{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5fad6d24bc034454b53fe011/67d83f972dc3c43482c42609?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Peter Hitchens: Lockdowns, 5 years on","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5fad6d24bc034454b53fe011/1742225281879-2a1a708a-5a77-4fee-86dc-6f744b58f1d0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Journalist and author Peter Hitchens joins Freddie Sayers to reflect on the world 5 years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. As society grapples with the lasting impact of lockdowns, Hitchens questions whether those who advocated for severe restrictions should be forgiven.</p><p><br></p><p>Hitchens explores whether the fervour surrounding the pandemic has been replaced by a new wave of political and media hysteria, particularly with the war in Ukraine.</p><p><br></p><p>Is society moving from one crisis mentality to another? Are we learning from past mistakes, or doomed to repeat them?</p>","author_name":"UnHerd"}