Michael Gove suggests Covid was man-made but is slapped down by inquiry chief who says: 'We're not going to go there'
Daily MailNov 30, 2023
Open Letter Criticizes 'Biases' of UK COVID Inquiry
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The Facts
Dr. Kevin Bardosh, of the University of Edinburgh, and Prof. Sunetra Gupta, of Oxford University, wrote a letter accusing the UK government's COVID Inquiry of being biased in favor of "bereaved family groups" and against those who were harmed by pandemic policies.
The letter, signed by 55 academics, claims the inquiry lacks "neutrality," resulting in "predetermined conclusions, for example, to lockdown faster next time." It says the government has neglected to hear evidence from victims of pandemic policies or scientists who opposed them.
The Spin
Establishment-critical narrative
Not only has this inquiry ignored world-leading epidemiologists critical of lockdowns, but its treatment of the few it has called upon has been confrontational. COVID infection rates were falling before lockdowns, which shows what little scientific rigor the government has and continues to put into this issue. What's worse, the inquiry didn't originally plan to include the topic of children until parents protested.
Pro-establishment narrative
This inquiry has been rigorous and detailed in its socially- and medically-focused scientific pursuits. While some still claim that the government did too much in response to the virus outbreak, what this investigation has found is that leaders such as former Prime Minister Boris Johnson were too slow to act and thus left the elderly population at fatal risk. The public health community followed the best available science at the time.
