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‘Care not
camps for
refugees’
– cardinal
Insensitive and cruel accommodation
behind wire fences risks traumatising
people who fled from persecution
Nick Benson persecution. To make such people
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has joined ‘then live behind wire fences is simply
Christian leaders in calling on the insensitive’ to the ordeals they have
Home Office to stop the use of disused been through.
military barracks as accommodation The letter states: ‘As you know, in
for asylum seekers. the absence of safe and legal routes
The cardinal, together with Bishop to apply for refugee status outside
Paul McAleenan, the Catholic Bishops’
Conference of England and Wales’
(CBCEW) Lead Bishop for Migrants
and Refugees, joined other Church
the UK, many have no choice but to
make a dangerous and perilous jour-
ney to seek safety from conflict, per-
secution, and violence.
Vaccinations
are becoming
leaders in writing to Home Secretary ‘After such a traumatic journey, hav-
Priti Patel to stress that the use of ing had to often spend time behind
such facilities, even as a temporary wire fences in refugee camps, it is
measure, is ‘entirely inappropriate’. simply insensitive to house people in
Using the example of Napier Bar- such environments. In a global pan-
racks in Folkestone, Kent, the signa-
tories point out that the strategy is at
odds with the restrictions in place to
combat the spread of Covid-19. Mem-
bers from different households living
demic it is nothing short of irrespon-
sible and risks the lives of residents
and staff alike.
‘Even as a temporary measure, ex-
military barracks are unfit for purpose
a habit...
in shared facilities suffer an increased and entirely inappropriate. Requiring Carmelite Sr Patricia of the Immaculate Heart of The landmark paves the way for an easing of
risk of infection and residents cannot members from different households Mary is pictured receiving her Covid-19 vaccine at restrictions, with Johnson preparing to set out a
be held responsible for virus trans- to use and live in shared facilities St Charles Centre for Health and Wellbeing roadmap to normality on Monday evening.
mission rates when social distancing greatly increases the risk of infection in London. Her jab came as the UK reached the • Anyone aged over 70 in England who hasn’t
is not possible. and residents cannot be held respon- target set by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to received a first dose of the vaccination can go book
But they also point out the deeply sible for virus transmission rates when administer 15 million vaccinations by mid- an appointment by calling 119 or going online:
worrying psychological impacts such social distancing is not possible.’ February, covering the four highest priority groups, https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-
accommodation can have on refugees, an achievement hailed as “a significant milestone” 19/coronavirus-vaccination/
many of whom have fled conflict and Continued on page 2 by the PM. Photo: Hannah McKay, Reuters.
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Catholics urged to back Lord’s
plan to tackle ‘crime of crimes’
Nick Benson
Prominent Catholic politicians are
calling on the support of Catholic
Universe readers as they have vowed
to continue their battle to provide
Protesters pictured at justice for victims of genocide after
Liverpool’s Beatles the UK Government was branded
statue offer their ‘shameful’ for blocking a vote on the
support for refugees
‘crime of crimes’.
Photo: Care4Calais
Catholic peer Lord David Alton of
Liverpool has urged readers of The
Continued from page 1 seekers from Napier barracks, with Catholic Universe to contact their
Leaning on the shared Christian both rulings citing the ‘prison-like’ MPs, encouraging them to “vote with
Rohingya Muslims protest against
teaching that upholds all human be- conditions. A recent fire at the site their conscience” on the issue when
their treatment in Myanmar
ings as equal and deserving of respect, resulted in a lack of electricity and they have another chance to do so.
dignity and welcome, the leaders pro- hot water. The call comes after Prime Minister “chicanery” in obstructing a straight question of providing a judicial deci-
mote a model in which asylum seekers Refugee groups have long con- Boris Johnson narrowly avoided a vote on the issue by arranging it so sion on whether a genocide is under-
are housed within communities. demned the Government’s use of the Tory rebellion over signing trade deals that any Conservative rebels who vot- way.
‘We have witnessed at first hand, disused barracks as asylum accom- with countries suspected of commit- ed in favour of Lord Alton’s amend- “It is deplorable that such a vote
the generous welcome provided by modation, branding it “intentionally ting genocide. MPs narrowly voted ment would also be backing a separate has been denied by machinations and
civic and faith groups to those seeking cruel” following revelations that Home to remove two Lords amendments Labour-sponsored amendment. chicanery.”
protection. When asylum seekers are Office officials intentionally deployed from the Trade Bill, including one Catholic Tory MP Sir Iain Duncan He said if a competent Court was
housed within communities, it allows substandard asylum accommodation tabled by Lord Alton, which would Smith said: ‘Parliament should have to be given this power it would force
for better integration and access to to manage public opinion. have forced ministers to withdraw had an historic opportunity to end Government to fulfil its duties under
support services. Sarah Teather, Director of JRS UK, from any free trade agreement with decades of dither over the ‘crime of the 1948 genocide Convention, putting
‘Asylum seekers are often no longer said: “People who have been forced any country which the High Court crimes’ – genocide – and provide a genocide prevention at the heart of
seen as ‘other’ but as neighbours and to flee their homes have been sub- ruled is committing genocide. meaningful avenue for justice and foreign policy.
