Lord Sumption: Fear has been 'skilfully and deliberately' used by government to ensure compliance

Former Supreme Court judge Lord Jonathan Sumption has criticised the government's approach to the coronavirus pandemic, saying it has employed fear as a means to justify its actions.
Speaking with talkRADIO's Julia Hartley-Brewer, he warned that Downing Street could hold on to its emergency powers after there is no need for them: "The problem is that fear is the main pillar of every authoritarian government. Fear has been skilfully and I fear deliberately employed throughout this crisis."

[@desertrat4630]

The soldiers of the past must be spinning in their graves at how easily the British public have rolled over and surrendered their hard fought freedom, we're a disgrace to these brave men and women.

[@kevindarkstar]

I've used the exact same statement, I really believe that while they pay lip service to the poppy appeal and remembrance day they are systematically destroying the very rights and freedoms that our grandparents fought and died for, so yes those young men would weep in their grave to see what is happening now 😢

[@adrianbarker7953]

Well this country is full of jelly babies with masks on idiots

[@kevindarkstar]

@Eirinen upset is putting it mildly, 😞

[@kevindarkstar]

@@adrianbarker7953 you can spot the brainwashed citizen, they are the ones walking in a deserted street with no one anywhere near, but proudly wearing a fucking mask in case rona jumps out of a Bush 🙄

[@terryburton7180]

@@kevindarkstar makes me fkn livid.i want to grab there face nappy..sponges

[@alantracy6757]

Using fear against the public is terrorism let’s not forget !

[@malcolmclewer5488]

Yes and the Perverts Broadcasting Corruption or as you know it the B.B.C. have been terrorising the public with Dumbleby kunsberger and the rest of the muppets for the last 4 years. amen

[@pauls2876]

This fact should definitely be mentioned more and I will help push this message from now on

[@louisespanswick9042]

@@malcolmclewer5488 And Sky News Also Channel 4, I prefer to listen to The Australian Sky News or various News channels on u tube because they're more honest,

[@gillymac9363]

Oh they know. Today we hear "terror threat level in UK severe" These entities believe if they tell you in some way -their plans -it absolves them of wrongdoing.

[@johnrhodes747]

That is the most accurate description I have heard about this Governments actions

[@rondawg4591]

John Sumption is just talking common sense and Julia is expressing the anger that many of us are feeling. Thank you Julia.

[@iandixon1987]

Psychological warfare.

[@carpathianhermit7228]

Perception is reality and that's the illusion they use

[@tobylerone8416]

Psychological Operation

[@fredforsythe8310]

This fear is being generated world wide and only one group of people can do that, they control the money and they have an agenda.

[@richardhills4199]

@@tobylerone8416 manchester arena was also psyop

[@mabelheinzle8758]

Strength to the truth seekers, critical thinkers who are trying to protect us from this COVID insanity- thank you

[@andrewcharley1893]

Mabel, you are one of the chosen ones. Have a blessed ,safe and COVID-19- free day👍🏾♥️👍🏾.

[@kevindarkstar]

@@andrewcharley1893 bit like the majority of the people, as clearly they are fiddling the figures

[@shanegrogan8172]

I do know people in real life who’ve become terrified of human interaction because of this fearmongering, so sad to see 😞

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

The media have delighted in creating mass hysteria, just to increase their ratings.

[@anitajeynes5229]

I too know people who are terrified ...it's all because of the media keeping the fear factorl so high.

[@G-ra-ha-m]

This is the aim. It stops future babies. Simple eugenics.

[@seamasterdiaries5903]

Its only people like you that seem to be scared

[@seangrant9630]

When you takeaway people's jobs and you leave them with no money to pay their bills and feed their children and then they lose there homes trust me covid will be the least of your worries.

[@gwiz1267]

We are spiralling head first into 3RD 🌎 BRITAIN

[@stepheneurosailor1623]

They will bring in UBI and other measures to keep the herd under control. This is all going as planned.

[@gwiz1267]

@@stepheneurosailor1623 what is UBI?

