Excess deaths are literally that; deaths for a period over the statistical average or mean value. For the period of May to December, 2022, there were 32,441 excess deaths in England and Wales. That does not count deaths from Covid. That is significant as by comparison, only 179 British troops died in the Iraq War, and deaths from influenza for both England and Wales in 2018 and 2019, were under 3,000. So, how do the health authorities account for this astonishing excess death toll? Short answer: they do not. It is a mystery, and there are only token cynical attempts to suggest hypotheses. The Covid vax is the one significant factor that occurred in this period, but for the British authorities, this is still a sacred brew, not to be in any way criticised. But, at some point the silence must be broken.