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Fear porn panic

The press and the politicians deserve each other

23 May 2020

9:00 AM

23 May 2020

9:00 AM

I think there is enough evidence in now to conclude that we have just lived through the worst public policy fiasco in upwards of a century (unless you are reading this in Sweden or Taiwan).  Not all, but the vast preponderance of the press (including lots of commentators on Sky) and likewise the politicians got swept up in the fear porn panic.

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