[@jennifervictore5471]

Have Bank Bail Ins been considered. They can steal your money. All of it. No pensions, no savings, no wages. No way of paying the mortgage, rent or bills. What will happen then. Will that be the line in the sand.

[@KillerDiaguR]

It's all part of the plan. They are not worried in the slightest

[@ange1098]

This man has a backbone unlike 99% of the U.K. population.

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

Probably just wanted his 15 minutes of fame in the public spotlight.

[@joesewell309]

I'M IN THAT 1%

[@jonathanterrett]

Agree I think people just need to get on with their lives now

[@Leeds71]

We have a backbone but worry about the police knocking it through our front - the police state is gathering pace

[@gillmay6099]

@@jjefferyworboys8138 you are a t*** This man doesnt need his 15 mins of fame. Unlike you it seems.

[@johnwheeler3071]

Its now time for Talk Radio to seriously question why this is happening and not just call the Government stupid.

[@williamclutterbuck6383]

@Just Reality ....that's the conclusion I'm reluctantly coming to [ even with Hitchens ]......they just fall short of 'crossing the rubicon' and calling it out for the organised SCAM that it is.....they KNOW how far they can go before they are silenced.

[@lucatkinson]

Owned by murdoch, ain’t gonna happen.

[@georgekaplan4696]

Rules are set by people. They can also be unset by people. Challenge everything. Question everything.

[@Junior_Rocky]

This is ABSOLUTELY TRUE! 👍

[@johnchurchill786]

What a sensible man. More people like this needed

[@bullshit777.]

So happy to read the comments and know there’s other like minded people out there 👍 really hope more people wake up to this BS

[@snapperjw]

Governments lockdown echos an interview by the late Tony Benn. “There are 2 ways people are controlled, firstly frighten them, secondly demoralise them, this makes it easier to control people, they think the safest thing to do is take orders and hope for the best”

[@grahambambrook313]

Classic Stalinist technique.

[@kevindarkstar]

And both tactics are in full effect, I'd also add the first rule of war.... Deception! 🤨

[@acidthunder1]

Thanks i didnt know tony benn said that

[@andybrown4124]

We need more like this man to speak out and be heard. Folk need to waken up before its too late.....we are being controlled and dictated too. Its sinister and scary.

[@RedRooster-xj4uk]

Stop with the newspeak. It's not lockdown, it's Illegal and Unlawful House Arrest without Charge nor Medical Justification.

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

How is it house arrest, you can still leave your house ? If Parliament passes a law, which they will do on Wednesday, it's legal even though we may not like or agree with it.

[@frehatipu9187]

Red rooster, to add to your comment. Lockdowns are an 'open air prison'.

[@rowdyyates4273]

@@jjefferyworboys8138 Leave only to get food like a caged animal,parliament is making laws that are not lawfull, there is no real debate or opposition, the wearing of masks make you ill and so does losing your job!!

[@seamasterdiaries5903]

keep the laughs coming, we all need a little light relief

[@ExpressoMechanicTV]

There is no value in saving one life, if you end five others by doing so. How many have died due to suicide, economic hardship and other, untreated ailments? They aren't telling us those figures, are they?

[@ian260672]

Around one month ago I saw 26,000 was the number of deaths due to lockdowns. Must be higher now, and will go up rapidly the more this goes on.

[@jonwebb965]

No they aren't and in addition why weren't the 'one life is too many brigade' demonstrating for a lockdown in 2018 during the flu pandemic, or indeed, any pandemic in history!

[@lucatkinson]

Worldwide it will be millions, but I’m sure we will all be healthy once they inject us all.

[@natashagranville6581]

Suicide has doubled since march 2020

[@lucatkinson]

Natasha Granville it’s a sad thing when you come to the realisation that the government actually want as many people to die as possible, it’s actually particularly evil when it’s sold as saving lives.

[@tbop2864]

Machiavelli’s first rule in the Prince was to create public fear to prevent all opposition

[@georgerj2419]

That’s right.