friends. It is in this environment that jected to unsafe, undignified, and in- It was replaced by a Government- accountability.’ He urged Catholic Universe readers
asylum seekers physical and mental humane conditions in barracks ac- backed compromise amendment Lord Alton confirmed to the Uni- and the public to “contact MPs and
wellbeing can be protected, and they commodation. It is intentionally cruel aimed at giving Parliament a vote on verse that he will table a further urge them to vote with their con-
are also able to better engage with and part of a wider strategy: the Gov- whether to pursue agreements with amendment next week. “I will be lay- sciences and to back Sir Iain Duncan
their asylum application.’ ernment is risking the lives of the such countries. ing a further amendment before the Smith, who will be leading the House
The letter comes a week after judges most vulnerable in order to make a However, politicians called this op- House of Lords; if passed it will give of Commons campaign to provide
ordered the relocation of two asylum political point.” tion ‘parliamentary gameplay’ and MPs the chance to vote on the central justice for victims of genocide.
UK arms sales accused of fuelling Yemen civil war
Peace campaigners have urged the Biden has committed to end arms lated incidents’, despite the fact that
UK Government to stop fuelling the sales while the conflict continues. The hundreds of attacks on residential ar- A worker stands on the wreckage
civil war in Yemen as “shocking” figures UK-made equipment used in the war eas, schools, hospitals, civilian gath- of a vehicle oil and tyres store hit
revealed the true extent of arms sales includes Typhoon and Tornado air- erings, and agricultural land and fa- by Saudi-led airstrike in Yemen
to Saudi Arabia. craft, Paveway bombs and Brimstone cilities have been documented.
The UK Government licensed £1.4 and Stormshadow missiles. Sarah Waldron, of CAAT, branded
billion worth of weapons sales to In June 2019, the Court of Appeal the new figures “shocking” and said
Saudi Arabian forces in the immediate ruled that the Government acted un- they illustrate the Government’s de-
aftermath of its decision to renew lawfully when it licensed the sale of termination to keep supplying arms
arms sales in July 2020. The majority arms to Saudi-led forces without as- at any cost.
are ML4 licences which cover bombs, sessing whether they would be used “UK weapons have played a devas-
missiles and countermeasures. The in ways that would breach humani- tating role in Saudi attacks in Yemen,
deal brings the total cost of UK-made tarian law. This followed a case brought yet the UK Government has done
weapons sold to the Saudi forces since by the Campaign Against Arms Trade everything it can to keep the arms
the bombing of Yemen began in 2015 (CAAT). The government was ordered sales flowing,” she said.
to £6.8 billion. not to approve any new licences, but “The arms sales are immoral, and
The UK is one of Saudi Arabia’s in July 2020 it resumed arms sales, we believe that the decision to renew
leading arms suppliers, along with claiming any violations of Interna- them was illegal. They must change
the US, but crucially President Joe tional Humanitarian Law were ‘iso- course work to support peace.”
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Cardinal calls on Mary to help New warning
of ‘DNR’ notes
us see out the Covid pandemic on disabled
patients
Nick Benson Disability campaigners in the UK have
As the Covid-19 pandemic rages on, warned again that Covid-19 patients
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has urged with learning disabilities may be hav-
the faithful to bring their needs to ing do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders
Our Lady, “asking her to intercede for imposed on them, with one doctor
us with her son”. branding it ‘eugenics’.
She already knows “the longings of Charity Mencap said it was receiving
our hearts and the despair that some- reports that people with learning dis-
times touches them”, he said: “We abilities were being told they would
ask, fervently. Like many a mother, not be resuscitated if they were taken
she is there before us. But the asking seriously ill with Covid-19.
is so important.” It comes after the Care Quality Com-
The cardinal’s call came during his mission (CQC) reported in December
homily at the Mass in honour of Our that some people had received DNR
Lady of Lourdes in Westminster Cathe- orders last year without their knowl-
dral on Saturday, 13th February. edge or consent.
Recalling how live pictures were Edel Harris, Mencap’s chief execu-
streamed from the Shrine of Our Lady tive, said “many people with a learning
of Lourdes to mark her feast on Thurs- disability have faced shocking dis-
day, 11th February, the cardinal noted crimination and obstacles to accessing
how the faithful were able to “be with healthcare, with inappropriate Do Not
people gathered at the Grotto, quietly Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resusci-
moving around, praying peacefully” tation (DNACPR) notices put on their
and “take part in Mass in the Under- files. It’s unacceptable. The Govern-
ground Basilica”. ment must act to save the lives of
“These moments brought comfort some of society’s most vulnerable by
and encouragement to many who urgently prioritising all people with a
love the Shrine and look forward to learning disability for the vaccine.”
