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Emily Carver, of the Institute of Economic Affairs, documents good reasons to mourn for the once-free country of Great Britain – a country tragically plagued by Covid Derangement Syndrome, a plague that itself was engineered, as if in a lab, by the Covidocracy. A slice:

Professor Susan Michie, a member of the Communist Party of Britain and SAGE scientist who openly endorses a “zero Covid” strategy, revealed on Channel 5 News that she believes social distancing, including mask wearing, should continue not only into the long-term but forever.

It is terrifying and depressing in equal measure to think that such extreme views may be reflected in the Government’s current strategy. Now, as we face an indefinite delay to the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown, it appears as if all cost-benefit analyses (phân tích lợi nhuận-chi phí) on restrictions have been thrown out in favour of a strategy to avoid Covid deaths at all costs, without even a pretence (kỳ vọng) of parliamentary scrutiny (rà soát của quốc hội).

More worrying for the culture of this country, is that it’s not just public health enthusiasts and risk averse bureaucrats who seem to adhere to this way of thinking. A YouGov snap poll yesterday found that 71 per cent of English people support the delay, with 41 per cent saying they “strongly” support it. According to the survey, only 24 per cent of those living in England oppose the delay, with 14 per cent saying they “strongly” oppose the decision.

Even if we allow for a large margin of error, it’s clear that most people in this country remain on board with the Government’s lockdown experiment – even 15 months after we were told “three weeks to flatten the curve”. But is this that surprising considering the UK government and Public Health England spent nearly £300 million last year on ad campaigns to frighten the public into submission (khuất phục, phục tùng, quy phục)?

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