Is UK government deliberately creating Covid hysteria?

 

This is a two-part article. The first part looks at an article few days ago in the Daily Express which accused the government of deliberately keeping the population in a perpetual state of fear to force them obey the virus restrictions.

The second part examines documents I received in the post.

The Daily Express article is not long, so I reproduce it in full:-

A group of 47 psychologists has claimed this amounts to a strategic decision “to inflate the fear levels of the British public”, which it states is “ethically murky” and has left people too afraid to leave their homes for medical appointments. Led by former NHS consultant psychologist Dr Gary Sidley, the experts have written to the British Psychological Society (BPS) claiming the strategy is “morally questionable.

In response the government has vehemently denied using covert techniques, saying it’s public information campaigns have been “transparent” and necessary to set out “clear instructions” on how the spread of the virus can be delayed.

It has admitted to communicating public information campaigns 17 per week on average during the peak of the pandemic in order to reach an estimated 95 per cent of adults.

The criticism follows evidence from minutes of the government advisory group Sage of 22 March 2020 which stated: “The perceived level of personal threat needs to be increased among those who are complacent,” by “using hard hitting emotional messaging.

Dr Sidley said: “It is clear from the methods that are now being used that the government has taken on this advice. Just because the government is explicit in its messaging, however, it does not mean this is not having an impact covertly. It is the way this is communicated that we are concerned about. Psychologists know that while the content of messaging might be factual, the way in which it is delivered will determine its impact and we believe the biggest impact is at a subconscious level which we do not think is ethical or healthy for people. We believe inflating fear levels to achieve compliance may be doing more harm than good.

“For example stating 500 people died after a positive PCR test will inflate fear level – and therefore compliance – more than if it was put in context of the fact that, on average, 1,600 people die every day.”

The letter from the psychologists, which the ethics committee of the BPS has acknowledged and will respond by February 18, states the strategy being used is morally questionable and influences an entire nation “below the level of conscious thought and reason” without informed consent. It also alleges this has caused heightened panic, adding that the effect on the nation’s mental health “is likely to be substantial”.

Dr Sidley and colleagues say in their letter: “The strategic decision to inflate fear levels has had unintended consequences, resulting in many people being too scared to leave their houses or to let anybody in, thereby exacerbating loneliness and isolation which – in turn – have detrimental impacts on physical and mental health.

“Persistent fear compromises the immune system and works against the objective of keeping us safe and healthy.”

It came as Graham Medley, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, yesterday (SAT) disputed a statement by Boris Johnson that the new variant coronavirus may have “a higher degree of mortality”.

The professor said it is still an “open question” whether the new variant is more deadly.

A Department of Health and Social Care spokeswoman said: ”We do not use covert techniques to tell people about the pandemic – we are transparent about our decisions and advice.

“We communicate with them through public information campaigns which reached an estimated 95 per cent of adults on average 17 times per week at their peak.

“Throughout this crisis we have set out clear instructions to the public about what they need to do in order to delay the spread of the disease.”

All emphasis added.

The article can be seen here: www.express.co.uk

The American Dr Fauci criticised Boris for saying the new variant was more deadly, then a week later, said the exact opposite, as reported here: www.dailymail.co.uk

With this kind of turnaround in stance, is it any wonder why so many people are highly skeptical of the whole situation, and are actively rebelling against it?

This quote from the late journalist and satirist HL Mencken seems especially relevant “The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed, and hence clamorous to be led to safety, by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

Thanks to Joseph Patrick Annett for making me aware of the Daily Express article.

Now we turn our attention to two documents I received in the post. The first was a letter received just after New Year, headed NHS England and NHS Improvement, whatever that is!

It says as I am over 50, I am entitled to have a flu jab, and notes I have not had one this year. In fact, I have never had one, and have no wish to have one.

The really interesting paragraph I highlighted. It says “…On average, 11,000 people in England die of flu each year…

This is well known, in fact my GP told me just before the first lockdown that around 20,000 die from flu every year in the UK.

However, official government figures for 2020 claim that just 394 have died from flu, so what happened to the others? The answer seems obvious; they were listed as having died from the virus.

The second one I received is a leaflet from something called Your GP Circle, and claims this is ‘the trusted choice’.

The headline if you like, reads ‘Covid Testing and Travel Certificates’, something the government said was not on the cards.

On the reverse it lists various tests you can have, and their costs.

It seems likely therefore, that contrary to government assurances, if you wish to travel outside the UK in the future, you will to have to obtain a certificate proving you are free of the virus.

People had been saying for some time this would be done, but were dismissed as ‘conspiracy theorists’.

It is interesting to note that most of what were dismissed as conspiracy theories about the virus have come true, yet skeptics are still labelled as cranks with no credibility, and are routinely denigrated as circulating ‘false information’ on certain social media platforms.