visiting in the future,” he said. Cardinal Nichols invited the faithful someone who had been in an intensive Cardinal Nichols celebrates Mass in Responding to the reports, US vi-
He asked Our Lady to “stream to us to pray for the sick, the dead and care unit had told him of the vast honour of Our Lady of Lourdes, in rologist Angela Rasmussen tweeted:
not images of Lourdes but her gifts of those who are suffering in hospital amounts of rosary beads there. “In Westminster Cathedral ‘This is eugenics and it is revolting.’
compassion and hope”. or at home. He prayed for those await- our hour of need we turn to her who Photo: Mazur/cbcew.org.uk. See Caroline Farrow, pg 10
“The Gospel reminds us that we ing treatment, as well as perseverance is always close,” the cardinal said.
are right to do so,” he said. “The Wed- and deep resilience, an inner strength “The instinct to pray is deep within
ding Feast in the village of Cana gives of spirit and all those standing on the us. At times of need it cannot be easily YOUR GIFT CAN HELP BRING MEDICINE
us real insight into the relationship front line during the pandemic. resisted. Indeed, we know that the
between the mother and her divine The cardinal also asked for prayers fabric of faith is so important to our
TO SOME OF INDIA’S POOREST PEOPLE
son. As only a mother can, she knows for all priests, that they “may be stead- daily living, and we can give a re- Children under the age of five are dying from malnutrition and vitamin deficiency
his heart. She understands his deepest fast in our ministry”. minder of this truth to others simply The Sisters of Charity of St Vincent
De Paul write to The Little Way
longing to redeem his people,. And Noting that it is not surprising how by saying that we are going to pray Association from north-eastern
she is utterly confident that he will in the midst of the pandemic there is for them. It is an offer that is rarely India: “Covid means that people are
answer her requests.” a revival of prayer, he recalled how rejected!” completely depending on the St
Vincent Health Centre which we
established in 2015 in Darenchigre.
Lent pledge to open hearts to
Patients are suffering from anaemia,
jaundice, typhoid, diarrhoea,
malnutrition, calcium and iron
deficiency, and many children below
sick and cultivate kindness
the age of five are dying. We are
unable to provide better medical One of the Sisters of Charity and grateful patients
care and treatment due to the lack at St Vincent Health Centre, north-eastern India.
of finance and the other issues like lack of medical equipment and oxygen supply monitors
in emergency situations.”
Nick Benson for others, once kindness becomes a “Please can you help us?”
This Lent, as the UK marks the first culture within society it transforms The sisters work in one of India’s poorest regions, where the people scrape a living from
anniversary of Covid-19, Catholics lifestyles.’ subsistence-agriculture. The health centre was intended just to provide first aid but people
must open their hearts to the sick Bishop Mason said: “The pandemic from 20 villages have come to use it as their principal medical facility. The sisters urgently
has brought an urgent need for society ask for funds for vitamins, diagnostic equipment and treatment for those suffering from
and love them as brothers and sisters, various dietary deficiencies.
the Catholic Bishop for Healthcare to take up this call to cultivate kind- The sisters conclude their letter: “We earnestly ask you to participate in this humble effort
has said. ness, particularly for the sick. to offer our medical support to the people in need.”
Bishop Paul Mason said the pan- “The last year has generated tragic Your donation to the Little Way Association’s fund for the
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Council criticised for
vigil ban extension
Pro-lifers divided on
Pro-lifers have branded plans to ex-
tend for another three years a buffer
zone banning vigils outside an abor-
for women and democracy and
marked the first time “a council has
banned peaceful public acts of witness
abortion proposals
tion clinic in Ealing as a “disingenuous and freedom of expression”. A DUP MLA has proposed a new law against those with such disabilities. “Maybe people are even told that
decision”. SPUC commented that the exten- that would prevent abortions being “The current law tells those with living with Down syndrome is too
Ealing Council first imposed the sion “vilifies life-saving actions found- carried out in Northern Ireland in disabilities that they are worth less hard, but research confirms that peo-
Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) ed most of all on love. Far from pro- cases of non-fatal disabilities. than other people, their contribution ple with the condition and their fam-
of 100 metres around a Marie Stopes tecting pregnant women, a PSPO robs Paul Givan, Northern Ireland As- is less valuable, their lives less im- ilies are happy with their lives!”
clinic on Mattock Lane in April 2018. vulnerable women considering an sembly Member for Lagan Valley, in- portant, less full,” he said. “It invites However, Philip Lynn, the Society
It was the first buffer zone of its abortion of any other alternative. troduced the Severe Fetal Impairment us to view those with disabilities as for the Protection of Unborn Children’s
kind in the UK and censors any pro- “As we have reported in the past, Abortion (Amendment) Bill for its first less deserving of the protection of the (SPUC) Northern Ireland development
life witness, as well as offers of pro- there are numerous instances when reading into the Stormont Assembly. law. officer, has said his organisation is
life services to pregnant women com- a pro-life vigil could have, and some- If passed it would no longer allow “The idea that Down syndrome not backing Mr Givan. He warned
ing to the clinic, thereby taking away times did, provide a woman with ‘a unborn babies with a ‘serious fetal should be addressed by abortion is that the Bill could lend democratic
any real choice from them. ray of hope’. This disingenuous deci- impairment’ (SFI) to be aborted to chilling. You don’t have to look far to legitimacy to abortions that would
The Society for the Protection of sion has nothing to do with hope, but term. The Bill would not amend the see the full lives those with disabilities fall outside its scope – “which is 99.993
Unborn Children (SPUC) said at the instead libels pro-lifers in order to law in cases of ‘fatal fetal abnormali- lead; they enrich our communities per cent” – and undermine the
time that the move was “a bad day” forward a pro-abortion agenda.” ty’ (FFA). and families.” chances of repealing the radical leg-
Currently abortion is legal under The Bill is produced in association islation imposed by Westminster by
Plans to criminalise rows
the Northern Ireland regulations up with leading disability campaign creating the false impression that it
to birth based solely on a primary di- group Don’t Screen Us Out and cam- is less extreme than it really is.
