Peter Hitchens: Mandatory mask wearing is more superstition than science

[@talktv]

Should face masks be made mandatory in shops?

[@Cumbriahandyman]

Yes.

[@bipolatelly9806]

For leftist imbeciles....yes.

[@bipolatelly9806]

For certain banker's.....yes.

[@bipolatelly9806]

For lying doctors...yes!

[@bipolatelly9806]

@@Cumbriahandyman Moron.

[@buddyduddyful]

The wearing of masks to go grocery shopping is bad enough, but the requirement to wear a mask while engaged in physical labor 8 hours a day is criminal.

[@insanityrulestheday]

The people I've talked to working in my local shops have told me that they are voluntarily choosing to wear these Masks. It's the Control Freaks who are trying to force shoppers to wear them when entering shopping centres and using public transport who are disrespecting their customers. I am boycotting any shop who insists I wear a Mask. After all, when I worked full-time for 26 years and paid thousands of pounds and housing rent and Poll and Council Taxes, I never demanded that my customers should wear a Mask and wash their hands with hand gel before approaching me for help. Only the Control Freaks amongst us are insisting that shoppers should wear these Masks for a Virus known as GREED. :-(

[@jayricepillau]

You mean like people who work as spray painters or doctors?

[@lawrenceholden5716]

@@insanityrulestheday Agree completely, shopped throughout lockdown at my local Lidl, when quiet, usually evening's, no problems with distancing at all. Now at this late stage, when supposed to be normalizing, being forced to wear a face muzzle seems ridiculous, especially when directly across the road there's a Wetherspoons, with far many more people in than Lidl, with no muzzles. They are in for hours, whilst I'm about 20 minutes. Intend to do my one main shop under sufferance and then do without everything else that I would have normally gone into shops for.

[@joanledgister6033]

Yes evil

[@lulie-]

@@jayricepillau Rare to see a comment on talkRADIO video with any sense, kudos.

[@AdianGess]

Don't watch BBC or the tell lie vision.

[@bigceazer]

neither do i

[@eppiehemsley6556]

That's a clever play on words Geessy!

[@nosnibor800]

They learn to lie at Oxford. The Oxford MA is a lie.

[@elainenye-evans4555]

Do not watch mainstream media...its lies propaganda and fear mongering... Its become so transparently ridiculous they may as well read their statements in Monty python style.

[@WildPhotoShooter]

Adian Gess, Where or who do you get your information from to form your opinions ?

[@IamNotANumber]

Nope. Social engineering and controlled oppression. Also I got rid of my tv set and the license fee 10 years ago. Not missed it at all.

[@bengreen171]

no - who needs TV when all your conspiracy theory bullshit can be had on the internet for free.

[@holycannoli64]

@@bengreen171 clearly, you are not familiar with Jacques Ellul. You piece of sh...

[@clovermark39]

I’ve not watched tv or paid license for over 5 years. Don’t miss it a bit.

[@johnmoore9862]

Watch the programmes & come to your own conclusions, believe what you want & theorise what you don’t.

[@SebastianCoetzee]

Peter Hitchens is the reason I started listening to this channel.

[@sheridancopley8787]

@Pon Dog here here, I strongly agree. I wonder if his opinions are influenced by the death of Christopher, with cancer

[@benjamin4894]

Likewise, brother man!

[@davemac5074]

Me too

[@thecarpetman7687]

Why....can you not think for yourself!

[@nicnak4475]

Me too !

[@atommygunn]

If face masks actually do work, then they are a bio-hazard once used, as such if dropped on the street there should be a prison sentence or a very, very large fine. The councils should be providing Bio hazard bins at every bus stop, rail station and outside shops. These used masks could and would be really deadly. As this is not the case, and every bus stop I walk past has discarded masks on the pavement, then masks can't really be doing anything at all can they?

[@gennidi]

Yep! Might as well be spitting all over the floor

[@AdianGess]

I refuse no no NO NO mask

[@timsplanet2]

What’s the harm in wearing a mask until this is over? Why the fuss? It’s only a paper mask and it might help curb the spread

[@thishereischannel]

@@timsplanet2 This isn't about a virus, wake up.

[@flumpaustin1994]

@@timsplanet2 The science says otherwise.

[@mikewhitby2686]

Absolutely not if you want to wear one fine, I don’t and won’t. Boris says the science has changed is that the same science that said 500000 people would die.

[@tracybowen2732]

@Maggie god let's hope so

[@paulmccarron9738]

Covid has changed a lot of rules

[@brianrobinson7984]

@@darkrinji which he changed to 50k shortly after lockdown started. His model has been discredited by other experts in the field, he screwed up in the foot and mouth crisis and he broke his own bloody lockdown so he could shag his mistress. He doesn't believe his own model and neither do I. You've been had my friend.

