NEWS
Antidepressant use in England soars
Calls to mental health helplines and prescriptions for antidepressants have reached an all-time high, while access to potentially life-saving talking therapies has plunged during Government-imposed lockdowns. More than six million people in England received antidepressants in the three months to September, part of a wider trend and the highest figure on record — Guardian
We must not furlough our children’s futures, Ofsted chief warns — Sunday Telegraph
Leaky carrier HMS Prince of Wales spends fewer than 90 days at sea in two years — Sunday Telegraph
One in five are spending £66 more a month on alcohol during Government’s lockdowns — Mail on Sunday
Boris Johnson would lose majority and seat in election tomorrow, poll suggests — Observer
BBC marks Brexit with left-wing comedians ‘trashing’ Nigel Farage and comparing EU withdrawal to a cancer — Mail
COMMENT
Yes-no votes aren’t as simple as we pretend — Matthew Parris, Times
Guess where Professor Lockdown got his ideas: China’s police state — Peter Hitchens, Mail on Sunday
