As the famous investor Ray Dalio has said, truth is the essential foundation for good outcomes . Yet the government has relied on information that has often turned out to be untrue.
For example, Imperial College research in March, which precipitated a lockdown in over 100 countries, including the first major pub closure in history in the UK, was deeply flawed.
Indeed, lockdowns, the core of the UK s current strategy, have been shown by many studies to be ineffective, and often counterproductive. Examples can be found in appendix 1.
David Nabarro, of the World Health Organisation, has recently emphasised their destructive effects, especially for the least well-off.
Coroner rules air pollution contributed to London schoolgirl s death
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An inquest investigated whether air pollution contributed to Ella Kissi-Debrah s severe asthma.
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Air pollution contributed to the death of a London schoolgirl, a coroner has ruled, in a landmark case that could push Britain to get tougher on traffic and clean up city air.
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The United Nations says air pollution should be viewed as a matter of human rights
Prime Minister Boris Johnson dubbed a green revolution to cut emissions to net zero by 2050
After a two-week inquest, coroner Philip Barlow said the death in 2013 of Ella Kissi-Debrah, aged nine, was caused by acute respiratory failure, severe asthma and exposure to pollution.
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Landmark ruling links death of British schoolgirl to pollution
A 2014 photo shows London shrouded in pollution as people sit at the top of Primrose Hill.PHOTO: AFP
PublishedDec 16, 2020, 11:53 pm SGT
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