“We must be humble in the face of nature,” said Boris Johnson in his “road to freedom” speech last week. While insisting we’re on a one-way route out of lockdown, and that vaccination has dramatically changed the odds in our favour, he also acknowledged that we’re dealing with an unpredictable force. It “may seem arrogant to impose any kind of plan on a virus,” the PM said.
Covid Inquiry is failing in its mission, say leading academics
A group of academics has urged the inquiry “address its apparent biases, assumptions, impartiality, & lack of evidence-based approach” as a matter of “urgent national priority”.