[@nigel4570]

@@darkrinji do me a favour ! Have a look at yourself ffs

[@q3y6]

@@tracybowen2732 what to get staemer and his bunch of left wing loons in power, you can't be that idiotic, unless of course your are a fully paid up member of the loony left.

[@ukar69]

For the 11 July the number of daily deaths in the UK from the virus was 21, and that number includes deaths where the virus wasn’t the main cause. The number of positive tested cases was 650. The UK’s population is 64.8 million. We’re being conditioned to live in fear.

[@ericbown1551]

Paul Osborne I completely agree apart from the population count is more than likely 70 million. The globalists inlined with the communists have a scorched earth policy, who would have thought anything like this would happen. Reminds me of Logan’s run.

[@markstubbles]

In fear of tyranny

[@2righthands816]

Yeah, but what about the cases!!?!? And the magical R number?!!? You're just like Hitler!

[@WildPhotoShooter]

Paul Osbourne. In the UK almost 1000 people were dying every day a while ago ,do you understand how easily viruses spread if the R number goes up to three or four ? You do the maths and you will see if nothing is done it WILL spread like wildfire. Your family obviously hasn't been affected yet , good luck , with an attitude like yours you will need it.

[@q3y6]

@@WildPhotoShooter And now what we suspected is official, Public Health England have admitted that they have been wrongly attributing deaths to covid 19. Also Sweden have done OK despite not going into lockdown making masks compulsory or ruining their economy, you sir have been had, hook, line and sinker.

[@wazztvproductions]

It’s getting draconian and obscene. Boris has gone very much down in my estimation too. A weak, dithering leader. This continuous uprooting of the fabric of society has to cease.

[@marylynch951]

I agree 100 % I have lost complete respect for him He is weak he is a Coward He lacks confidence absolutely You can see he is so uneasy When he is making speeches Actually I am shocked as to how he is a weak Man I don't trust He lies through his teeth He turns my stomach As soon as I see him on TV I quickly switched off

[@adamsimmons631]

Our current PM is weak and indecisive. His government are equally weak and incompetent. They need to GO!

[@chris1275cc]

LOL, So you want a strong decisive leader, but a strong decisive leader that doesn't tell you what to do?

[@neilwhitten1665]

It's the media as always. Had the Government done nothing they would have been slammed. Had they put the country in lockdown 4 months earlier they would have been slammed. They did what they did. They're being slammed. Johnson is a liberation, reluctant to interfere in people's daily lives so what he has done is reluctantly try to control the virus in order to avoid complete crucifixion from the press.

[@Leonnicko]

I bet you all wish you voted for Corbyn now.

[@rangerm3029]

Peter Hitchens ..Voice of common sense.. need him on more often..

[@MrRailjunkie]

@Browsing Da Webs let's cure right wingers instead & the disease their politics spread.

[@benjamin4894]

@Browsing Da Webs Amen to that!

[@dcsaint8775]

Agree with everything he said except for idiotically promoting tracking and tracing app.

[@gerardk51]

@@MrRailjunkie What disease?

[@rangerm3029]

@@dcsaint8775 Yup!

[@GasFinger1]

The bbc think they can secure their future by doing 24/7 fear porn stories on brexit and corona

[@pippip8744]

Not working very well though.

[@samsparrow4206]

Johnson is becoming a joke , very disillusioned with the current Tory government

[@danielm2142]

@Crystal Phoenix That and the society in Hong Kong is not too dissimilar to our own, meaning they'll be far more culturally compatible.

[@GeeTheBuilder]

Virat Kohli he’s actually WEAKER in my view. And I’m an idiot who voted for him ☹️

[@gabbagabbahey4928]

Why Sam? Feelings without facts

[@deniseg-hill1730]

@@GoIdenApple They won't come they prefer to go to the Canada USA Australia New Zealand.

[@deniseg-hill1730]

I think he changed since he had the virus and not for the better. The fight has gone out of him.

[@mattgoodwin-king2228]

If any of my local shops start this nonsense then they won't get any of my cash. Simple.

[@nicholasjohn7964]

Its wear a mask or pay £100,

[@rocketpig1914]

They'll have no choice. Order online or go hungry

[@claymorrow4781]

I suspect failure to enforce this adequately will result in shops being fined.