agnosis of disabilities such as Down’s paigner Heidi Crowter has been work- SPUC is urging the public to write
in the home shelved
syndrome, cleft palate, cleft lip or ing alongside Mr Givan in support. to politicians calling for legal protec-
clubfoot. Mr Givan’s Bill proposes that “This Bill that allows abortion up tion for all unborn children and the
non-fatal disabilities are not grounds to birth in Northern Ireland makes repeal of Section 9 of the Northern
The Law Commission has ditched chairman, wrote: ‘The criminal team for abortion in Northern Ireland and me feel that I am not as valued as Ireland (Executive Formation) Act
controversial plans to criminalise con- is looking at alternative ways in which that the current law is discriminatory anyone else,” said Ms Crowter. 2019.
versations in private homes in England the law might be reformed in order
and Wales. to ensure that these laws, which crim-
The commission had proposed ex- inalise only the most serious forms
tending hate crime laws into private of incitement, are compatible with
homes, which could have resulted in both the right to freedom of expression
people being prosecuted for ‘hate and respect for one’s home and private
speech’ in a private dwelling. and family life.’
However, the plan has now been The Law Commission will present
dropped following a consultation on a 500-page legal review to ministers
the matter, which saw concerns raised later this year.
over people being prosecuted for caus- In England and Wales, speech stir-
ing offence during dinner party de- ring up hatred is only considered a
bates on controversial topics. potential offence when said in public,
In a letter seen by The Telegraph, or in a private place where it can be
Lord Justice Green, the commission’s heard outside.
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The Government has been urged to
ensure that non-NHS nursing staff
are not “left behind” in the Covid-19
vaccine roll-out.
The call comes in response to a
To contact a member Royal College of Nursing (RCN) survey,
of The Catholic Universe which found 85 per cent of 24,370
nursing staff members polled between
team, call: 29th January and 2nd February had
received a vaccine. Photo: ADF International.
ADVERTISING SALES: Of the 15 per cent who had not, 70
07984 616950 per cent work in non-NHS settings. Amid growing attempts to censor of human rights organisation ADF for myself, but for the vulnerable
RCN Chief Executive & General Sec- pro-life groups across Europe, local International, ishas taken the women contemplating abortion,
retary Dame Donna Kinnair said: authorities in Pforzheim, Germany decision to court to “restore my and for their unborn children,” she
CIRCULATION: “Temporary and agency staff face the have been challenged for being the fundamental rights to freedom of said.
07375 397312 same level of risk as their NHS col- latest to prohibit pro-life prayer religion, assembly and speech. ” “Every life is valuable and
leagues. Every effort must be made and demonstrations outside an The case will be heard in the deserves protection. Surely a
ACCOUNTS: to ensure all nursing staff have the abortion advisory centre. country’s national court. simple prayer for the vulnerable
07984 616949 same level of protection.” Pavica Vojnovic, with the support “I want to be there to pray, not cannot be banned?”
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Care home failures over PPE must not be repeated, says MP
Catholic MP Meg Hillier has urged the Government chose to prioritise out tendering, but acting fast did not The committee said care homes
GENERAL ENQUIRIES: the Government to acknowledge its the NHS over the social care sector. give it license to rip up recordkeeping only received a fraction of the PPE
0161 820 5722 personal protective equipment (PPE) It also criticised the lack of trans- on decisions,” said Ms Hillier, Labour needed compared with the health
failures, as she called for better prepa- parency around the procurement Co-operative MP for Hackney South service and were only taken seriously
ration in the future. process, particularly pointing out how and Shoreditch and PAC chair. after high mortality rates became ap-
Supporting Catholic journalism Her comments came as the Com- orders had been placed with compa- “Frontline workers were left without parent. It said frontline staff in both
mons Public Accounts Committee nies based on recommendations from adequate supplies, risking their own health and social care experienced
www.thecatholic (PAC) said care home staff were left politicians rather than experts. and their families’ lives. The Govern- shortages of PPE, with some forced
without adequate PPE during the first “Government had permission to ment needs to acknowledge the errors to reuse single-use items as stocks
universe.com months of the Covid-19 pandemic as procure equipment at pace and with- and be better prepared.” ran ‘perilously low’.
