The Week
The Boris distraction
Boris Johnson should not be forgiven for his handling of lockdown. He needlessly criminalised everyday behaviour when voluntary guidelines would…
How healthy do we think we are?
Beyond a joke Is it time to rewrite an old joke? A letter published in Time in 1963 suggested that…
Letters: The dangers of certainty
Uncertain times Sir: Kate Andrews’s article on the era of economic certainty (‘Crash test’, 18 March) is not the first…
Unemployment and Britain’s missing million
There was plenty of miserable economic news in this week’s Budget: the highest taxes imposed by any peacetime government, the…
Letters
Channel anger Sir: I fear that in your leading article (‘Our duty to refugees’, 11 March) you find yourself in the…
Our duty to refugees
It is hard to deny that the government must take tough action on the issue of migrants arriving in Britain…
Letters: Putin isn’t winning
Friends like these… Sir: I much admire Peter Frankopan as a historian but his article ‘Is Putin winning?’ (4 March)…
Matt Hancock and the anatomy of a scandal
Last summer, Rishi Sunak told this magazine about what happened inside government during lockdown. The policy, he said, had been…
Which countries produce the most vegetables?
Striking out An England vs Wales rugby match was nearly called off after Welsh players threatened to go on strike…
Letters: Should Christians in politics leave their faith at the door?
Beyond belief Sir: Tim Farron (‘Church and state’, 25 February) repeats many of the common errors made by those of faith.…
The SNP’s purity test
It seems as if Kate Forbes is about to achieve the remarkable distinction of losing an election as a result…
