adequate intake for dietary fiber and potassium Protein isolated from baker's yeast shows potential against leukemia cells University of Sao Paulo (Brazil), January 16, 2022 An enzyme identified in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, commonly known as brewer's or baker's yeast, has passed in vitro trials, demonstrating its capacity to kill acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells. "In this study, we characterize the enzyme L-asparaginase from S. cerevisiae. The results show this protein can efficiently annihilate leukemia cells with low cytotoxicity to healthy cells," said Gisele Monteiro, a professor at FCF-USP and the principal investigator for the published study. Production of the enzyme asparagine synthetase is deficient in ALL and several other types of cancer cells, which are therefore unable to synthesize the amino acid asparagine. "This type of cell depends on extracellular sources of asparagine, an essential amino acid for the synthesis of proteins and hence of DNA and RNA. So it's required for cell division," Monteiro said. "The enzyme asparaginase depletes this amino acid in the extracellular medium, converting it into aspartate and ammonia. In patients with ALL, this leads to a sharp fall in serum levels of asparagine, hindering protein synthesis in malignant cells and inducing apoptosis, or programmed cell death." The bacterial enzyme killed about 90 percent of the MOLT4 human leukemia cells and displayed low toxicity to the healthy HUVEC cells, killing only 10 percent. "The yeast enzyme killed between 70 percent and 80 percent of the MOLT4 cells and displayed less than 10 percent toxicity for HUVEC cells. Neither was significantly effective against REH cells." Pakistan says trial of Chinese traditional medicine for Covid-19 successful International Center for Chemical and Biological Science (Pakistan), January 17, 2022 Local health authorities on Monday announced the completion of a successful clinical trial of Chinese traditional herbal medicine for treating Covid-19, as Pakistan enters a fifth wave of the pandemic driven by the Omicron variant. The Chinese medicine, Jinhua Qinggan Granules (JHQG) manufactured by Juxiechang (Beijing) Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, is already being used in the treatment of Covid-19 patients in China. “Since it was tried on patients with different variants of Covid-19, we expect it to be effective on Omicron as on other variants,” Professor Iqbal Chaudhry, director of the International Center for Chemical and Biological Science (ICCBS) in Karachi, where trials were conducted The trials were conducted on 300 patients who were treated at home, and would work on mild to moderate Covid-19 cases, Dr Raza Shah, principal investigator in the trials, told reporters, adding that the efficacy rate was around 82.67 per cent. Berry compounds' heart health benefits linked to impact on platelets Sun Yat-sen University (Taiwan), January 14, 2022 The new study, published in Nutrition & Metabolism , deepens our understanding of the heart health benefits of anthocyanins, pigments found in many fruit like black raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, and blackcurrants. Chinese scientists report that 320 mg per day of purified anthocyanins, equivalent to about 100 g of fresh blueberries and blackcurrants, for 24 weeks were associated with significant reductions in platelet chemokine levels, which correlated to lower levels of inflammatory markers in people with elevated cholesterol levels. “Platelet chemokines are involved in inflammatory reactions, immune responses, and other aspects of the development of atherosclerosis,” explained researchers from Sun Yat-sen University. “These findings indicate a potential mechanism by which anthocyanins exert protective effects on the cardiovascular system, achieved through the comprehensive regulation of platelet chemokines, lipid metabolism and inflammation, in which platelet chemokines may play pivotal roles.” OTHER NEWS Time to Boycott - Companies Discriminating Against Their Unvaccinated Employees The Naked Emperor, January 17, 2022 Suddenly, employment and discrimination laws don't exist. Here is an ever-growing list of companies that are discriminating against their employees. They need boycotting until they change their policies. · Finance o Citigroup - Employees to lose their jobs by the end of the month if unvaccinated; o Goldman Sachs - Told employees they will require a booster to work in the office from 1 February; o JPMorgan Chase - Won't pay unvaccinated employees because they aren't allowed to go to the office; o OneAmerica - Requiring vaccines for all employees; Healthcare o National Health Service - Staff with direct contact with patients must have had a 1st dose by 3 February or risk losing their job at the end of March; o Mayo Clinic - Has fired 700 unvaccinated employees; Retail o Columbia Sportswear - Will begin firing unvaccinated employees from 1 Feb; o Ikea - Has cut sick pay for unvaccinated staff forced to self-isolate; o Kroger - Eliminated paid leave for unvaccinated employees who get COVID-19 and require them to pay monthly health insurance surcharges; o Next - Sick pay cut for unvaccinated staff forced to self-isolate; o Nike - If employees remain unvaccinated by 15 January they will be fired; o Morrisons - Cut sick pay for unvaccinated staff in October 2021; o Ocado - Unvaccinated isolating staff to have sick pay cut; o Tyson Foods - Require COVID-19 vaccinations for its U.S workforce and providing $200 to full vaccinated frontline team members; o Vans, Supreme, Timberland & The North Face (Parent company = VF Corporation) - will start firing unvaccinated employees by 31 January without severance; Services o Wessex Water - To cut sick pay for unvaccinated staff who need to self-isolate; Tech o Apple - Starting 24 January, employees will need proof of booster. Unvaccinated will need negative tests to go to work; o Google - Tells unvaccinated employees they'll lose pay and will eventually be fired; o Intel - Employees to go on unpaid leave if unvaccinated by 4 January; The Age of Intolerance: Cancel Culture's War on Free Speech John and Nisha Whitehead, January 11, 2022 Cancel culture—political correctness amped up on steroids, the self-righteousness of a narcissistic age, and a mass-marketed pseudo-morality that is little more than fascism disguised as tolerance—has shifted us into an Age of Intolerance, policed by techno-censors, social media bullies, and government watchdogs. Everything is now fair game for censorship if it can be construed as hateful, hurtful, bigoted or offensive provided that it runs counter to the established viewpoint. In this way, the most controversial issues of our day—race, religion, sex, sexuality, politics, science, health, government corruption, police brutality, etc.