[@matthewsmith2787]

I went to home bargains to get some bread, and yet again seen full trolleys full of toilet roll. The sheep are loving this

[@lawrencecaile]

They are badly organised sheep, I stocked up months ago. BAA

[@MegaSting1981]

The shops are open every bloody day ffs. People still haven't learnt from the last time, then.

[@Sue-rp6dq]

HB should ration if so bad

[@motherofallemails]

The people are willfully caged. Extraordinary times.

[@madhaze3670]

Stockholm syndrome on mass , yes it's terrifying

[@sarahosman4933]

...not me...

[@jamiesimms7084]

It's not caged it's called dealing with a serious disease

[@motherofallemails]

@@jamiesimms7084 please, heard of smallpox? Spanish flu? or war? This is nothing. The mental manipulation clearly working with you, just like it worked when politicians manipulated the people into the Iraq war, if it's not a human "threat" it's a disease "threat", they invent or exaggerate an enemy to manipulate you, and you comply! Are you simple? Shame!

[@GravityBoy72]

Why does Julia trust the polls? The polls say whatever the sponsor wants. The poll sample is normally between 1,000 and 2,000 people. When you think there are 49,000 towns and cities in the UK they are asking the equivalent of one person from every 25 towns. This is meaningless.

[@edwardburroughs1489]

@Clunk Not really. If polls draw on a representative sample they are accurate.

[@markspark1864]

@@edwardburroughs1489 oh so the brexit polls were right, the polls that said trump would lose 4 years ago were right.

[@lorddarrellnicholls2628]

Don't underestimate the phrasing of the question either..

[@soundbeings1]

Time for Julia et al to start calling it what it is: an outright war on humanity.

[@philobrien4129]

@@lorddarrellnicholls2628 This is absolutely the key to it. The YouGov questions are notoriously leading. Doubtlessly such nonsense as "If it is proven that the next lockdown would save 1000 lives per day, would you support it?" is being asked. They might as well ask if the respondents support having oxygen in the atmosphere.

[@tommyspice2628]

Thank you Your Lordship !

[@2Worlds_and_InBetween]

government is NOTHING more than an idea . I think it time we all change our minds.

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

You have always been able to change a governments mind, you do this by voting for someone else in a general election.

[@captain508]

@@jjefferyworboys8138 but voting for another Party does not change “Government” same crap under a different label. It’s the concept of having a government that needs changing. Too much interference in too many areas of our lives. This Corona bollocks hopefully will prove to be a turning point. If it is so bad why do I and my extended family and those with whom I associate know of hardly any who have had it. Those that think they have had it have not been too unwell. I know of 2 people who have died and have CV19 on their death certificate but had underlying health problems previously.

[@kriss3907]

@@jjefferyworboys8138 'You have always been able to change a government's mind' Let me rephrase that for you 'You should not let anyone change your mind but yourself'.

[@scottw3268]

The propaganda has been ramped up to 11

[@gwiz1267]

Gas mark 33

[@kevindarkstar]

Only if you watch the news 📺 or read the news 📰

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

and the biggest culprits are the media who seem intent on causing mass hysteria

[@whitehorsemilitia]

The Government does not have my compliance, While my family is quick to conform to government tyranny, they constantly trying to tell me to give in. Well if I'm willing to stand against my own family, The Government has no chance.

[@johnseabrook1703]

Same here

[@whitehorsemilitia]

@Robert Morley No need to worry about me, I'm worried about my family at how quick they are to give in, it upsets me.

[@rowan7658]

My “friends” are mostly 🐑 I live alone (they don’t) so lockdowns suit most of them. People that support lockdowns are the SELFISH ones.

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

Have you considered that your family who seem to be in the majority may just be right ?

[@rowan7658]

@@jjefferyworboys8138 There are people who can think for themselves, but the majority are TOLD what to think.

[@keno9964]

Look up "The 4th Industrial Revolution", written years ago by the founder and CEO of the World Economic Forum. Answers every question about Covid 19.

