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David's avatar

I’m very glad that this issue is being raised in the House of Commons now. But am also concerned that the level of media attention being showed to these arguments, and the accompanying evidence seems to be far less than the coverage given to the message that it was vitally important to follow all the prescribed measures, as the only way to protect yourself and those around you. This in itself seems perhaps to be an attempt to preserve a narrative that should absolutely not be beyond challenge. Especially when certain individuals and institutions had so much to gain, personally and financially, from decisions that had an enormous impact on the lives of average people.

However people felt about the measures at the time, they have had lasting consequences that must now be addressed. I hope people realise the futility of the aggression and hostility they have shown towards one another, especially in light of the emerging evidence around the efficacy of decisions made around the pandemic, and that we never see such widespread dehumanisation of people again.

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Sarah's avatar

Thank you for speaking out now and all along. Where are the others? What is needed to get those that should be speaking out to add their voice. How many people will share this post? The video of the MP speaking etc.

I agree completely everyone needs to make the right decisions for them, that’s the point of informed consent. Two people in similar situations will weigh up risk and benefit and come to entirely different decisions, but what has happened is not informed consent.

I think most people are familiar with healthy vs junk food but how many think about the fear and junk media and messaging they are exposed to constantly…

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