—have become battlegrounds for those who claim to believe in freedom of speech but only when it favors the views and positions they support. This tendency to censor, silence, delete, label as “hateful,” and demonize viewpoints that run counter to the cultural elite is being embraced with a near-fanatical zealotry by a cult-like establishment that values conformity and group-think over individuality. This authoritarian intolerance masquerading as tolerance, civility and love (what comedian George Carlin referred to as “fascism pretending to be manners”) is the end result of a politically correct culture that has become radicalized, institutionalized and tyrannical. J.K. Rowling, author of the popular Harry Potter series, has found herself denounced as transphobic and widely shunned for daring to criticize efforts by transgender activists to erode the legal definition of sex and replace it with gender. Rowling's essay explaining her views is a powerful, articulate, well-researched piece that not only stresses the importance of free speech and women's rights while denouncing efforts by trans activists to demonize those who subscribe to “wrongthink,” but also recognizes that while the struggle over gender dysmorphia is real, concerns about safeguarding natal women and girls from abuse are also legitimate. Ironically enough, Rowling's shunning included literal book burning. Yet as Ray Bradbury once warned, “There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches.” Indeed, the First Amendment is going up in flames before our eyes, but those first sparks were lit long ago and have been fed by intolerance all along the political spectrum. Consider some of the kinds of speech being targeted for censorship or outright elimination. Offensive, politically incorrect and “unsafe” speech: Bullying, intimidating speech: Dangerous, anti-government speech: The problem as I see it is that we've allowed ourselves to be persuaded that we need someone else to think and speak for us. And we've bought into the idea that we need the government and its corporate partners to shield us from that which is ugly or upsetting or mean. The result is a society in which we've stopped debating among ourselves, stopped thinking for ourselves, and stopped believing that we can fix our own problems and resolve our own differences. In short, we have reduced ourselves to a largely silent, passive, polarized populace incapable of working through our own problems and reliant on the government to protect us from our fears. We have allowed our fears—fear for our safety, fear of each other, fear of being labeled racist or hateful or prejudiced, etc.—to trump our freedom of speech and muzzle us far more effectively than any government edict could. Ultimately the war on free speech—and that's exactly what it is: a war being waged by Americans against other Americans—is a war that is driven by fear. By muzzling free speech, we are contributing to a growing underclass of Americans who are being told that they can't take part in American public life unless they “fit in.” Be warned: whatever we tolerate now—whatever we turn a blind eye to—whatever we rationalize when it is inflicted on others will eventually come back to imprison us, one and all. Spain police officers in Valencia: "We are with the people, not with corrupt politicians. We are in contact with Portugal, Italy, France, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands to unite all the police in Europe. Down with the health passport." There Is Currently No COVID Medical Emergency Only Psychological Engineering Says Senior Israeli Immunologist GREAT GAME INDIA, January 16, 2022 The attempts of governments across the globe at “psychological engineering” the population on Covid related matters has now been fully exposed after several years. A well respected immunologist in Israel heavily criticized the approach of every administration globally. In a scathing letter addressed to the Israeli Ministry of Health, a renowned immunologist denounced mass vaccination against COVID-19 and chastised officials who've already “branded” the unvaccinated “as spreaders of the disease.” The letter, penned by Professor Ehud Qimron, who is the head of Tel Aviv University's Department of Microbiology and Immunology, rips off vaccine-focused COVID tactics endorsed by authorities across the globe, which Qimron labels “doomed to fail.” “Two years late, you finally realize that a respiratory virus cannot be defeated and that any such attempt is doomed to fail,” he wrote to the Israeli health ministry. “You do not admit it, because you have admitted almost no mistake in the last two years, but in retrospect it is clear that you have failed miserably in almost all of your actions, and even the media is already having a hard time covering your shame.” Qimron reprimanded Israeli authorities for failing to recognize that COVID-19 vaccines will neither eliminate the virus or provide herd immunity, as the government's immunization campaign “failed” to do. “You refused to admit that the infection comes in waves that fade by themselves, despite years of observations and scientific knowledge,” he said. “You refused to admit that recovery is more protective than a vaccine, despite previous knowledge and observations showing that non-recovered vaccinated people are more likely to be infected than recovered people.” “You refused to admit that the vaccinated are contagious despite the observations. Based on this, you hoped to achieve herd immunity by vaccination — and you failed in that as well.” According to research, immunizations essentially inflict more harm than that of the virus on its own in younger demographics. According to a study released last month by British researchers, the jabs dramatically raise the chance of potentially life-threatening heart inflammation in males under 40 years old compared to COVID-19 and may lead in more lethal types of the heart ailment. “You have ignored many reports of changes in menstrual intensity and menstrual cycle times,” Qimron noted in