Everyone in Scotland, more like the world, should be hoping England reopening works. Pity many are gagging for it to fail. There’s no easy exit;the least worst is combination of vaccinating vulnerable and letting life restart.It won’t be normality but it’s a start.

Says it all, with background details in their published statement. Zero justification for overruling this.

I don't think vaccinating children is necessary. The decision has been made. There should be absolutely no negative consequences for those children who do not to take it. No threats, no exclusion from anything, no difference. It has to be a completely free choice.

Without restrictions, masks, vaccine passports, track and trace, English hospital cases “with COVID” drop by 22%. Over the same period the drop in Scotland is 3%. The answer - more restrictions and vaccine passports, obviously. Wishful thinking remains strong up here.

Is there a single piece of evidence that justifies ongoing restrictions, masked kids etc? Never mind adding vaccine passports

Any update on this? Record cases for Germany today with medical masks and ever stricter restrictions, lauded in print. England cases have gone down every single day since article was published, without any. What should Scotland do next..?

Correct…

Although still too early to know if UK's decision to lift all restrictions in July will lead to fewer overall deaths, other key objective was to prevent the large Winter peaks in hospital & intensive care patients we are seeing in W. Europe (UK is now lowest on both counts) 1/2

All cases reported across 22 countries were asymptomatic or mild?

It’s Iraqi WMDs all over again, isn’t it?

University of Washington research

In what world does this make sense, or have any benefit?

About time

The Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford has just blown up Justin Trudeau’s house of cards. In fact he’s just blown up the entire argument for mandates, vaccine passports and restrictions.

and there you have it..

Lockdowns were the greatest social and economic policy mistake in modern times. They destroyed economies, mental health, national confidence, healthcare systems, kids welfare and education, supply chains and helped create the cost of living crisis. They must never happen again.

👑 As Malta's Phoenicia turns 75, old photos have been released – including some of the then Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip in the ballroom telegraph.co.uk/travel/destina…

Who knew that so much of the 'infallible' lockdown science was just a PR exercise? Lots of us actually.