[@gaz4840]

The shops wont have a choice, they will be fined as will restaurants and coffee shops that dont take your details. Customers are not frightened of Covid, they just dont want £100 fine. this will be the final nail in the High Street, several shops in halifax have closed for good,

[@johnriggs4929]

@@gaz4840 I'm in Huddersfield - it's even worse, place is like a ghost town half the time.

[@seanyboyyy18]

No, stop the madness

[@WildPhotoShooter]

Sean Nugent. Your family obviously hasn't been affected yet , good luck , with an attitude like yours you will need it.

[@70AD-user45]

@@WildPhotoShooter It's not down to "good luck". It's down to common sense and following the science, which says that only people who carry the virus should be wearing masks. Wearing a mask if you're not a carrier can do more HARM to your health than good, and I am not going to wear a poxy mask for anyone. I am not going to get my temperature checked by a shop assistant. I am not going to put sanitiser muck in every shop I go into. I am not giving my name and address to anyone for the purpose of contact tracing. Fuck it all. This mass hysteria and paranoia is doing a shit load of harm to people's mental health. Divorce and domestic violence is going up. People with serious life threatening illnesses are too scared to even phone (not allowed to visit) their own GP. There's an agenda going on in which other powerful/wealthy people are pulling the government's strings.

[@ojematters9348]

@@WildPhotoShooter One doesn't require "luck" with a survival rate of 99.7% and 100% if you're healthy. Maybe, you should rethink your attitude with facts like these?

[@WildPhotoShooter]

@@ojematters9348 Are you quoting President Trump with your 99.7% survival rate ? Trump is sounding more like Kim Jong-Un every week talking up the country when it is obvious to everyone that covid 19 is a disaster in the US and it WILL get worse if the brain dead morons keep fighting against measures that work.

[@ojematters9348]

@@WildPhotoShooter What has this got to do with Trump? Is that what it's about for you, politics, geezus. So, what do you (or YOUR scientists) think the survival rate is? Time for some concrete facts from you, rather than scare tactics.

[@pdizzle7111]

I will not go in to any shop where they insist on wearing face pants

[@turquoiseowl]

hero

[@hilarywalton1143]

In the US we are shamed if we even question masks.

[@MrJm323]

Good. ....If you lack basic courtesy and consideration for other people's safety, you should stay out of shops where people need to go to get basic necessities.

[@2righthands816]

@@MrJm323 And how does wearing a mask increase other people's safety? Could you be so kind and explain it? I know it definitely decreases safety of the person who wears it.

[@MrJm323]

@@2righthands816 There are many people who are infected and asymptomatic -- with many younger infected people remaining asymptomatic. If they are wearing masks, then the cloth of the mask will contain the larger droplets exhaled by the mask-wearing infected person and also reduce the range (distance) of the aerosols they expel when they exhale. ...The non-infected person who wears a mask will have a marginal amount of protection in terms of not breathing in at least the larger droplets. Keep in mind that VIRAL LOAD (quantity of viral particles) is a big factor regarding whether one gets infected and even how ill they become if they do get infected. It does NOT decrease the safety of people who wear them. Otherwise far more Japanese, Koreans, etc. would be ill or injured from wearing them. These countries in the Far East (South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, etc.) have had FAR LOWER rates of infection and death from Covid-19. South Korea has been praised for its sophisticated "track-and-trace and testing" regimen. However, Japan has been criticized for its ineptness in trace and testing regimen. Yet, Japan has almost as low an infection and death rate as South Korea. ....The one thing all of these countries have in common: the habit of mask wearing -- the MASS mask-wearing of their respective populations. I think we should learn from other countries. These East Asian countries have had far fewer infections ad deaths than Europe and America. ....Why?!? I am convinced it is the mass mask-wearing of their people.

[@studas2011]

I'm sure this is a prelude to totalitarianism.

[@philbell5774]

@Denise Bond My father came from the former Eastern bloc after WWII. You have no idea what real totalitarianism is.

[@seandonoghue2347]

yes it is

[@WildPhotoShooter]

Does this mean lefies should never criticise the government for being late recommending face coverings ?

[@JP-wk5wt]

Phil bell that’s why he said prelude

[@lulie-]

If you truly think this you may have severe paranoia.

[@terrortorn]

How can it be appropriate for face masks in shops when pubs and restaurants are open.

[@alanrobertson9790]

It a total time issue. If you spend 2 hours in the pubs or restaurant and 2 hours in the shops then wearing face masks in the shops halves your risk. Because you cant do everything its not an argument for doing nothing.

[@GasFinger1]

So easy to spot the contradictions

[@primafacie6442]

terrortorn Do you remember the old days when people went INTO shops! Note the warning ⚠️ if you have a small shop, or even work in a shop, strategise now as your future is very uncertain as people’s behaviour will change (to on line transactions).