his letter to the health ministry. “You hid data that allows for objective and proper research. Instead, you chose to publish non-objective articles together with senior Pfizer executives on the effectiveness and safety of vaccines.” “The truth is that you have brought the public's trust in you to an unprecedented low, and you have eroded your status as a source of authority,” he alleged, citing increased incidences of mental illness and misbehavior among Israeli pupils amid COVID regulations. “You have destroyed the education of our children and their future,” said Qimron. “You made children feel guilty, scared, smoke, drink, get addicted, drop out, and quarrel, as school principals around the country attest. You have harmed livelihoods, the economy, human rights, mental health and physical health.” You slandered colleagues who did not surrender to you, you turned the people against each other, divided society and polarized the discourse. You branded, without any scientific basis, people who chose not to get vaccinated as enemies of the public and as spreaders of disease. You promote, in an unprecedented way, a draconian policy of discrimination, denial of rights and selection of people, including children, for their medical choice. A selection that lacks any epidemiological justification. “There is currently no medical emergency,” the immunologist continued. “The only emergency now is that you still set policies and hold huge budgets for propaganda and psychological engineering instead of directing them to strengthen the health care system.” “This emergency must stop!” Serious Health Risks of Covid-19 Vaccines: Open Letter to Cornell University Board of Trustees and President Martha Pollack Cornell University Community, January 12, 2022 Dear President Pollack and Cornell Board of Trustees, We are students, parents, alumni, faculty, and staff of Cornell University. We are grateful for Cornell's efforts at keeping students and the Ithaca community safe during this pandemic. As concerned members of the global Big Red family, we write this open letter to express our strong opposition to Cornell's Covid-19 booster mandate. In light of new data available about both the vaccine and the virus, we urge you to change the “mandate” to a “recommendation” based on the factors outlined below. We appreciate that the booster mandate and new procedures for the spring term stem from the good intention to prevent severe illness. But as with any public health policy, many factors — scientific, ethical, and legal — must be considered and weighed. We are concerned that Cornell, in issuing this booster mandate, has overlooked recent and evolving scientific data regarding the vaccine and the virus that makes a booster mandate inappropriate and unnecessary, raising serious ethical and legal questions. In December 2021, Cornell identified over 1,600 Covid-19 positive cases with “every case of the Omicron variant to date [being] found in fully vaccinated students, a portion of whom had also received a booster shot.” Cornell's own data highlights that vaccination, even with the booster, has very limited capability in stopping virus transmission. A similar conclusion has been reached by CDC's research: vaccinated people seem to transmit Covid-19 similarly to unvaccinated people. The virus will continue to be transmitted among our highly vaccinated campuses. In a recent campus-wide email, Cornell explicitly acknowledged the impossibility of containing or eliminating Omicron, the flu, or other respiratory illnesses, which is why it will “shift from counting positive cases.” As so many students test positive, they are, in essence, receiving a natural booster based on the very latest variants of the virus. And yet, Cornell is ignoring the natural immunity in these students and mandating a booster injection based on older variants, which Cornell knows is ineffective at stopping the spread of Covid-19 in the Cornell community. This decision is counter to science and seems like it was made less to promote students' health and more to achieve some other unstated goal of the administration. Otherwise, why require a booster injection that is ineffective, and potentially dangerous, for students who are naturally contracting and fighting off a virus that many scientists believe is becoming more endemic than pandemic? Mounting evidence points to serious risks from exposure to the Covid-19 vaccines. The latest scientific research shows that Covid-19 vaccine side effects such as myocarditis, thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, and pericarditis are more common in young people than we think (see references 1-5 listed below). Recently, an Oxford-conducted study of men under the age of 40 demonstrated that the risk of myocarditis after one dose mRNA exceeds the risk of myocarditis from an actual Covid-19 infection. Even more alarmingly, the CDC's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) indicates that there were over 15,000 Covid-19 vaccine related death cases in 2021, compared with the previous average of 158 vaccine related deaths per year (Pre-Covid-19), in the context of a yearly total of 280 million injections and 70 different vaccines. This data shows that, compared to other vaccines, Covid-19 injections carry around 100 times the risk of death. Considering new data on the virus and the vaccine, the university may very well cause disability or death by imposing further vaccine requirements, and it will have to bear the responsibility. Please do the right thing, and end this unnecessary and unethical mandate. EU Regulators, WHO Call for End to COVID Boosters, Citing Evidence Strategy Is Failing EU drug regulators, World Health Organization experts and the former chairman of the UK's COVID task force all cited mounting evidence mRNA COVID boosters aren't working and the strategy should be dropped. Childrens Health Defense, January 12, 2022 European Union drug regulators warned frequent COVID boosters could adversely affect the immune system and said there are currently no data to support repeated doses. According to the European Medicines Agency (EMA), continued booster doses every four months could pose a risk of overloading people's immune systems and lead to fatigue. Instead, the agency recommended countries space out the intervals between boosters and coordinate their programs with the onset of the cold season in each hemisphere — following blueprints of influenza vaccination