Commentary “All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near. Appear weak when you…

Commentary The Epoch Times, along with the Spectator Australia, were two of very few media outlets around the world that came out against the lockdowns from virtually day one and never wavered. We knew and argued that these policies were wrong on the data; wrong in principle for any society with a passing commitment to…

The Cabinet wasn’t told during the COVID-19 pandemic about the argument for cutting short the self-isolation period, former minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has said. It comes after The Telegraph reported that England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty told former Health Secretary Matt Hancock as early as November 2020 that taking daily tests for five days would…

A minister has denied the UK government tried to scare the public into following COVID-19 lockdown rules after leaked messages suggest former Health Secretary Matt Hancock wanted to “frighten the pants off everyone” in order to ensure compliance. The latest set of WhatsApp exchanges, published in The Sunday Telegraph, shows how Hancock and other officials…

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has defended an official COVID-19 inquiry as the “right way” to scrutinise the handling of the pandemic after former Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s WhatsApp messages were published in a British newspaper. Based on a trove of more than 100,000 WhatsApp messages, The Daily Telegraph newspaper claimed on Wednesday that England’s Chief…

Masking children was a “political decision” despite a risk of harm and limited benefits, claims the children’s campaign group UsForThem. Set up in May 2020, UsForThem have campaigned for the UK government to discontinue the use of masks for children and adults in school settings and evidenced the harm of lockdowns on kids. In a…

Former Health Secretary and reality show cast Matt Hancock on Wednesday said he will not stand for the Conservative Party at the next general election. The 44-year-old MP for West Suffolk indicated he intends to remain as an independent MP until the next general election, before leaving Parliament. Hancock was suspended from the Conservative Party in…

The UK government has denied new allegations of lockdown breaches after a photo emerged showing Prime Minister Boris Johnson, his wife, and staff in the Downing Street garden during the first national lockdown. The photo, obtained by The Guardian, showed Johnson, his then-fiancee Carrie, and 17 staff members in the garden on May 15, 2020,…

There were plenty of smiles and even some sunshine as the London Marathon returned to the streets of the capital. More than 40,000 runners tackled the traditional 26.2-mile (42.1-kilometre) route from Greenwich to The Mall after last year’s race was scrapped due to COVID-19 restrictions. After Olympic BMX silver medalist Kye Whyte got the main…

The UK government’s preferred candidate for the top job protecting people’s data has defended the current information commissioner’s investigation into leaked CCTV footage that led to Matt Hancock’s demise as health secretary. Hancock resigned from the Cabinet after footage published by The Sun newspaper showed him kissing aide Gina Coladangelo in his departmental office, in…