About the author: Andy Rowlands is a British Principia Scientific International researcher, writer and editor who co-edited the new climate science book, ‘The Sky Dragon Slayers: Victory Lap

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    Climate Heretic

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    As of this morning in Australia news in Queensland from the MSM (Channel 7 to be precisely). The UK strain of ‘the more deadly version’ is still being touted. It caused face mask wearing to the greater wide area of Brisbane. This was the result of one person (I think form the UK) who had this new variant of covid 19.

    It brings meaning to the saying “trust but verify”

    Regards
    Climate Heretic

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    tom0mason

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    And the less than curious BBC regurgitates every and all bad news daily, attempting to terrify the population with it’s hourly “news” broadcasts.
    They have never knowingly acknowledged that the vast bulk of the human population have functional immune systems that can, have and will fight-off this infection. At no time have they reported or investigated why the collection of flu statistics have been abandoned. To my knowledge they have NEVER reported any adverse reactions to the vaccines happening currently!

    Here’s a sample of the nauseous output that’s been broadcast locally, nationally, and internationally —

    There have been more than 3.5 million confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK and more than 98,000 people have died, government figures show. However, these figures include only people who have…

    Coronavirus is continuing its spread across the world with more than 97 million confirmed cases in 191 countries and more than two million deaths. The virus is surging in many regions and countries…

    People should avoid unnecessary contact and stick to lockdown rules, England’s chief medical officer Prof Chris Whitty has said. The surge in coronavirus cases “is everybody’s problem”, he argued….

    Lockdown rules are in place across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Check what the rules are in your area of the UK by entering your postcode or council name below. A modern browser …

    Deaths reported within 28 days of a positive test for coronavirus remain high, averaging more than 1,000 a day in the past week. The number of people who have died with Covid-19 has now surpassed …

    London taxi driver Ali Sakallioglu spent 222 days in hospital with Covid in 2020, including three months in a coma. Now back home and suffering with long Covid, he says his life is drastically …

    After becoming ill with covid six months ago, Inside Science presenter Adam Rutherford is only now getting back to normal. He didn’t go to hospital and, like many, thought he’d be back on his feet…

    Coronavirus: Could there be a second wave? 22 May 2020 Last updated at 00:24 BST As countries around the world consider when and how to ease restrictions, attention is being focussed on the best ways to avoid second or even third waves of Covid-19 infections.

    Coronavirus: Rwanda, Namibia don confam Covid-19 case – BBC News Pidgin. 1024 x 576 jpeg 76kB. worldradio.ch. WRS | News | Swiss tourism feeling the effects of Covid-19. 850 x 625 jpeg 65kB. http://www.bbc.com. Coronavirus: New York mass graves operations ramp up amid virus – BBC News — World Service.

    Covid: UK records new daily high of 1,610 deaths BBC News · 19 hours ago. A further 1,610 people have died in the UK within 28 days of a positive Covid test – the biggest figure reported in a single day since the pandemic…

    Covid-19: ‘Emotional’ film shows GP giving her dad Covid jab BBC News · 4 days ago. A young filmmaker has captured the moment his doctor mum gave his grandfather the Covid-19… Covid-19: Care home boss moves back in with residents over outbreak fear BBC News · 5 days ago. A care home boss and his staff who lived with their residents for 84 days during the first lockdown… Bruce Willis …

    The coronavirus can affect multiple organs and has several less common symptoms. Scientists using data on the health of four million people say Covid has six sub-types. Symptoms include: …

    Moderna becomes third Covid vaccine approved in the UK. By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online …

    Covid-19: Vaccine patients treated to live organ music while waiting for jab. Covid-19: Vaccine patients treated to live organ music while waiting for jab . Close. About a thousand people over the …

    Martin Freeborn’s wife, Helen, lost her fight against Covid at the Royal London Hospital, where staff are struggling to cope with rising admissions. …

    Coronavirus: Bill Gates interview @BBC Breakfast – BBC …

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    binra

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    Fauci-flu.
    Note flu stats are grossly inflated to drive the vax and medical control agenda.
    They are not a scientifically reliable statistic.

    I see ‘protection racketeering’ as a criminal corruption of our institutions – all of them.
    But the nature of corruption is not just a matter of moral shaming or outrage and blame – as if to shame people into compliance. It is running on false currency of ideas, words and deeds – as a ‘normal’ or socially accepted ‘reality’.

    The leveraging of the mind by fear and guilt is nothing new but the means of doing so are becoming highly technologically extended.
    The pharming of humans shows up more when the social contract is broken.
    Big pharma and Big Money and pals are changing the terms and conditions. They are breaking contract to impose ‘an offer you cant refuse’ in the frame of a carrot and a stick.

    So from the very very first I saw governments, media and key opinion ‘leaders’ mounting a campaign that has not stopped.

    I question every aspect of its presentation at every level. For it is all very questionable – hence the aggressively protected narrative. Without which it would not stand. Nor would it persist if the Big banks were not active partners in funding the QE for Restructuring or simply sucking assets and wiping off liabilities in the biggest redistribution of wealth since probably ww2.
    Fear shuts down – I wrote on this this morning at
    https://willingness-to-listen.blogspot.com/2021/01/fear-of-invisible-set-in-mystery.html

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