strategies. Boosters “can be done once, or maybe twice, but it's not something that we can think should be repeated constantly,” Cavaleri said. “We need to think about how we can transition from the current pandemic setting to a more endemic setting.” The World Health Organization's (WHO) Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition (TAG-CO-VAC) on Jan. 11 warned, “a vaccination strategy based on repeated booster doses of the original vaccine composition is unlikely to be appropriate or sustainable.” The expert group, created by the WHO to assess the performance of COVID vaccines, said providing fresh doses of already existing vaccines as new strains of the virus emerge is not the best way to fight a pandemic. “It's over, people,” Alex Berenson, former New York Times reporter and best-selling author, wrote. “Aside from a few unlucky Israelis, no one is going to receive a fourth dose of the original vaccine.” Berenson wrote: “Everyone with eyes can see it doesn't work against Omicron — and if you haven't gotten a third dose, at this point, why would you? You are getting at most weeks of marginally improved protection for potentially severe side effects. “Instead the WHO is now promising/demanding vaccines based on whatever the dominant Sars-Cov-2 strain is at the moment. That promise is as empty as all the others the health bureaucrats and vaccine companies have made.” 60% Of Omicron Hospitalization Numbers Were Incorrect Admits Canada's Chief Medical Officer GREAT GAME INDIA. January 17, 2022 Shocking statistics regarding Canada's Omicron hospitalizations being incorrect has come to light recently. The Premier of Alberta has claimed a staggering 60% disparity between the actual figures. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Alberta Chief Medical Officer Deena Hinshaw both confirmed that public figures for ICU capacity and COVID admissions were up to 60% incorrect. “Of the 163 omicron patients in hospital, 66 have a primary COVID diagnosis … and of the 14 omicron patients in ICU, 11 have a primary COVID diagnosis,” he stated. As per Kenney, this indicates that 60% of individuals labelled as staying in the hospital for an omicron ailment weren't there because they arrived sick with COVID, and also that the ICU statistics reflect the same rationale, with more than 20% of recorded stays being unintentional. This is consistent with developments found throughout Canada, as provincial medical authorities have shifted their focus and begun to release increasingly specific data on hospitalizations.
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In this episode, Jason Foster speaks with Dr. Johanna Hutchinson, UK Health Security Agency's Director of Analytics & Data Science and DataIQ's third most influential person in Data (dataIQ 100 The Most Influential People in DATA 2021), about using data to manage the UK's COVID response. The collection of data and information has become crucial to fight the worldwide health crisis brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Johanna talks about the data management of National Health Security in the first months of the pandemic, managing the impact of the pandemic and advice given by the Joint Biosecurity Centre during the early pandemic times.
In today's news, a subsidy scheme for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles is set for approval next month, however there are some concerns with certain aspects of its feasibility. In other news, an apparent tweak to the UK's Covid travel rules could dampen plans for those Cypriot residents hoping to visit the UK for Christmas, and Cyprus' health minister is meeting the virus scientific advisory committee today to discuss new restrictive measures in the wake of the spiralling number of positive cases. All these stories and more on your Daily News Briefing, brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.
Sajid Javid orders racial bias review after Covid deaths Medical devices ‘made for white people' may have driven higher minority fatality rates ‘Racist' oxygen device may explain why Covid hit minorities so hard Pulse oximeters are designed for white skin — just one example of ‘structural discrimination in the health system England's Covid test and trace spending over £1m a day on consultants Exclusive: revelations follow MPs' criticism of flagship service as ‘eye-watering' waste of taxpayers' money Boris Johnson news - live: PM told to ‘look again' at social care proposals as he faces Commons rebellion Boris Johnson spotted ‘without a mask' on the train after apologising for maskless hospital visit - 10 top reactions Nadine Dorries called out for past tweets after she urges people to ‘tone down condemnation' on social media Why the UK's Covid winter won't be as bleak as Europe's Austria erupts as protesters decry Covid vaccine ‘dictatorship' The Observer view on Priti Patel's fake migrant crisis Kyle Rittenhouse: Calls for calm after US teen cleared of murder Peng Shuai: Chinese tennis star tells Olympic officials she is safe Ahmaud Arbery: Nearly all-white jury chosen in the black jogger murder trial New bill quietly gives powers to remove British citizenship without notice Liverpool explosion: Hero taxi driver says ‘it's a miracle that I'm alive David Perry said he was thankful no one else was injured by ‘such an evil act' Lewis Hamilton wins Qatar Grand Prix to close gap on Max Verstappen The seven-time world champion led from lights to flag on the sport's first trip to the Losail International Circuit Jewish friends Betty Grebenschikoff and Ana María Wahrenberg who were torn apart by Kristallnacht are reunited new
Richard Seymour joins PTO to talk about the uptick in the UK's Covid-19 cases and death toll, and why the government scaled back public health regulations so dramatically. We also talked about his recent articles on the supply chain and fuel crisis - both in the UK and abroad - and how they portend a future of climate related disruption. Become a £5 PTO patron to get access to this episode and all other episodes of PTO Extra: https://www.patreon.com/poltheoryother
Richard Seymour joins PTO to talk about his recent articles on the supply chain and fuel crisis - both in the UK and abroad - and how they portend a future of climate related disruption. We also talked about the significant uptick in the UK's Covid-19 cases and death toll, and why the government scaled back public health regulations so dramatically.
