📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: https://bit.ly/3Qdkd5y UnHerd's Freddie Sayers reacts to the UK Covid Inquiry's latest 800-page report on Britain's pandemic response. Watch it on the UnHerd website: https://unherd.com/watch-listen/the-covid-inquiry-is-a-disgrace/ Listen to the podcast: https://plnk.to/unherd?to=page Advertise on UnHerd @ zoe.white@unherd.com UnHerd's Freddie Sayers gives his reaction to the UK’s £200 million COVID inquiry and the official narrative. After 800 pages, the report reaches the conclusion that Britain’s only mistake was not locking down sooner - but at what cost? From the missing chapter on Sweden’s success to the ignored collateral damage inflicted on a generation of children, was the lockdown experiment actually a civilisational error that the state is now too afraid to admit? And is the inquiry an establishment whitewash that sets the stage for future authoritarianism? Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/unherd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unherd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unherd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unherdtv //TIMECODES// 00:00 - 00:57 - Intro 00:57 - 01:53 - New Covid-19 Inquiry 01:53 - 05:15 - Unherd’s Lockdown Skepticism 05:15 - 06:58 - Reflection on Lockdown Debate, Personal and Channel Position 06:58 - 10:29 - Criticisms of the Inquiry: Neglecting Lockdown’s Harm 10:29 - 14:53 - Societal, Economic, and Psychological Consequences of Lockdowns 14:53 - 17:54 - Political Ramifications and Missed Opportunities Pre-Covid 17:54 - 21:40 - Sweden as a Counterexample 21:40 - 26:30 - Absence and Misrepresentation of Swedish Data in the Inquiry 26:30 - 31:27 - Inquiry’s Use of Data and Focus on Demographics 31:27 - 34:58 - Report Conclusions and Lockdowns as Future Policy 34:58 - 36:39 - Timing of Lockdowns 36:39 - 38:32 - Caution Against Lockdown as First Resort 38:32 - 42:27 - Groupthink, Herd Mentality & Concluding Thoughts #UnHerd #CovidInquiry #Lockdown