In one of the most extraordinary documents ever revealed to the British public, the behavioural scientists advising the government said that a substantial number of people did not feel threatened enough by Covid-19 to follow the rules. But that also makes it one of the most powerful tools in the behavioural psychology toolbox and it has been used to manipulate and control people during the pandemic. Hardwired into humans, fear is part of our evolutionary success. It’s also about how the government weaponised our fear against us – supposedly in our best interests – until we were the most frightened country in Europe.įear is the most powerful emotion. Fear of losing our jobs, our democracy, our human connections, our health and our minds. A State of Fear: how the UK government weaponised fear during the Covid-19 pandemic
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