This is the first and probably the only time Havering Special will ever say this, but we should all give Romford’s true-blue Tory MP Andrew Rosindell an almighty cheer! Defying his party’s whip, he was one of 126 Members of Parliament who voted against the introduction of vaccine passports.
Even the government’s scientific and health advisors have acknowledged that the vaccine does not stop transmission of the virus, so vaccine passports do will do nothing to help bring the pandemic to an end. If they can prove that they are double-jabbed, a vaccinated person full of Covid can still go to a nightclub or cinema to spread their germs around! If the genuine aim is to stop such a scenario from occurring, then surely proof of a negative test result should be the requirement for entry to these venues?
But of course, you don’t need a tinfoil hat to doubt that ‘protecting public health’ is the real reason for these passes! Successive governments have concocted all manner of excuses to propose the imposition of compulsory ID cards on us, and all have failed. Until now, that is!
If allowed to linger, these vaccine passports will at some point morph into high-tech ID cards – or in other words, Digital ID! Supporters of vaccine passports will likely point out that they are not needed for access to essential services such as schools, shops and workplaces – but for how long?
Havering Special readers over a certain age will no doubt have good memories of the defiance, resistance and non-compliance that killed off Maggie Thatcher’s dreaded Poll Tax. Who else thinks it’s time for this rebellious spirit to be revived?
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