Are we increasingly living under a ‘doctatorship’? The influence of the medical profession over our everyday lives – from personal freedom, to how our children are schooled, to the economy – has soared since the pandemic. But is this a good thing? Or are democratically elected governments in danger of allowing medics to have undue say over how things are done?
It’s hard to deny that Covid-19 has dramatically increased the influence of medics. When their advice is not taken, medics sometimes resort to the media to pressure our elected politicians to conform to their views, even when they disagree amongst themselves.
Terrorist leaders too have often trained as doctors before embarking on their murderous rampages
Many doctors, of course, have the best intentions at heart. But we should be wary of any group not accountable at the ballot box and while it may sound dramatic, it is worth recalling that doctors and democracy do not always sit amiably side by side.
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