UK's Chief Medical Officer Says Lockdowns were Political

Scientists didn't call for lockdowns; politicians did. Chris Whitty: Scientists would not call for lockdowns without ministers’ intervention

Scientists would not have proposed lockdowns without ministers suggesting them, the country’s most senior doctor has said.

Sir Chris Whitty, the Chief Medical Officer for England, told the Covid Inquiry he would have been surprised if scientists had included national shutdowns as part of the planning for a pandemic.

Lockdowns were never about controlling disease. Lockdowns were about controlling the population. Because Sweden didn't lockdown, and had one of the better results in Europe. But back to the Telegraph story.

Remember that when the next crisis comes along. Remember to ask what science has to do with absolute truth. Hint: Science gave claiming to be "settled" at the end of the 19th Century, when Einstein was writing his Theory of Relativity. (Though to be fair, some people were still searching for the aether into the 1950s.)

The hat tip for this goes to Russell Brand and his video Oh, So This Was A F*cking Lie ALL ALONG. It's an 18 minute video so plan accordingly if you care to watch, though the relevant portion is the first 12 minutes or so.