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

The Industrial Revolution made Britain a world leader and created a huge number of jobs or didn't you know.

[@MatthewSmith-if8hh]

@@jjefferyworboys8138 and your point is?

[@marcj3682]

@@jjefferyworboys8138 He said the 4th industrial revolution.

[@seamasterdiaries5903]

What about Mother Shipton?? Why don't you all google her and then you can build your lives around anther ' made up' story.

[@RedRooster-xj4uk]

Remember last year when we had austerity to save £10 billion and our elderly had to choose between food and heating? But we spend more than that a month on testing ? Funny how last year the elderly were treated as worthless by the government but now we must surrender all our rights to protect them? Remember how the Government sent known infected with flu or convid patients into the nursing homes that had no barrier nursing? Think about it

[@jackiecunningham9916]

Oh I have and it makes me bloody wild.

[@MattCSLnut]

Lord Sumption should consider coming out of retirement to save us from this tyranny.

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

Judges do not make the law, parliament does. Judges apply it when sentencing those found guilty in court.

[@MattCSLnut]

@@jjefferyworboys8138 ... thanks for the info 👍🏼

[@DH-zp7bc]

This is what a Lord should be.

[@derf9465]

Why don't we rise up, unite and bring this house down?

[@maesy6730]

If you didnt have tv,radio,internet, would you know there is a pandemic ? If there is flue about you certainly do, everybody is coughing and spluttering for weeks.

[@robertcook2572]

If you have 'flu, you don't cough and splutter. You lie in bed, shivering, sweating, aching and feeling as though the skin has been peeled from your body. You cannot eat, can barely drink, and are beyond caring whether you live or die. You are incapable of leaving the house and no-one, other than your family, witnesses your suffering. Anything that differs from this and involves coughing, spluttering and being upright is a cold.

[@maesy6730]

@@robertcook2572 lol, man up mate, you sound pathetic..

[@z0770z]

@@maesy6730 He is right mate I had it 1957 and 1968, you don't cough and splutter with proper flu.

[@maesy6730]

from the NHS website: Flu Flu will often get better on its own, but it can make some people seriously ill. It's important to get the flu vaccine if you're advised to. Check if you have flu Flu symptoms come on very quickly and can include: a sudden high temperature of 38C or above an aching body feeling tired or exhausted a dry cough a sore throat a headache difficulty sleeping loss of appetite diarrhoea or tummy pain feeling sick and being sick The symptoms are similar for children, but they can also get pain in their ear and appear less active. Telling the difference between cold and flu my elderly mother had flu and her cough developed into lung infection to eventually pneumonia. covid afects the lungs with a dry cough being a symptom.

[@celticgold4028]

@@maesy6730 No he does not 'sound pathetic' He is describing actual Influenza. If you'd ever had it yourself or nursed someone else through it, you'd know that.

[@tooyoungtobeold8756]

If MPs lost 20% of their salary, and lost the use of the Common's bars and restaurants, they might think again about lockdowns.

[@KT-0410]

Lord Johnathan Sumption - superb interview with Julia! Absolutely spot on! You are a breath of fresh air! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@barleyarrish]

Trying to sideline the Rule of Law (common law) of this Country, in favour of Napoleonic Law/Admiralty Law has created fertile ground for This Treason.

[@misst.e.a.187]

Yes, I saw someone's post about Admiralty Law and the. I must look into that.

[@bkg5455]

"We have got to look at the quality of life and not just at it's quantity or duration." My thoughts exactly Lord Sumption.

[@dennishicks4608]

Then why is the government ignoring facts and figures. Why is the biggest question.

[@gregvangaasbeek813]

Because they are complicit with the "Media"

[@jonathanj.7344]

Don't you just love the way they've re-branded the desire for freedom as "selfishness"?

[@anthonywoodfine1333]

People stopped thinking for themselves many moons ago, hence they love their servitude, they will get all that they deserve, lambs to the slaughter.

