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A striking example of the fallout from expert-led policy can be observed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Authorities promoted lockdowns as a means to save lives, only to later determine that these measures may have prevented a mere 0.2% of deaths in the first wave of the outbreak. The extensive costs imposed upon society—particularly vulnerable populations like children—stance as evidence of the pernicious effects of expert decision-making. Questions arise regarding the accountability of these experts, particularly when figures such as Professor Neil Ferguson—one of the architects of lockdown policy—violated the very regulations he helped to instate.