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Bishops label suicide
bill as failure of society this Bill should not be passed’. This, they say, runs ‘radically counter
Nick Benson
Catholic Bishops in Ireland have urged Pointing out that the Bill does not to the common good, the promotion
politicians to reject moves to introduce make use of the term ‘suicide’, except of which is a particular responsibility
assisted suicide and euthanasia, warn- with reference to amendments to the of the State’.
ing that not to do so would ‘reflect a Criminal Law (Suicide) Act 1993, they The bishops urge legislators to ‘hon-
failure of compassion on the part of note that is ‘essentially about making estly recognise’ the difference and
society’. provision for a person who wishes to ‘call things by their proper name’.
The Council for Life and the Con- end his or her life, to make a formal The bishops say their submission
sultative Group on Bioethics, part of declaration to that effect and to seek is rooted in the Church’s conviction
the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference medical assistance in doing so’. ‘that we have a moral responsibility
(ICBC), made their remarks in a sub- ‘It is therefore appropriate to refer to care for our neighbour according
mission to the Oireachtas Committee to the Bill as an ‘assisted suicide’ bill,’ to the Gospel image of the Good
on Justice regarding the Dying with they add. Samaritan’.
Dignity Bill 2020, which is currently Noting that palliative care already They warn that the Bill fails to re- are under emotional and social pres- thing they know to be gravely immoral
being assessed by politicians. provides assistance to those who are quire care givers to provide adequate sure. and utterly incompatible with their
The bishops state that ‘the Com- dying, they say the Dying with Dignity palliative care for the terminally ill The bishops also voiced concerns vocation to heal.
mittee would best serve humanity Bill instead provides for the medical person, nor does it recognise the vul- that the Bill would coerce the con- ‘This burdening of conscience is
and the common good of society by endorsement and facilitation of sui- nerable patient’s state-of-mind or as- sciences of objecting healthcare unnecessary, disproportionate and
recommending to the Oireachtas that cide. sess whether they may feel like they providers in order to facilitate some- seriously unjust,’ they add.
The Dancing
Couple sculpture
in Stardust
Memorial Park,
Coolock, Dublin
The Archbishop of Dublin has paid horror of the tragedy, which, he
tribute to the victims of the said, “is seared into the hearts and
Stardust nightclub fire, as he memories of a generation”.
marked the 40th anniversary of the “As your bishop, I stand in
“dreadful night”. solidarity with your inexpressible
Forty-eight people died and grief and sadness, to pray both for
more than 200 were injured in the the victims of this awful tragedy
fire in Artane, Dublin, in the early and for healing for the families who
hours of St Valentine’s Day 1981. suffered such loss. ”
Archbishop Dermot Farrell told a All of those who died in the fire
memorial Mass that so many were aged between 16 and 28.
families have endured enormous A fresh inquests is to be held into
suffering and are now re-living the the causes of the fire.
Faith alliance unites
against Hate Crime bill
An unprecedented alliance of Catholic ‘transgender identity has been subject
and Evangelical Church leaders are of ‘extensive and emotional public
urging the Scottish Government to discussion. Such free discussion and
drop part of its proposed Hate Crime criticism of views is vital as society
and Public Order (Scotland) Bill. wrestles with these ideas.’
The Bill would potentially crimi- They warn however, that they ‘can-
nalise any criticism of transgender not accept that any position or opinion
ideology and has been criticised by at variance with the proposition that
the Catholic Church, the Free Church sex (or gender) is fluid and changeable
of Scotland and the Evangelical Al- should not be heard’.
liance. Church leaders have told Cab- The letter marks the first time
inet Secretary Humza Yousaf that Catholic, Free Church and Evangelical
greater protections are needed for Alliance leaders have jointly petitioned
freedom of expression. the Scottish Government.
The leaders say they welcome ‘open Supporting ‘open and honest de-
debate’ on any issue, but are con- bate’ the letter ends with an assertion,
cerned that any disagreement with that ‘a right to claim that binary sex
or criticism of transgender identity does not exist or is fluid must be
could fall foul of the new law, if passed matched with a right to disagree with
in its current form. that opinion; and protection from
The Church leaders point out that prosecution for holding it’.
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We’re still here for
Covid has reopened sectarian
you every week!
tensions over NI policing
Last weekend the Prime Minister
hailed hitting the target of 15 million Kevin
Covid vaccinations as “an unbeliev-
able effort.” But the true test of this Hearty
achievement must surely be what
it allows us to do as a consequence. The problem of enforcing coronavirus
Now that the most vulnerable restrictions without coming into
groups in the population have re- conflict with significant parts of the
ceived the jab, that accounts for population has afflicted many police
more than 80 per cent of the likely forces during the pandemic. Reports,
hospitalisations and fatalities. New unimaginable a year ago, of weddings,
cases are falling rapidly and will christenings and other social gather-
lead to a reduction in Covid patients ings being broken up have led to
on wards, which remain high. concerns about police overreach.
