NEWS
Sage advisers cut next year’s death toll predictions 10-fold
The UK today confirmed another 20 Covid deaths and 2,474 infections, as Sage advisers U-turned on their grisly third wave estimates and cut predictions for next year’s death toll by a factor of 10. The advisory group warned in documents published yesterday that next week’s rule relaxation would trigger a rise in cases again, with hospital admissions and deaths to follow, but said vaccines would keep this significantly smaller than in any previous spike – Mail
Prime Minister says full public inquiry into Covid will begin this parliament – Guardian
Rules on face masks could be changed next month, says Matt Hancock – Sky News
New laws to protect university free speech – Times
Hundreds of thousands missing out on £400m state pension payments – Telegraph
North Carolina House passes GOP-backed anti-rioting bill – Epoch Times
COMMENT
Last week’s elections are a wake-up call for the rest of the woke elite who think they run Britain – Dan Wootton, Mail
Labour’s going South because it despises Northerners – Allison Pearson, Telegraph