[@annother3350]

@woke I am Tommy It doesnt enter through the eyes unless someone sneezes in your face

[@zenbudhism]

You can't eat or drink with a mask on

[@EdenAudio]

I stopped wearing a nappy when I was 1 year old, I'm not going to start wearing them again at 50.

[@cliffordkeeling9280]

haha spot on

[@stueyx]

@@cliffordkeeling9280 If your lack of nappy wearing would reduce the incidence of diphtheria or diarrhea would you still not do it?

[@fionagregory8078]

that is very young. My son was in a nappy until 3.

[@fionagregory8078]

@@stueyx diarrhoea*

[@markfindlay8636]

I'm not even potty trained and I'm 50.

[@tacianaassuncao7717]

No!

[@Collioure232]

I just won’t go in shops. Easy. Probably not a great idea for these businesses though!

[@gethcreator751]

@John Smith order online. I work In a shop and I'll just quit rather than wear a mask as will many, the companies know this too so I doubt the gov will make it mandatory

[@tubemonks]

That'll be their fault then. They'll probably go bust.

[@gethcreator751]

@John Smith no but I do know how quickly they fill up, we take 5x more onlines than before covid and are always working to increase the online slots. The supermarkets won't accept losing money if people won't come in they'll just hire more drivers and take more orders exactly like they are doing now.

[@Whyowhy99]

@John Smith neither will I .

[@mattygino]

​@John Smith is wearing a bit of cloth over your mouth really such an infringement on your liberties though? There are already infringements on your liberties with regards to what you can and can't wear. For example you can't go around in public without wearing any clothes whatsoever. Do you wear a seatbelt when you drive or when you are a passenger in a car. Would you consider the enforcement by law to wear a seatbelt to be an infringement on your civil liberties?

[@johnkatz1665]

I thought gove said in a recent interview they won’t be compulsory

[@sn4831]

Gove also said in 2016 that he wouldn't run for the leadership. Don't trust him

[@jim22277]

@@sn4831 He changed his mind? How dare he.

[@wishfix]

Nothing in politics is true until it has been officially denied. 😊

[@anthonygriff668]

@Mark Smith Wear one or face a £100 fine with the police there to hand out the fines is not an illusion of self determination.

[@claymorrow4781]

No, he said he didn't think they should be compulsory; he was misquoted in the headlines as saying they wouldn't be compulsory. A subtle but crucial difference.

[@elainenye-evans4555]

The latest little trick to keep the fear level up and also to remind would be rebels that the state is coming for you and you will comply.

[@fenlander7114]

those chicom cctv cameras with their fancy facial recognition AI software are everywhere, perfectly poised to identify all the unmasked rebels. Maybe satire is the answer eg the old school stocking over the head or a full novichok noddy suit?

[@georgebobblehead9602]

Latest tv commercial don't be a mask hole, ever noticed how bars restaurants get Quarantined but Walmart doesn't lowes

[@janebarrett6543]

Cancel your tv licence - don’t fund BBC Bias

[@gavinmillar7519]

totally agree with you Jane

[@peterstonley4264]

i done that 4 years ago and gwt letters weekly demanding i pay but i wrote back once that tbe bbc was an illegal terrorist organisation because it reported 911 20 minutes before it happened by accident and therefore it would be illegal to fund terrorism. i uaed this method because i saw a guy who made a documentary on 911 go to court over this very issue. they reported than building 7 had collapsed 20 minutes before it did when there was no evidence that would happen and wad standing up behind her in the film and then they quickly cut when they realised and then it suddenly blew up and came down 20 minutes later and they put the script out too early. therefore funding the bbc is literally illegal anyway because it was somehow complicit in a terrorist event.

[@RB-pf6dz]

Peter Stonley Well done!

[@samantha9313]

Yes it will kill the High Street

[@seanprice7980]

Thsts exacly what they have wanted

[@tubemonks]

@@seanprice7980 Yes it has always been the plan.

[@timsplanet2]

It won’t kill the high street if you all just pop on a mask and go shopping

[@seanprice7980]

Pop on a mask and do as your told? After that oh it's only a vaccines just stick it in be allowed out.

[@tubemonks]

@@timsplanet2 What about the proposed Plandemic#2? Thought about that?

[@SpicyRightWing]

Who the hell spends 5hrs in a shop next to someone coughing profusely in their face?🙄

[@MrJm323]

The shop clerk, ....if they allow you morons to enter their shops without a mask!