But the conversation has switch- In Northern Ireland, however, this
ed from saving the NHS from being problem comes with historic baggage.
overwhelmed to getting cases right During the years of conflict, the
down to reduce the risk of new police force (the Royal Ulster Con-
variants. That makes the road back stabulary) was associated with the
to normality much longer. British state. It enjoyed a close rela-
There are now under 10,000 new tionship with the largely Protestant
infections a day, much reduced unionist community but a fractious
from the 60,000 at the start of the one with the largely Catholic nation-
year. Modellers predict this num- alist community, who didn’t recog-
ber will halve every 17 days, which nise its authority. Cases of unfair
gives 5,000 by the beginning of treatment made it worse.
March. Is that low enough? Or Post-conflict police reform in
does the Government want it to Northern Ireland was aimed at rem-
zero? At what point are mutations edying this. Symbolic changes were on social media, PSNI chief consta-
controlled? made – like renaming the force the ble Simon Byrne was forced into a
Matt Hancock said we would Police Service of Northern Ireland panicked Saturday night apology.
have to live with Covid as we do (PSNI) and attempting to recruit This, however, has done little to
with flu, yet no-one suggests the more Catholics. This was meant to dampen disquiet over the PSNI’s ac-
entire adult population must be build support for the new police tions.
vaccinated against that virus or force from all communities. Not only has the arrest left a very
that normal interactions must be Whether it involved too little or too bad taste in the mouths of victims
forbidden while any cases exist. much change remains contested. and survivors of the 1992 attack, it
The rationale is hard to discern. Even before the pandemic, many has also immeasurably damaged the
Mr Johnson wants this lockdown working-class communities felt they PSNI’s attempt to reach out to ex-
to be the last; who could possibly were unfairly targeted by the PSNI cluded working-class nationalist
disagree with that? But if that when it came to policing political communities in the hopes of in-
means cases must be reduced to a protests yet, at the same time, were creasing its legitimacy.
level at which there is no longer receiving a sub-standard service The force has been attempting
the slightest risk of an upsurge from the force when it came to in- policing. The PSNI stands accused public-safety regulations quickly to recruit people from these com-
even among age groups for whom vestigating crime and anti-social be- of failing to prevent mass gatherings gave rise to claims that the PSNI was munities in order to ensure that its
Covid is overwhelmingly a mild ill- haviour. at a number of high-profile funerals turning a blind eye to what looked officers better represent the areas
ness, the collateral cost of doing so In the north of Ireland, policing is in both Irish republican and Ulster like loyalist paramilitary activity. Still they are policing. Unfortunately, the
will be enormous. interpreted through what happens loyalist communities. Complaints reeling from the criticism of its mis- PSNI’s actions throughout the pan-
Are we seeing too much caution in other communities and areas as that some grieving families were handling of this incident, by the end demic are unlikely to encourage
and not enough optimism? We much as it is by what happens in above the law while others are sub- of the same week, things went from prospective recruits to join and,
need to hear more about the vac- one’s own community. The PSNI has jected to it soon followed. bad to worse for the force. therefore, could set back progress
cine’s potential to let people live therefore been under constant Likewise, the decision to issue A number of people gathered for a towards resolving this longstanding
normally again and as soon as scrutiny over its handling of the fines to protesters at Black Lives socially distanced wreath-laying at a problem.
possible. pandemic. Every move the police Matter protests, while failing to take bookmaker’s shop on the Ormeau An apology after the fact does lit-
have taken, or not taken, has been similar action against those who had Road where, 29 years previously, tle to convince already sceptical au-
The Universe closely observed by those in ‘hard-
to-reach’ communities that have tra-
gathered to ‘protect’ statues in
Belfast, was also heavily criticised.
loyalist gunmen had shot dead five
patrons. There are conflicting accounts
diences. Seeing is believing, as they
say, and what ‘hard-to-reach’ com-
– Direct Contacts – ditionally had a difficult relationship But two more recent incidents of the exact numbers involved and munities have seen during the pan-
with the police. have caused even greater tension. whether the event breached Covid demic has only reinforced, rather
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team, call: like weddings and funerals, which of masked loyalists taking to the and, as matters escalated, they ar-
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Adams calls for
action after Granny Nancy keeps the faith as
death threat
Nick Benson
A banner that appeared at Belfast City
she sets off on global Mass tour
Hall containing an apparent death Nick Benson “I have a great faith and it has
threat aimed at former Sinn Féin A 107-year-old great-great- helped me keep positive throughout
leader Gerry Adams is being investi- grandmother has used the pandemic the struggles I’ve met,” said Granny
gated as a hate crime by police. to tour churches around the world Nancy. “I thank you for keeping your
The banner, which appeared at the from the comfort of her home in Co. faith and for keeping your resilience
front railings of the building earlier Meath. strong, through this hard time.”
this month, included an image of Mr Nancy Stewart, affectionately known For those who may be feeling low
Adams under the title ‘Tick-Tock’. as ‘Granny Nancy’, has chalked up- during this challenging time, Ms Stew-
It also contained abusive and sec- online Mass in all 32 counties of Ire- art suggested phoning a relative or a
tarian language, as well as an apparent land during the Covid-19 pandemic friend, or even going for a walk.
threat to kill Mr Adams. and has now embarked on a new vir- “I also ask God to help me if I’m
A solicitor acting for Mr Adams tual spiritual journey – attending on- feeling low,” she said. “This is a hard
made a formal complaint about the line Mass across the globe. time for everyone but please make
banner to the PSNI Chief Constable Ms Stewart, the oldest person in sure you keep yourself well and wear
and to the Legal & Civil Services of Ireland still living in their own home, your mask. If you keep healthy, your
Belfast City Council. The solicitor said: has been shielding in Clonard with mind will stay healthy too.