[@jamiesimms7084]

Ignoring this disease is being a lamb to the slaughter

[@tonyjefferson3502]

All it takes is 20+% of us to just say "no"

[@Skjerstad1812]

People who are willing to sacrifice their freedom for security deserve neither security nor freedom.

[@Eddienicholls]

Lord Sumption has been an absolute warrior in all of this. Thank you.

[@jacquistephens605]

Only the intelligent won't comply. The rest are sheep who can't think for themselves xxxx

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

Im intelligent and if most of people, obey most of the rules, most of the time, the R rate will come down. That is until the next time. Lockdowns, Tiers, Restrictions whatever you want to call them have one objective, to buy more time. Above anything else Im a realist.

[@lucatkinson]

Some of the cleverest people I know are into this BS. It’s shocking.

[@rosie8126]

I'd rather refer to the daft as zombies rather than sheep, as the latter are beautiful gentle creatures. The former are brain dead.

[@jamiesimms7084]

No you are the sheep 🐑 that believes nonsense conspiracies and far from intelligent

[@SistaJaine]

Lord sumption says government wont forget what power they gained through fear...Don't worry Sir we wont be forgetting THEM either !

[@alloutofbubblegum9223]

“Do you think we’re going to get our freedoms back?” she asks. Ha ha, priceless. Does a burglar bring back the tv he stole from you the following day saying ‘sorry about that’?

[@drjthornley]

They will be taken back and more besides. Refuse to comply. You have a moral right to break an unjust law.

[@arthurragnarok4073]

like frogs being slowly boiled alive..

[@joejoe7702]

The most intelligent voice in this debacle.

[@fontybits]

How CORRUPT & UNLAWFUL is a so-called "law" which forbids me having any FRIENDS or FAMILY in my home, but makes "concessions" for unlimited numbers of TOTAL STRANGERS to do so - as long as they are TRADESMEN! Can anyone explain the "science" behind this?

[@kxkpcrec8143]

it wont be lifted on Dec 2nd, they have allready started letting you know that

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

Would be foolish to have done anything else, it's all about managing expectations. Little point in making promises you can't keep when no one knows what it will be like in a months time.

[@lucatkinson]

Cases will rise as it’s winter and they will ramp up the fear and keep the lockdown going.

[@kriss3907]

If course...sure there is word of it continuing into next spring. Then we will be told it may continue into Autumn...etc. etc.

[@Roskellan]

Do you actually believe most people believe in lockdown, I don't.

[@kevindarkstar]

There seems to be a lot of people say that if morons just followed the instructions and government advice we wouldn't need the lockdown, so I'm guessing a lot buy it 🙄

[@jamesrichardson3500]

Im afraid they do. The shift is so stark now, it's appalling. As he said in his Cambridge Union speech we haven't had our freedom taken away, we have surrendered it.

[@Sifar_Secure]

My experience is that about 70% are in favour of lockdown. People are highly susceptible to propaganda. They believe this is an existential threat and are in favour of using the armour to disperse social gatherings. I always thought of dystopia as a wicked government bullying and terrorizing its people, but the real dystopia here is that most people want it.

[@jamesrichardson3500]

@@Sifar_Secure sadly you are correct

[@park_rat_matt]

@@kevindarkstar Yeah I've had friends that have literally stopped talking to me because I've tried defending human rights and I'm against the lockdown with actual scientific evidence.

[@jonathanolver5190]

Boris wasn't showing humility in the face of nature, he was showing hubris.

[@angelamcentee1277]

He was trying not to smile, if you study his face.

[@kevinbanks2795]

Unlike the traitor T may who tried to sell the uk out to the eu the arrogance of the woman and you call boris hubris don't make me 😂

[@blobbynobby4619]

@@angelamcentee1277 yeh pritti is doing that aswell

[@angelamcentee1277]

@@blobbynobby4619 I must check that out then, Matt Hancock was even laughing at times. This is very dark stuff. Best wishes.

[@paulberesford3119]

Julia there has to be more to it than covid, when you interview the mp's it's like watching something from total recall.