[@traceyreid4585]

@@MrJm323 staff were applauded as key workers for months while at the same time being abused for having to explain new guidelines to customers. This new face mask law will result in more stress and abuse for low paid retail workers. Might as well lockdown again as there is just no point in going anywhere! Also with thousands of people recently losing their jobs due to businesses closing and now find themselves in financial distress... those people are now having to find extra cash to buy face masks!

[@IRISHSALTMINER61]

Tracey Reid That amazingly all seem to be manufactured and come from China..... Also they are harder to get than Unicorn piss droplets....

[@bengreen171]

@@traceyreid4585 are you saying we shouldn't have to wear masks because idiots who don't understand their purpose will abuse those of us who do? Here's an idea - why don't you tell all your idiot friends not to abuse people who take proper precautions. Why not instead abuse people who think they know better than actual medical professionals? Why not laugh derisively at the morons who think this is all some 5G conspiracy? Why not tell all those morons who think this is some authoritarian trick to fuck off and educate themselves?

[@accaeffe8032]

@@MrJm323 they can wear a visor and/or a mask.

[@leeSouthend]

This morning's statement was that Police will be enforcing this new muzzle rule. So are we back to having the Ol Bill hanging around outside Tesco's demanding you muzzle up or show your papers before entry? Remember how enthusiastically some forces embraced checking through your bags to make sure you only engaged in essencial shopping.

[@crispy.monkey]

The police in England have stated that the enforcement of the mask law is unachievable.

[@janmacvicar4981]

@Cary B it's guidelines, not law. Check out Caroline Stephens on masks.

[@leeSouthend]

@matilda I think it is. I'm not old enough to remember WW2. But I am old enough to remember was the old war films my dad watched on a weekend afternoon. This all feels familiar.

[@leeSouthend]

@Cary B Most likely guidelines but the lines are blurred. A law was passed at the start of the KungFlu and I suspect all these measures are linked/backed up by that law.

[@leeSouthend]

@@crispy.monkey How your local force reacts can vary widely across the country. Remember how South Wales force(I think it was them) used drones to follow hikers. Most forces will probably have a coupleof officers enforcing this they'll do a half day at a random supermarket Asda one morning then the local Tesco that afternoon then the following day off to Aldi . £100 pound fine from anyone they catch without a muzzle.

[@noodles74]

It won't be long people will be grassing each other up for not wearing them.

[@hilarywalton1143]

Happening in the US already

[@plazid1]

1984 is here. Our own kids will be grassing us up next

[@liammarsh1585]

It was one of the most depressing things about the lockdown, the readiness (even eagerness) of people to report their neighbours.

[@beforethelawstandsadoorkee7904]

No one cares that I’m not wearing one in my town

[@plazid1]

@@beforethelawstandsadoorkee7904 my local shop had a sign saying it was mandatory but they didn't say anything to me and other ppl didn't have masks so happy days so far

[@mikem1834]

NO!

[@egg5261]

Door locked after horses bolted...

[@robouteguilliman1020]

It bolted just after Christmas.

[@egg5261]

Well, my point has always been, if social distancing works then why wear masks when you can distance and if social distancing doesn’t work then why do it, if masks work why social distance and if they don’t (hence the need to distance) them why wear them? The logic does not fit, especially combined with the fact that we have not worn them for nearly a year of this virus.

[@enjoyyourday5870]

Big Government madness

[@lawrencebrown3677]

@David Hargreaves That is the best way of describing it

[@EnjoySynthSounds]

remember this is a Tory led lockdown, badly implemented, just as austerity was. Now recall this period at the next ge

[@11Cassiopeia]

No, we were born to breathe oxygen, not CO2!

[@christosioannides]

What are you talking about?? Masks don't make you breathe any less 02 or any more C02...

[@11Cassiopeia]

Christos Ioannides Oh yes they do, when you use an Oximeter you’ll see how the oxygen goes down, not to mention breathing back in anything that your body wants to get rid of. Wear a mask, you Ignoramus, by all means, but I won’t!

[@Ben-cn4hm]

Oh dear 🤦‍♂️

[@lukeh7854]

11Cassiopeia except that’s fake news. Do you have an oxy meter you can verify this claim with? Is it calibrated correctly? Several nurses have made videos using hospital equipment to debunk this claim.

[@ollieb9875]

@@11Cassiopeia you raging buffoon. Go and watch thunderf00t latest videos on this, voice of thunder or whatever where he uses a $20,000 mass spectrometer to completely debunk this ridiculous misinformation. Ask healthcare workers who wear masks day in day out for hours EVERY FREAKING DAY. Idiot.

[@hurforddj]

No, if your a happy grazer who feels safe wearing one carry on, behold your protected. The rest of us who do not want to belong to a nanny state not wear one. It’s not selfish read the data and make a conscious decision based on ‘data’.

