It is increasingly recognised that the Government’s coronavirus communications campaign has relied heavily on covert psychological...

I would like to provide an update on progress (or lack of it) of our efforts to seek the view of the British Psychological Society (BPS)...

At a coronavirus press conference on the 22nd of February the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, shared his ‘roadmap’ outlining the UK’s...

As described in a previous blogpost, there are major ethical concerns arising from the use of covert psychological strategies within the...

In December 2020, accompanied by expressions of unbridled elation from politicians and the mainstream media, the UK began the roll out of...

In an earlier blogpost, I described how psychologists working in the Government's 'Behavioural Insight Team' had recommended the use of...

In a previous blogpost, I described how psychologists working in the Government's 'Behavioural Insight Team' had recommended the use of...

For the last two weeks, we have witnessed a media frenzy of rejoicing in response to the preliminary drug-company announcements about the...

Throughout the year we have been fed an unrelenting diet of fear-enhancing messages and associated imagery about the novel coronavirus,...

Introduction The British public’s widespread compliance with the Government’s draconian diktats has arguably been the most remarkable...

So the nonsense continues. The good people of Lancashire - my home county – will, from today, have to endure yet more restrictions on...

Today – the 14th September 2020 – the Government imposed the ‘rule of six’, the latest diktat in its escalating assault upon our basic...

The summer of 2020 has witnessed the phased mandating of face coverings for all UK citizens (sick or healthy) in some community settings....

Welcome to my brand new blog. In response to the emergence of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in early 2020, the Government – aided and...