coronavirus
Revenge of the snitch
If neighbours break whatever new Covid rules might soon emerge, it has been suggested that the Good Citizen might snitch…
Barometer
It’s electrifying! Who invented the circuit-breaker? Thomas Edison patented it in 1879, realising what damage could be caused to electrical…
Letter from Madagascar
Earlier this month, in his weekly address to the nation, our President, the former DJ and coup leader Andry Rajoelina,…
A Churchillian task
How Boris can get Britain’s Covid fight back on track
Borrowed time
The economic scars of Covid will define the decade
Are the polls worth your attention?
The polls are predicting Donald Trump will lose in November — again. Is it worth paying them attention? Pollsters have…
The rule of four: how to make sense of Covid case numbers
Are Covid cases doubling or not? And if so, in what time frame? If you listened to Boris Johnson and chief scientific…
Rishi Sunak prepares UK economy for ‘permanent adjustment’
The UK economy is no longer hibernating; it is ‘adjusting’. Today’s measures announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak are designed to…
Could we see Covid anti-virals before a vaccine?
In a strategy that now appears to be one of outright suppression, the government has put huge stock in the…
There is no Covid consensus
Today, 32 scientists, economists and other academics have written to the Prime Minister demanding a change in policy on Covid-19,…
Five questions for Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance
The chief medical officer, professor Chris Whitty, and chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, made a statement this morning on…
Is Covid really rising in Spain? A look at the data
In a press briefing today Professors Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance showed epidemic curves for Spain and France — demonstrating…
Exclusive poll: majority say election can be held safely in person
A majority of voters believe that November’s election can be conducted safely in person, according to a new poll provided…
America’s allies don’t like Trump. So what?
So, the Pew Research Center polled more than a dozen allies and, guess what, the allies — from the UK…
Delayed football season could cost Big Ten, says Ohio AG
Are you ready for some football? The Big Ten college football conference may be gearing up soon — according to…
What I learnt as an Oxford vaccine guinea pig
Was the Oxford vaccine trial paused? Mine wasn’t. I signed up for it last week, in the 55 to 69-year-old…
Leading vs lying
At his short Thursday news briefing, President Trump laid out the many successes that the United States has enjoyed in…
What the hell happened to Bob Woodward?
Famed reporter Bob Woodward is dropping his new book about President Trump, Rage, next week. Woodward has already leaked the…
People trust the media less than Trump on COVID. Here’s why
The national media is now less trusted than President Trump to provide accurate information and analysis about COVID-19, according to…
A question of competence
This week was built up by the Prime Minister to be the moment that would mark the return of economic…
Journey of faith
Pilgrimage in the age of pandemic
Bad apple
As New Yorkers flee, the suburbs are under siege
Portrait of the week
Home Simon Case, aged 41, the private secretary to the Duke of Cambridge 2018-20, was appointed Cabinet Secretary and Head…
The Covid trap
Will we ever go back to how we were?
The invisible men
Home-working shows how many government jobs can be moved out of London