[@claymorrow4781]

*you're

[@marylynch951]

Yes that's my point too

[@db7314]

No

[@mikeuk1954]

I've been shielding for 4 months but have had to do shopping once a week. I have NEVER worn a face (muzzle) in all that time. They are a complete waste of time unless you can use a P95 type.

[@samantha9313]

N95 and P3

[@Paultootall1971]

Which still wouldn't stop a virus, despite what people think, the size of viruses would still penetrate the mask and also get in through your eyes, you have seen what virologists have to wear and what NBC kit the military is trained in to protect them from things haven't you?

[@moon1val]

@@Paultootall1971 COrrect. Gets through the gaps in the covering and also through the eyes and ears. Most people will re-use and not wash theirs too making them a sesspit of germs

[@ljo642]

Since when did any of us get within three feet of a stranger anyway? While living 'normally' (remember it?) get any closer than that, and you were invading someone's personal space. As for coughing over someone while you're within three feet of them.... oh, for goodness sake!

[@nosnibor800]

Precisely

[@soulveiw]

Pretty much anytime I entered a store never mind clubs pubs cinemas etc. Where do you live antarctica??

[@torsvaghavfiske2528]

Peter Hitchens - Britain's best journalist.

[@jaye3547]

Funny how quickly the left forgot about "my body my choice".

[@yesm450]

or the let's get rid of the plastic bags problem. and just for kicks... what about all the "contagion" laying in the street on those tossed masks. the hilarity, absurdity, stupidity of it all. this will drag out until the election... def part of that charade.

[@Pfsif]

Hypocrisy is one of their better traits.

[@True_Heretic]

Imbecile. The whole thing about the mask is it protects other people rather than you. Your attitude is thus comparable to someone who drinks and drives and says "my car, I'll do what I want with it".

[@Pfsif]

@@True_Heretic Did you wear a mask during last years flu season? NO, you are as bad a a guy shooting a gun into a crowd of people. Idiot!

[@jaye3547]

@@True_Heretic You've kind of bolstered the 'my body, my choice' analogy there...

[@stuartcarmichael1305]

My V for Vendetta mask is ready for whenever I need some milk and bread

[@cherylanne4390]

Excellent, I must get myself one of those!

[@josephswale7034]

Oooooh. You're hard.

[@Leonnicko]

V was a socialist.

[@mielerodriguez5678]

Absolutely NOT!

[@LifeOhLife1981]

Absolutely Not!!!! Soon it's August!! We are not in February/March when the panic of this virus was spreading. Time to move on and allow business to work again. If one wants to weae a mask in a shop or restaurant please go ahead but do not force that on us!!!

[@Tony-uq8tn]

No in a word. Should be freedom of choice. We never have worn them as its not in our culture to cover our faces for a start. Social distancing, improved personal hygiene and the lockdown have easily been the main reasons spread has slowed. I work on public transport and have done right through crises with no problems. It is mandatory but not for under 11's. Think about that. Masks in shops but not in pubs? People who think it's no big deal to wear one are missing the point completely.

[@namename9998]

How many people have stopped having "relations", especially with people they're not married to. It would be interesting to see how many kept masks on. Social distancing my..

[@The-Clockwork-Eye]

People are wearing masks, giving out accusatory stares, acting holier than thou at the shops and supermarkets, etc, then they drive off at speed like the lunatics they are! Insanity has gone Turbo 2020

[@warrenphilbert6856]

The strange thing is! now that this so called virus is beginning to ease up! I'm finally starting to see and hear actual Ambulances in real life!....🤖💙👽🤔🤢💥✌️

[@NerdGirlUK]

Trump was visiting a hospital when he was wearing a mask, so a fair reason in that case I thought.

[@julieumpleby6208]

No not at all, this is getting ridiculous now, whatever next!!

[@SoEightiesItHurts]

Well they're compulsory on public transport, now compulsory in shops, so next can only be compulsory as soon as you step out your front door. Or maybe they'll save that one for the obligatory "second wave".

[@thehairygolfer]

Moron of the week - man spotted on M5 on his own in the car wearing a mask. I laughed for a full 2 miles.

[@brewt1mer]

No to face masks...

[@insanityrulestheday]

@marcus l As someone told me whose aunt died of the so-called Virus, she died when the bus driver took her bus pass off of her. Another one told me that her Mother had died of it and that she had never ever worked or paid Taxes for her right to her family life and children, and would protest her right to never ever work, whereas I worked full-time for 26 years and paid thousands of pounds in rent and Taxes for No Family life and children, but being ever the selfish Hypocrite she told me she didn't want to know. It's a pity this Freeloading Hypocrite had never ever claimed a payment in Free welfare state benefits and would continue to protest her right to never ever claim a welfare state benefit in her Life. The only Virus going around is the GREED Virus. :-(

[@sharonrothwell5174]

Tax the air we breathe, why don't they!? I'm not wearing one.