[@martynlee7473]

Do the maths people! I've calculated that according to the projections of SAGE and the government, everyone in the UK has already DIED OF CORONAVIRUS 😜🤪

[@flat_bastard]

It's amazing the amount of 'experts' & politicians that have their webcam set up in front of books and book shelfs. Yes trust me, I have books. Farcical.

[@Space2B1981]

We need people like him on any panel deliberating on policy decisions

[@Deliquescentinsight]

Appalling: I am glad my parents have passed on, they both fought in WWII and were staunch patriots, they would have been ashamed of their country. Using false statistics!

[@jamiesimms7084]

They would be ashamed of you and your appalling false narrative. You are a traitor.

[@davidwalters313]

Brilliant broadcast. You are playing a blinder this morning Julia. Keep it up!

[@tylerdubois9020]

Even though more people are standing up against these measures, they are still being implemented and enforced.

[@CP-fe6jr]

Nice to hear the voice of reason for a change.

[@Namaste1001]

They aren’t even laws, they’re guidelines. The UK is a common law jurisdiction. Political statutes and acts have no force of law without consent. We need to stop complying en masse.

[@morenasanguigni4023]

Thankyou to lord sumption for using your voice from the start, an intelligent man with deep rooted belief in justice & fairness, able to relate and be compassionate to all social economic classes. ❤️

[@Bkdfishnthings68]

Keep talking about polls 🙄 but who they asking i haven't and nor do I know anyone who has

[@carlabrady5182]

Exactly nor do I know anybody who has taken or received a positive coronavirus test but apparently I’m in a “tier 3” area 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@adoremus4014]

I have been asked via a poll. Join YouGov and your voice can also be heard. They send out polls every week.

[@r4vr4c]

My NI is about £500 a month, BUPA private health insurance is about £30-£50 a month - Me "Save the NHS, Protect the NHS" - Boris

[@andypassmore8335]

If the tests are 93% inaccurate then so are the figures & statistics...

[@xeriouxi]

If they aren't prepared to relinquish what they've stolen then they can be dragged out of Downing Street by the scruff of their necks as far as I'm concerned.

[@gedofgont1006]

The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled off was convincing people he doesn't exist.

[@bullshit777.]

What polls?? I haven’t been asked my opinion nor has anyone else I know 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@robertorhymes]

Treason

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

You don't seem to know what Treason is.

[@robertorhymes]

@@jjefferyworboys8138 Explain

[@anewhaf183]

I lost my job have to stay home while my children go to school.

[@stuartcarmichael1305]

The masses have woken up (finally!). They Government will not get away with this.

[@edwarddevlin5348]

What an elegant and dignified gentleman.

[@TheElizabethashby]

FREEDOM IS GONE AND NEVER TO COME BACK

[@sharonrothwell5174]

Thanks to both of you. ❤️❤️

[@morgan1985uk]

Fear is the modus operandi

[@julieparis1776]

I’m from a town in Hampshire and I know so many people who have died this year of alcoholism, drug overdoses, heart attacks and cancer I know of only one person who has died of covid.

[@guywas-ere359]

No one has even been told to dispose of their maks effectively or safely during this entire pandemic. Maybe that is why it keeps spreading.

[@guywas-ere359]

@Blue Angel I also believe that masks are useless so tend to not wear one. I think just people wearing them now would stop the moment the government told them too even, again, without any scientific backing. I just find it strange that, in the midst of a pandemic, the o e if the most obvious things hasn't even been considered let alone implemented. Its just a bit of an odd oversight.

[@dacads]

Just more plastic pollution and destruction of nature

[@woofdog1525]

Sumption has been brilliant throughout.Hes minted & could easily keep quiet in his big house but he hasn’t. He’s spoken up and spoke the truth which is what many many more should be doing Total respect ✌🏾

[@tonyblakemore3843]

I'm not sure Johnson is enjoying striking fear into the people, after all this could be how his leadership of the nation is remembered the most and I think he is aware of that. However, Hancock is positively salivating at it. His eyes bulge and a smirk appears to signify his enjoyment. Whitty and Valance appear uncomfortable tied to the decision making but, there's no escape now. These are the 4 who will have to live with the infamy and the nation's anger.