Patrick Diamond from Queen Mary University of London helps unpack a Covid-19 report by UK MPs highlighting the country’s failure to do more to stop the virus from spreading early in the pandemic. Image credit: groovelanddesigns / Pixabay.com
The United Kingdom has omitted Nigeria from its list of countries with valid COVID-19 vaccine certificates.Nigeria was missing from the list despite not being on the UK's COVID-19 red list.No other African country was on the list.The UK, in a statement, says it was taking a phased approach to recognise vaccines administered by other countries and territories, building on the success of the pilot with the U.S. and Europe.
The United Kingdom has omitted Nigeria from its list of countries with valid COVID-19 vaccine certificates.Nigeria was missing from the list despite not being on the UK's COVID-19 red list.No other African country was on the list.The UK, in a statement, says it was taking a phased approach to recognise vaccines administered by other countries and territories, building on the success of the pilot with the U.S. and Europe.
The United Kingdom has omitted Nigeria from its list of countries with valid COVID-19 vaccine certificates.Nigeria was missing from the list despite not being on the UK's COVID-19 red list.No other African country was on the list.The UK, in a statement, says it was taking a phased approach to recognise vaccines administered by other countries and territories, building on the success of the pilot with the U.S. and Europe.
The Department of Health and Social Care has been at the centre of media attention since the pandemic began, helping shape the UK's ‘COVID battle plan.' Its Head of Internal Communications and Niall Ryan has played a pivotal role in this, as he tells Craig how his newly formed team dealt with the pressures of this unprecedented situation and how they engaged its newly recruited remote workers.
Covid-19—the infectious disease initiated by SARS-CoV-2—that primarily attacks respiratory (breathing) function—has not only spread rapidly over the prior year, but also has spawned more contagious variations, such as the current Delta variant.The human immune system—innate and adaptive—activates the body's response to the Covid-19 antigen. Individuals with comorbidities, like obesity, hypertension, pulmonary dysfunction, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, are at increased risk to adverse complications.Supporting the body's challenge to the invading antigen is an individual's dietary behavior that influences nutritional status. With respect to Covid-19 and the association of dietary behaviors, researchers from the Department of Preventive Medicine, Research and Information Services, and the Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University in Chicago, chose to use data from the UK Biobank (UKB) to examine the dietary behaviors measured in 2006-2010 and Covid-19 infections in 2020. The American researchers linked the UKB geo-data to UK Covid-19 surveillance data to account for Covid-19 exposure. The UKB is an international health resource of over 500,000 participants aged 37–73 years at 22 centers across England, Wales, and Scotland. The UKB participants, who underwent physical measurements, assessments about health and risk factors (including lifestyle and dietary behaviors), and blood sampling at baseline (2006–2010), agreed to follow-up on their health status. Country-wide surveillance data was used to identify UKB participants exposed to COVID-19.Based on the data analysis, it was determined that, “consuming more coffee, vegetables, and being breast fed, as well as, consuming less processed meat intake were independently associated with lower odds of COVID-19 positivity. These associations were attenuated (reduced), when accounting for the UK's COVID-19 case rate (i.e., exposure).”The data analysis reflected that, “habitual consumption of 1 or more cups of coffee per day was associated with about a 10% decrease in risk of COVID-19, compared to less than 1 cup/day,” while, “consumption of at least 0.67 servings/d of vegetables (cooked or raw, excluding potatoes) was associated with a lower risk of COVID-19 infection.” The UKB American investigators found that processed meat consumption (refers to any meat that has been transformed through salting, curing, fermenting, smoking, or other process to enhance flavor or improve preservation) of as little as 0.43 servings/day was associated with a higher risk of COVID-19. However, comment the Americans, “red meat consumption presented no risk, suggesting meat per se does not underlie the association we observed with processed meats.”Finally, it was found that, “a long-term favorable association between being breastfed as a baby and COVID-19 infection in UKB contribute to the growing evidence in support of nutrition early in life for optimal immunity for life.”The study analysis concluded, “our results support the hypothesis that nutritional factors may influence distinct aspects of the immune system, hence susceptibility to COVID-19.”To read this study, you can find it under the “open access research” on maxwellnutrition.com.