“The image on the banner can only her granddaughter Louise Coghlan, Louise and “Keep talking to one another,” she
be construed as a threat to kill and a 37, since last March. Granny Nancy. said. “All my life I have always believed
hate crime.” The pair have been kept busy drink- Photo: Living in chatting and drinking tea and saying
The PSNI and Belfast City Council ing plenty of Barry’s Tea, baking and and Laughing a prayer or the Rosary and it has got
confirmed they are investigating. video-calling friends as well as at- with Lou/ me through. This is our moment to
Chief Inspector Gavin Kirkpatrick tending Mass. They have shared their Facebook. keep our faith and to keep believing
said: “Inquiries are ongoing into this adventures through their Facebook that everything will turn out okay.”
matter, which is being investigated page, Living and Laughing with Lou, New York; the Irish Pontifical College demics, having been an infant during Granny Nancy also called on people
as a hate crime.” as they attend online Masses through- in Rome; and St Anthony’s Church in the 1918 Spanish ‘flu outbreak. to make sure their neighbours are
Mr Adams (below) said: “There is no out the country. London. She has 84 grandchildren, great- looked after. “Try to make sure we
place for hate crime or public threats. Granny Nancy has now become “We always planned to complete grandchildren and great-great- leave nobody behind and we don’t
The PSNI has a responsi- something of a celebrity, with her the nationwide 32 county virtual tour grandchildren, three daughters, Kath- lose sight of each other,” she said.
bility to confront those Facebook page boasting thousands by January and then go international leen, Mary and Olive, and one son, “This is a moment for humanity to
responsible for such of followers. from St Bridget’s day,” Ms Coghlan Finian. step forward to take care of the other.
offences when they Her story has also led to online said. Her husband, Bob, died in a car We must mind ourselves but we must
appear and to pursue Mass invitations from a host of church- Born on 16th October 1913, Granny crash in 1989 and she lost her twin also mind all those around us. Look
those responsible es, including Old St Pat’s in Chicago; Nancy has had an eventful life, wit- daughters Margaret in 2007 to motor up and smile even if you have your
through the courts.” St Barnabas’ Church in the Bronx, nessing two world wars and two pan- neurone disease and Anne in 2010. mask on.
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Eat out to help
out misses the
point that many
When it comes to vaccines,
cannot afford
food at all we know it’s good to share
John
Battle
You would think that this year Robin
Lent is being cancelled. The take- Cohen
away app Deliveroo is urging the
Government to reinstate the
Chancellor’s ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ In a number of wealthy countries,
scheme to encourage people back the number of Covid-19 vaccines or-
into pubs and restaurants when dered vastly exceeds what’s needed,
they reopen. Their appeal is while many poorer countries
backed among others by the own- will have to wait – possibly for years
ers of Itsu and Pizza Hut UK. – for vaccines to become widely
Last August a 50 per cent Gov- available.
ernment discount up to £10 a If these rich countries’ orders are
head led to 160 million meals being fulfilled, what will happen to the ex-
claimed at a cost to the taxpayer cess vaccines? Will they be wasted,
of £849m in subsidised eating out. traded to the highest bidder, or allo-
Of course, it was aimed at boost- cated free or at cost to those poorer
ing the hospitality sector but not countries where Covid-19 is still rag-
everyone could afford to eat out at ing?
even subsidised meals. One-in- Lamenting many countries’ lack
four adults in the UK have been of access to vaccines, the director-
left financially vulnerable, driving general of the World Health Organi-
14.2 million into serious debt zation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Redistribution could
according to the Financial Con- focus on giving vaccines
Ghebreyesus, has described the
duct Authority and redundancies to those who aren’t able
world as being “on the brink of a cat-
are rising at the fastest rate on to socially distance, such
astrophic moral failure”. Wasting as displaced people.
record with the end of furlough these over-ordered doses would
still to come. In other words, mil- compound this accusation many
lions are forced to cut back on times over. Of course, these surpluses will
essentials and are among the 5.6 Ordering so many vaccines is not change as fresh data emerges. New
million now turning to foodbanks. in itself immoral. It was completely orders will be placed, some may be
The Joseph Rowntree Founda- reasonable that those in charge of cancelled, and vaccines still in de-
tion estimates that some two mil- procurement in countries such as velopment could fail during testing.