[@junesmith790]

Wow. Imagine being this Smart. Go Judge 👍 Thank You 🦋

[@peteratkin3788]

Fear has been 'skilfully and deliberately' used by the government. Really have you been watching the news recently? ''skilfully' is not a word that can be linked with this government even if your a lemming.

[@andrewmorris3145]

We need people like this

[@susanbishop9525]

Every "death"must be reported in detail Age medical condition etc. Actual cause of death Anyone asking questions is called "granny killer" James o'Brien told a caller who supported schools opening that "he will have blood in his hands"

[@geraldwheal7352]

Spiritual Warfare on a grand scale.

[@ericboxer3053]

the answer is no they will not give back power

[@MrBeagle10]

Lord Sumption deserves the highest of honours, in my opinion. He has been a rare voice of reason and clarity from the start. His comments were the only source of comfort to me at the outset. I felt that if someone of his standing and knowledge was voicing concerns I was supported rather than isolated in my view of events. He effectively helped to balance my mental health in a terrifying situation (terrifying not because of the virus but the very real threat of subjugation by a group of Despotic politicians and their willingly ignorant minions).

[@michaeledwardhunter]

Aphorism: "If there are people today who don't believe that many governments can act stupidly at the same time, then they know nothing about the causes of the First World War or, at least, one of its major causes, which was a series of alliances between competing, highly industrialized, and heavily armed nations. These pacts of mutual benefit and protection were thought by many to make wars less likely but what they did was make it possible for a single incident to create a domino effect and expand hostilities from one country to another. What ultimately happened, in other words, was that each country, feeling obliged to honour its commitment to its ally, sided with either one of the two grand alliances (i.e., the Allied Powers and the Central Powers) and thereby involved itself in an increasingly expanding, out-of-control war."

[@TheElizabethashby]

SPOT ON

[@buddha1736]

Read the Book “A Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley. 😉

[@securityrobot]

They played plip plop, our government are playing flip flop.

[@scottw3268]

Is it a coincidence that there's a recent TV series of Brave New World, showing young people having lots of fun and sex. More brainwashing.

[@marksutherland774]

The film V for Vendetta springs to mind ....

[@Blahde]

***EDIT*** The Cabinet have joined in! 🤦‍♀️✝ This has one dislike (at time of writing) Boris must be watching.

[@richardpettit2548]

Why on these sites are there zero dislikes on 100% of the comments.This seems very odd.

[@youtubeadventurer1881]

It's refreshing to hear people talk candidly about this, but what can we actually do to stop this destruction of livelihoods and human rights?

[@ttt4064]

AGENDA 21,2030

[@geraldmckeown8089]

Together with Lord Sumption, you are a small island of sanity in this sea of madness..

[@teknotony]

It won't be long before the masses start putting fear into the establishment. IF YOU KEEP POKING AN ANIMAL WITH A STICK, EVENTUALLY THE ANIMAL WILL SNAP.

[@damer651]

Thanks Lord Sumption for speaking the truth on this. I pray you try to get the House of Lords to see sense in this, get courage and speak out to stop it.

[@comebackwimeapplepie]

Lord Sumption Rocks!

[@moomin8251]

I don't have Lord Sumption's impressive qualifications but I could have told you that. What we need is someone to tell us how to lawfully resist all this.

[@coldmountain888]

Save LIVES save NHS is the simple truth...Jonathan Sumption

[@danielm2142]

We won't even be stacking shelves as the only jobs that'll be left are at Amazon warehouses.

[@healinghandsholistic]

Finally someone talking sense. Thank you!

[@rupben01]

Complete admiration for this guy...

[@gianniprocida3332]

Excellent. The judge opened up my mind

[@LabRat6619]

This gentleman is VERY on point .