Why lockdown was a catastrophic mistake

‘You must stay at home.’ Five years ago, those five words, uttered by Boris Johnson, ushered in the UK’s first Covid lockdown. We witnessed the wholesale suspension of our liberties. The government ruled by decree. Police made up the law as they went along. Education, the economy and health were all sacrificed to the futile end of suppressing the virus. Here, spiked’s Fraser Myers explains how the elites succumbed to Covid hysteria – and why we mustn’t allow them to get away with it. Watch, share and subscribe to our YouTube channel.