Why are billionaires racing for space? What is the UK's Covid-19 strategy since freedom day? And how will Covid-19 affect the Olympics? This week it's QnA time, and with us to explore where weightlessness begins, whether animals other than mammals suckle their young, if recent findings of methane mean life on Mars, and why the UK isn't vaccinating kids against Covid, are Richard Hollingham, Linda Bauld, Eleanor Drinkwater and Dan Gordon. Plus, an Olympic-themed quiz to boot! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Why are billionaires racing for space? What is the UK's Covid-19 strategy since freedom day? And how will Covid-19 affect the Olympics? This week it's QnA time, and with us to explore where weightlessness begins, whether animals other than mammals suckle their young, if recent findings of methane mean life on Mars, and why the UK isn't vaccinating kids against Covid, are Richard Hollingham, Linda Bauld, Eleanor Drinkwater and Dan Gordon. Plus, an Olympic-themed quiz to boot! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
With the tournament to start next week, a huge question still looms over The Hundred cricket tournament: how will the UK's COVID situation affect the availability of England players? Ben Stokes wants to play and the England and Wales Cricket Board want The Hundred to succeed... but could COVID bubbles affect test player availability? Oli, Tom and Rich (with his slightly dodgy internet connection) complete the final men's squad preview: Northern Superchargers. They look really strong, with Adil Rashid, Chris Lynn, Faf du Plessis and a talented youngster in Harry Brook. But if Ben Stokes isn't there, will they be good enough to win? Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/3kd81EmM6mU Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/thehundredclub1
With the UK's COVID-19 vaccination roll-out in full swing, many companies are reevaluating their office policies and home working rules as legal restrictions are repealed. In this episode, our Director of Learning and Content Nick Henderson explores some of the mental health aspects of returning to the office, sharing some ideas and tools to help manage this transition for your workforce. COVID-19 resource page: http://www.vinciworks.com/covid-19
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The UK is approaching what some are calling “freedom day” on Monday July 19th, when Covid-19 restrictions are set to be lifted. In The Spotlight, hosts Timothy Goh and Rachel Kelly speaks to Emma Revell, Head of Public Affairs, Institute of Current Affairs to find out more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The UK's Covid cases are still rising and Scotland is being hit particularly hard - so are we speeding up our vaccination programme in response? Will many of the UK's coastal towns, not to mention central London, be underwater in the next few years? Do the country's poorest households really pay more than half their income in tax? What are the top five places with the best vaccination rates in the world? The answers may surprise you. We speak to Tom Chivers, a science journalist who has written a book called “How to Read numbers” with his cousin the economist David Chivers.
At the start of the pandemic, the UK government's suppression of data prompted Carole Cadwalladr and her colleagues at All the Citizens to found Independent SAGE, a group of scientists who shadow official government scientists. Now, as the UK hurtles towards a June 21 reopening that now looks unlikely to happen, the group's findings are more concerning than ever. On this week's Kicker, Cadwalladr, a feature writer for The Observer, and Kyle Pope, editor and publisher of CJR, discuss what US journalists can learn from the UK's Covid fight, and how misleading euphoric Covid-19 coverage in the US has become.
Cormac spoke to John Rentoul, London Independent, about Dominic Cummings giving evidence in Westminster about the UK's Covid response.
Boris Johnson has outlined his four-step plan to bring the UK out of lockdown. The Prime Minister announced pupils will return to schools on 8 March, with rules relaxing in phases thereafter. If strict criteria are met, all restrictions on social contact could be lifted by 21 June. On this episode of the New Statesman podcast, Stephen Bush and Anoosh Chakelian look at the plan and read between the lines of Boris Johnson's choice of language. Then, in You Ask Us, they tackle your questions on the seeming mismatch between the drugs policies of major parties and public positioning on that issue.More from the New Statesman:Stephen explains why new Covid-19 variants are the greatest threat to Boris Johnson's lockdown roadmap.Martin Fletcher writes that Boris Johnson must now announce a public inquiry into the UK's Covid-19 catastrophe.Martha Gill asks: how did the government get duped by the myth of "freedom loving" Britain?Subscribing to the New Statesman helps us keep producing this podcast. You can now subscribe for 12 weeks for just £12. Visit newstatesman.com/subscribe12.We'd love to hear from you.Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk.You can follow Stephen Bush on twitter @stephenkb. Anoosh Chakelian is @Anoosh_C and Ailbhe Rea is @PronouncedAlva.More audio from the New Statesman: listen to our weekly global affairs show World ReviewIf you are a New Statesman digital subscriber you can get ad-free access to this podcast by visiting newstatesman.com/nssubscribers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jessica Elgot and John Crace look at why the latest coronavirus travel restrictions might not work the way the government expects. Plus, Helen Davidson and Jon Henley on how the world sees the UK's Covid response. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
Featured interview: Analysis on the UK's COVID-19 support measures for small business owners -영국의 소상공인 재난지원금 정책 분석 Guest: Stephen Hammond, Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
