3.8K views · 139 reactions | Peter Hitchens, a well-known journalist and author, expresses his views on the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hitchens argues that the reaction was an overreaction, referring to it as a "panic-demic." He criticizes the decision-making process, particularly in the United Kingdom, and highlights the negative consequences of the measures taken. | TalkTVUK | Facebook

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Journalist Peter Hitchens has criticised the “attack on scepticism” borne out of the Covid-19 pandemic as he defended his doubts in the government’s lockdown response. Speaking with talkRADIO’s Mike Graham, the Mail on Sunday columnist said: “If there’s no dissent, the government and the police have more power over what we do. “No country without an opposition can be governed well because nobody is right all the time. Everything has to be questioned.” | TalkTVUK

As MPs prepare to vote on the latest coronavirus restrictions, columnist Peter Hitchens has urged the public to "drive a wedge between the Conservative Party and Boris Johnson". The Prime Minister will publish an impact assessment of the restrictions ahead of a crunch Commons vote on Tuesday in an attempt to win over would-be rebels. Scores of Tory MPs have spoken out against the new system in England, which the Government wants to bring into force on Wednesday when the national lockdown ends. S