We Needed a Covid Inquiry – but this isn’t it.

Part 2

In November 2023, Carl asked in the Spectator, “What is the point of the Covid Inquiry? It should be to establish which parts of the government’s pandemic response worked, which parts didn’t, and what to do next time. Instead, it is a farce – a spectacle of hysteria, name-calling and trivialities.”

The tone of the inquiry has shifted away from a King's Counsel, seemingly preoccupied with reading inappropriate words in others' private messages. However, the latest module on vaccines reveals that the King's Counsel remains indifferent to substance, trust, and uncovering the truth.

Hugo Keith KC laid down the Inquiry’s position in his opening statement. 

“My Lady, the public health benefit of vaccination generally is beyond argument.  But the issue which arose, and it's the issue which lies at the heart of this module, was whether the MHRA properly assessed whether the benefit of a particular product -- of course the vaccines -- outweighed the risk.”

However, if public health vaccination's i…