As the UK's COVID death toll passes 100,000, our panel discusses the comms challenges around vaccines and other major industry issues to look out for this year. Featuring: Hearst Director of PR & Communications Effie Kanyua; Cicero/AMO Executive Chair Iain Anderson; Hope&Glory Co-Founder and CCO James Gordon-Macintosh; Finsbury, Glover, Hering UK, Middle East & Asia CEO Faeth Birch; and Pretty Green Account Director Sheeraz Gulsher. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In January 2021, at what we hope is the height of the UK's Covid crisis I spoke to author Chris Schüler over Zoom about his upcoming book on London's historic Great North Wood. Chris has been a regular volunteer at Sydenham Hill Wood Local Nature Reserve in south-east London since 2011. His most recent book, Along the Amber Route: St Petersburg to Venice, published in February 2020, has been shortlisted for the Bookmark Book of the Year 2020 and the longlisted for the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize 2021. He is also the author of Writers, Lovers, Soldiers, Spies: A History of the Authors' Club of London, 1891–2016, and three illustrated histories of cartography. He has written on literature, travel and the arts for The Independent, The Independent on Sunday, The Tablet, The Financial Times and the New Statesman, served as Chairman of the Authors' Club from 2008 to 2015, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 2011. Chris's upcoming book It's a historical account of the Great North Wood, a cluster of ancient woodlands and green spaces that connect five boroughs in south London. In this episode we talk about the following things: What inspired Chris to write the book and how he went about it How the Great North Wood (GNW) was managed How the GNW differs from other southern English wooded landscapes such as the Sussex Weald The violent history of the GNW How the plague impacted people living in the GNW The GNW's celebrities Some of the now rare species recorded in the GNW centuries ago The concerns about invasive species are not as new as we think The attempts to eradicate hedgehogs and polecats How the GNW will be viewed in 100 years Links to references: Mapping the Great North Wood - Chris Schüler's historical film about the GNW Mapping the Great North Wood screening and Q&A London Wildlife Trust's Great North Wood project London Wildlife Trust's Sydenham Hill Wood & Cox's Walk Chris Schüler's website Along the Amber Route: St. Petersburg to Venice Follow Chris on Twitter Greenspace Information for Greater London Ornithological Notes from a South London Suburb A history of Croydon's wildlife - Mathew Frith, London Wildlife Trust
Today on The Leaders' Brief - The European Union has threatened to restrict the export of vaccines. EU's concerns about vaccine shortages, however, became slightly higher than the rest of the developed world, after both AstraZeneca and Pfizer and BioNTech announced reductions in the volume of manufactured doses. Both vaccine developers have manufacturing facilities in Europe. Despite an extended lockdown and vaccination rollouts, the UK's COVID troubles are far from over. This week the country crossed 100,000 mark in terms of the number of deaths caused by COVID-19. A new strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that has mutated to spread with more rapidity continues to pressurize the Boris Johnson government to restrict movement, large scale gatherings and crowd-based businesses. The country's recent mortality numbers has sparked concerns about the new variant being deadlier. Banking giant HSBC has been accused by the UK Foreign Affairs Committee of aiding China in its crackdown on pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. Accusations of HSBC warming up to Chinese authorities picked some steam last year after the bank was among a few other business organisations that welcomed Beijing's new security policy in Hong Kong that effectively stripped the region of its autonomy. About egomonk: Website | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedInegomonk is a global intelligence platform delivering asymmetric outcomes by bringing organizations closer to the communities they want to serve and the leaders they wish to influence. If you wish to collaborate with us then email us at contact@egomonk.com.
Recorded before Boris Johnson's statement to parliament: Jessica Elgot and Michael Savage discuss the UK's Covid response. Patrick Wintour and Bronwen Maddox look at how a Biden presidency might affect UK foreign policy. Plus, Rajeev Syal speaks to the new head of Unison, Christina McAnea, about the ‘day of reckoning' coming for the government. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
I met Claudia quite by accident through a Facebook film group (neither of us could remember which one) and agreed to a time for an interview. Claudia's work is exciting, fresh, and fun. I'm glad I met them regardless of venue. Claudia is a talented young filmmaker who you need to watch. Check out Claudia's work on their YouTube channel. Award-winning cinéma puritan Claudia Collett creates autobiographical films about queer love. Claudia directed and produced 'Lonely' in the 1st fortnight of the UK's COVID-19 lockdown, which was consequently aired across the global field of online film festivals throughout 2020, and lead to them being shortlisted for Young Filmmaker of the Year at Cinemagic. Through a startling, personal camera-view and dreamy drifts through time, Claudia's darkness will have you on the edge of your front-row seat. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/experimentalfilmpodcast/support
Jocelyn Bamford talks the embarrassing hot mic exchange between health officials, Georganne Burke on the U.S election bid by Trump to overturn the election fraud. Graham Elson on the UK's Covid lockdown and William Pullin looks at UFO sighting's in NY.