[@bowlingarry]

Lawless UK 2020... It's only a matter of time before a disagreement regarding the rights and wrongs of face masks in shops results in an incident in which a person dies or is seriously injured.

[@mcihs2]

Already happening, resulting in dead people in France and the USA, more to come....

[@tracybowen2732]

I'm just waiting for this

[@karenhayes5069]

And I'm sure that will be counted as a death from Covid-19

[@kbeetles]

Please Sir, when will we be allowed to sing? My broken tooth extracted? Hug my friends? ..... when should I go to bed? wake up? go to the toilet?

[@peterjames424]

Shut up and go back to your room and wash your mouth out, wanting special things for yourself!

[@ijejlnfzzdfar7540]

I have not watched TV for more than 10 yrs, I know more about news, politics & society than most.

[@vincentcausey8498]

Mike Grahams conclusion at the end is a bit shakey: The economy can't crash because the government can't allow it to crash. Uhm, Mike, the government is not omnipotent.

[@bengreen171]

tell that to the bankers.

[@joshforde698]

"The government will do its level best to ensure it doesn't happen." The government's best is an idiot.

[@markjones4704]

the free market should prevail mike is a closet.commie ?

[@nigel4570]

Mikes on the fence with this!

[@bengreen171]

@@nigel4570 he's a coward. He doesn't want to lose the audience of absolute morons that would go mad if he dared to tell the truth that Hitchens is talking absolute crap.

[@RyanX1899]

Funny how he calls it muzzles and face nappies lol

[@coolhand1966]

Stop messing around Peter, cancel your License today.

[@andreamisselbrook4079]

No to social distancing, no to mandatory masks , no to forced vaccines!

[@alli65b58]

Won’t go to the shops so anyone who works in retail get ready to lose your jobs! If you can’t see this happening then take your mask off your eyes!

[@pinkballoon8181]

Thanks for that! I work in a food shop. It's the only way I can pay my mortgage and feed my child. I'm against masks. It's not the shops fault that the government made them mandatory. I'm glad my losing my job will make you happy

[@yesm450]

Thanks to Rona... no more deaths from : cancer, liver disease, opioid overdoses, heart attacks, car accidents, lung disease, sickle cell anemia, leukemia, kidney failure, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, emphysema. Great job Rona for curing of all other manner of demise.

[@samantha9313]

Brilliant chat Talkradio

[@TheMark1840]

Thailand - masks mandatory in all shops from day 1. Population 70 million - total covid deaths 58.

[@MorganHayes_Composer.Pianist]

In a nutshell. The debate will whine on though.

[@MollyMcLaughlin]

Trump was at a military hospital. It was a sign of respect to the soldiers.

[@mortuaryartist]

Molly McLaughlin exactly, never got pointed out. Nice POTUS emblem on the mask though

[@davidgillettuk9638]

So now there’s even talk about making us wear gloves also. Are those of us with common sense and awake to what’s happening in the States with the CDC just going to sit back in silence?

[@sosalpha]

Just no. They should be optional at shops and parks. I understand if they're required at hospitals and nursing homes

[@ask_why000]

When the class action lawsuits start rolling in - after these masks have done irreversible harm to folks who wore them - starts rolling in - they don't want me on that jury. Does the UK have Class Action law...?

[@jeffhreid]

Well reasoned commentary. The current hysteria is remarkable

[@ancietman]

Hitchens speaks the truth thats why the Mail On Sunday never allow comments on his articles. The Mail are afraid of the amount of support he might get.

[@secondchance4498]

Remember when BJ wrote about "letter box's"? He's now wanting to turn the country into a sea of "letter box's".

[@ollieb9875]

Boxes. 🙄

[@stuartbritton7408]

Where would you post the letters?

[@lewisbracken5520]

Peter - a sane voice

[@robertdunhill2077]

No they shouldn't be madatory as people like me wouldn't ever be allowed in the shop. I have really bad asthma and have panic attacks very easy. So it would bad a lot of people out of shops. If your single how are you supposed to cope.

[@christinagoodson3948]

As Bill Gates said in an interview you don,t need to wear a mask if you fly in your aeroplane

[@christinagoodson3948]

He has his own plane

[@misfit2022]

The evidence for masks is muddy but if they become mandatory I will just pull my t-shirt up to my nose as it will provide as much protection. The only face covering which would work is a full face visor.