lion families are now struggling to the UK and Canada ordered a wide Note that I’ve focused on Canada,
afford to feed themselves, stay portfolio of vaccines. There was no the UK and the EU for a few reasons.
warm or keep clean. way of knowing which would meet While they aren’t the only nations to
In other words while some are regulatory approval. have over-ordered, this group of
saving and an estimated 14 per The speed of development, as well countries engages significantly with
cent of adults have had an im- as the relatively low number of fail- the WHO and with international de-
provement in their financial situa- ures, has also been unexpected, pro- velopment issues more generally.
tion and can afford to eat out, ducing a good number of potentially Civil society organisations in the including the WHO, Gavi and surpluses to Covax, a more positive
many others are far from being viable vaccines in a short space of field of global justice are also active the Coalition for Epidemic Prepared- approach would be for redistribu-
able to afford to eat at all. time. Nonetheless, Covid-19 vaccine in holding these governments to ac- ness Innovations. But perhaps the tion to be led by need. If this were
While campaign pressure is development cannot be considered count, so there’s a much greater like- most obvious redistribution route is the case, the next step would be to
building to support extending the a success until this redistribution is- lihood that they will develop policies the Covid-19 Vaccine Global Access identify where vaccines should be
emergency £20 a week added to sue is resolved. for redistribution. Facility – better known by its sent. Two targets suggest them-
Universal Credit, which is due to acronym, Covax. This was set up selves: places where infection is high
end in March, it is important to Assessing the size of the problem How redistribution could happen specifically to share Covid-19 vac- and places home to displaced peo-
spell out that the income of the The Duke Global Health Innova- Much will rest on the goodwill of cines fairly around the world. It has ple, such as in Yemen, Syria, South
bottom tenth in society has fallen tion Center in the US is tracking how governments and the nature of their already made progress in ordering Sudan and Bangladesh, where it
by about £1,800 a year since the many vaccine doses each country contracts with vaccine makers. new vaccines and planning their is difficult to socially distance and
Conservative Government im- has ordered. Calculating the number It could be argued that vaccine initial distribution, but it has yet to medical supplies, hand sanitiser and
posed a benefit freeze in 2016. of surplus vaccines requires making hoarding is sensible, considering the clarify how it would redistribute any PPE are often lacking.
Meanwhile, how do we make some assumptions – for instance possibility that annual or periodic surplus vaccines donated to it. Finally, surplus vaccines
sense of a time of fasting and re- that every adult will get vaccinated – vaccinations may be needed. How- Covax also has no power to com- requiring intense cold storage will
pentance under Covid? so these are quite rough estimates. ever, the expiration dates on vaccines pel states to share their surpluses be harder to distribute, as not all
Theologian Fr Jon Sobrino, in a The EU has ordered 1.6 billion and the likelihood that vaccines with it. The decisions of individual countries will have the necessary in-
Lenten reading, writes: ‘Solidarity doses for its adult population of will need to be tweaked to handle governments will therefore be crucial. frastructure. One innovative idea
is another name for the kind of roughly 375 million. As these vac- new variants suggests that hoarding It appears that the European Com- could be to use international air-
love that moves feet, hands, cines require two doses to provide is irrational. mission has decided to leave redis- ports in recipient countries as ‘cool-
hearts, material goods, assistance full protection – except for the 200 Some contracts may also allow for tribution to individual countries. ports’, with freezers installed and all
and sacrifice towards the pain, million single-shot vaccines from over-ordered batches to be deferred Outside the EU, Norway has com- approved vaccines administered
danger, misfortune, disaster or Johnson & Johnson – the bloc’s or- or cancelled, but this is unlikely to mitted to sending its surpluses to from there. However, it might be
death of other persons or of a ders will cover just under 900 million make the problem of excess vaccines Covax, and Canada has said it will easier to simply redeploy vaccines
whole people. people. If all orders are fulfilled, this disappear completely. Also, unused do likewise. Other decisions are in with easy storage requirements to
‘The aim is to share with them is a surplus of around 525 million vaccines that have nearly expired, or the balance. It’s possible that vac- countries where cold storage is diffi-
and help them rise up to become full vaccinations. those less effective in some parts of cine surpluses may be used instead cult. To some extent, redistribution
free, claim justice, rebuild. Similarly, the UK has ordered 219 the world in the face of mutated to placate near neighbours or to ad- may end up being driven not by
‘In the pain, misfortune, op- million vaccinations for its 54 million variants of the virus, might suddenly vance foreign-policy goals. Spain, need or politics, but by logistics.
pression and death of the people, adults; that is a surplus of 165 million. become available for redistribution for example, announced that it will
God is silent. God is silent on the Canada has ordered 188 million full in large quantities. sell 30,000 excess doses to Andorra Robin Cohen is an Emeritus
cross, in the crucified and this si- vaccinations for its 32 million adults Several international agencies at cost. Professor, Development
lence is God’s word, God’s cry’. (an excess of 156 million). could help with the redistribution, For countries that don’t hand their Studies, University of Oxford
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