Lisa Allen, Head of Data and Analytical Services at UK mapping agency Ordnance Survey, reveals how its data is helping the government respond to COVID-19 Ordnance Survey, Great Britain's state-owned mapping agency, has a data culture that stretches back to its founding nearly 230 years ago. It supplies geospatial data and services to hundreds of customers from insurance companies to the police and local councils. Innovation and data science are at the heart of everything Ordnance Survey does, as Ordnance Survey Head of Data and Analytical Services Lisa Allen says in this week's episode of the Business of Data podcast. “We manage one of the key national data assets for Great Britain,” Allen says. “The original purpose of [Ordnance Survey] was to collect [data] for cartographic purposes. But actually, now we want it to for analytical purposes.” “The [Ordnance] Survey has been supplying data during the outbreak and we've been in great demand,” she continues. “We've really seen [the agency] come into its own.” The Data Informing the UK's COVID-19 Response Thanks to its long heritage, Ordnance Survey boasts a world-class approach to geospatial data science. Its data stores contain more than 500 million geographical features and are updated 20,000 times a day. Keeping such a crucial dataset up to date a huge responsibility and requires close collaboration between data scientists and surveyors, as well as the use of third-party data and machine learning techniques. The events of 2020 have underscored how vital this work is. Thanks to the data at its fingertips, Ordnance Survey has been able to provide the British government with data and insights throughout the pandemic. “COVID-19 has really shown the importance of data,” Allen remarks. “This epidemic is about, ‘Where are the outbreaks?' And all the information you need to know is based on location.” “What I've really seen during the epidemic is the OS come into its own,” she adds. “We've been asked questions about our mapping. We've been asked, ‘Where are the care homes? Where are the supermarkets? Where are the GP surgeries?'” Lisa Allen, Head of Data and Analytics Services, Ordnance Survey“During an emergency we're available 24 hours a day, every day of the year at no cost” Ordnance Survey has a contract with the British government that sees it provide geospatial data and location data to public services organizations. It also provides services ranging from providing basic maps and identifying ‘points of interest' on them to data matching. “This is especially important for things like addressing,” says Allen. “So, during the pandemic, making sure the letters went out to the vulnerable [and] making sure those addresses were right.” Following the news that the British government has become the first to authorize a COVID-19 vaccine for use, an end to the pandemic may be on the horizon. But the Ordnance Survey's work is far from over. The agency will continue providing world-class data-driven services long after the crisis is over, just as it has for hundreds of years.
Jason and Jadon hop right back into the hot seats and talk about the random monoliths appearing around the world, the House of Represenatives voting to decriminalize marijuna, the UK's COVID vaccine approval, and of course much more! Enjoy!
Joining us on this week's Sheer Isolation we have Warminster based music and events promoter, Leander Morales. He would usually be working with venues across the region, booking in touring bands and comedians. Instead, like so many in the music industry, he's gone back to his day job. But with the UK's Covid vaccine rollout about to start, he's starting to plan for events in a few months time. On the music menu we've unintentionally picked two Bath based rock outfits - a spanking new track from the spanking new band, The Byker Grove Fan Club, and Leander picks a tune from fellow Bath-based rockers, Ulysses. This episode was created by Kieran Moore in Trowbridge and Jon Ponting in Cricklade. Thank you for your continued positive feedback on this series. Musicians are very welcome to send us videos to feature as well as any news or gigs - virtual or otherwise - sheerisolation@gmail.com
Dr Sam Willis visits the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London to explore their new photography exhibition. Exposure: Lives at Sea was brought together during the UK's COVID-19 lockdown. It is the first exhibition curated by Laura Boon, the Lloyd's Register Foundation Public Curator for Contemporary Maritime. The importance of seafarers has been brought into sharp focus during the Covid pandemic. Seafarers are keyworkers have helped keep our supermarkets stocked, and yet hundreds of thousands of them have been stranded at sea. This exhibition is designed to bring recognition to the important role seafarers play in the modern world and explores many themes with both contemporary and historical relevance. In this socially distanced, visually-led exhibition, the experience of work and play at sea is displayed through the lens of six seafarers and researchers - from the large-scale panoramic to the intensely intimate - bringing together photography taken around the world, from the reefs of Mexico to the isolation of Antarctica, to document the myriad ways life can be spent at sea. We rely on our oceans for food, ecosystem services, energy and transportation, yet it is a world rarely seen - making this exhibition both striking and important. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Marc Patrone speaks with Joe Warmington about big tech censorship and the Hunter Biden emails. Parker Gallant's take on the Ford government's failure to undo the green energy scam & Graham Elson's look at the UK's COVID lockdown 2.0.
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Today I talk with Darnell White-Russell about whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson is 'too soft' as a leader. We talk about international consensus and other factors contributing to the UK's COVID response. @itsnells_1
The UK's Covid-19 death toll tops 30,000 as ministers consider easing lockdown measures. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Work & Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey tells Julia the latest Coronavirus news. David Gauke discusses the Government's comments about not expecting to relax the UK's Covid-19 lockdown. Julia is also joined by Kathryn Smith from Alzheimer's Society. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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