[OLD BOY]

Daniel Hannon in today’s Telegraph has summed up the position I take on lockdowns, vaccinations and face masks. It’s common sense to me.


‘…of the three lockdowns we’ve had, the one that made the most sense was the second, designed to slow the infection rate while vaccines were rolled out. It cannot be repeated too often that the various prohibitions do not, in themselves, save lives; they simply push the peak into the future. A lockdown must have a purpose, an end point. So, too, must every other form of restriction, from facemasks to pings.’

The trouble is, I think, that some have been scared witless over this pandemic, not without good reason, but are finding it hard to climb down from that high level of fear and agitation.