[@noelwilde]

Thank God for proper journalism.

[@goldeneddie]

We don't need any kind of special contract to indemnify places we enter without a mask, nor do we need a sign saying 'we are relaxed' because we already have a perfectly reasonable, well-used sign: *ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK* I would happily go to a pub mask-free of my own, free choice with that sign on the door.

[@benmm8244]

It's far more fun if you just cancel the license direct debit and then ignore them. They then have to fork out to send you regular warning letters and pay people to visit you. Must be quite a drain on resources. Some may also find making fun of the officers quite enjoyable ;)

[@rachel.mcgowan]

That's what I did. They did report me to a debt agency but my credit rating is screwed anyway. I think they can legally do that because the licence is sold on an annual basis so even if you cancel you can still owe them money. But the "debt" is too small for the agency to expend that much resources over collecting.

[@emmie8288]

I have a mask for the times we really have to, they're not getting a fine out of me, however I have written a lovely message on it.

[@Daimo83]

You're the fastest growing because you aren't biased. Well done.

[@myobs]

It'll be a full veil next!?

[@firstfreonwarrior]

Excellent once again. Thank you.

[@alantracy6757]

Resist refuse do not wear a muzzle

[@Jason-nn3hc]

Thank God for Peter Hitchens and Mike Graham during these times.

[@markmarshall7972]

Doctors and nurses wouldn’t willingly wear masks if they didn’t work. Better to wear a mask and be able to go out into the sunlight rather than be forced to stay indoors.

[@samsparrow4206]

Dean Human agree HES total a idiot !!

[@NiskRanThawll]

Doctors and nurses can get sued if their patients catch infections... Hence the pretence for face masks in medical settings. The mask boxes state they offer no protection against viral infection btw.

[@mariae321]

here in Scotland most of us opt out of the tv licence. remember the old tv licence ads. they used fear and lies saying a they had a tv van that knew you were watching without a licence. all lies and the ads were terrifying.

[@mcmahonsport]

You both should be congratulated on these talks. They are great--well worth the effort.

[@maggietattersfield2859]

No... facial distancing is enough. I haven’t worn one unless necessary. ie on public transport.

[@wiggywaggo9647]

That's not necessary either.

[@ebzZzZ]

the point is is that decisions go backwards and forwards and only have a short attention span that in a psychological warfare unit could be used to change things while maintaining a confusion

[@joeking1019]

The simple fact here is, Masks are for surgeons preforming operations that require an absence of infection from the surgeon to the patient. Wearing a mask in this circumstance is absolutely absurd.

[@JohnDavis-ed5sg]

Thank God for the sensible views of Peter Hitchens. No masks for me!

[@abrr2000]

the mast reduces the transmission range dramatically, and in so doing, effectively reduces the R value of the desease (the rate at which it transmits between people)

[@TheExpeditionUK]

Never thought I would agree with Peter Hitchens on anything, but it seems he's leading the charge!

[@captainbritain6737]

You don’t need a licence just because you own a TV anymore. The only stipulation is that you don’t watch live TV.

[@wendyb9322]

I think I love Peter Hitchen!

[@richard1701able]

So nice to hear someone else say this.

[@tracy4aminute376]

If others are wearing a mask and they work, why does it matter that I am not wearing one????????

[@dannymoore6016]

Excellent conversation.

[@Ammoniumbicarbonat]

BBC 4 is one of the best parts of that broadcasting station remaining. They constantly air thought-provoking, mentally stimulating and alternative programmes (especially in the middle of the night for some reason). I think it’s mistaken to be criticising that particular channel when there’s far more egregious examples of poor practice from the BBC on display.

[@TheGalwayFarmer]

Biased Bullshit Creators

[@andysatch9150]

I say it every time, but hats off to Mike for engaging with Peter. I think the fact that talkradio is going stratospheric is testament to that and shows clearly what people desperately want to hear.

[@hollytalbot6695]

Have the health and safety done a risk assessment on the health dangers of wearing a mask on all day?

[@deansoutham4573]

We need more voices like this on the mainstream media so the sheep start to listen as the more who do will put more pressure on the government...

[@andyharpist2938]

if the shopkeepers refuse to serve me then they will kill off their business.

[@howardbabcom]

I suspect the Govt has just killed the high street retail recovery, Judging by the response of use to public transport due to muzzling, I would guess people will choose to shop from home.

[@beboprocksteady9065]

I said this week's ago. If your scared stay home or YOU wear masks as if they are so good you'll be sorted. The rest of us will live as we please.