coronavirus
Two years on, what's the evidence for lockdown?
Did lockdowns save lives? We will never have a definitive answer to this vital question because it was impossible to…
Can the Czech Republic challenge Europe’s vaccine orthodoxy?
The Omicron wave has left European counties standing at a crossroads this year. Despite the relative mildness of Omicron compared…
What Boris must do now to survive
When Omicron struck, Britain was already the most boosted country in Europe. Our programme was so advanced that 80 per…
Portrait of the week: Unease in Ukraine, tensions in No. 10 and hamsters escape Hong Kong
Home Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, told the Commons that Britain was prepared to send troops to protect Nato allies…
In Fortress New Zealand, faith in Saint Jacinda is starting to fade
Faith in ‘Saint Jacinda’ is starting to fade
Why Sage got Omicron wrong
Given that lockdown was very nearly ordered on the advice of Sage last month, it’s worth keeping an eye on…
We must never abandon children during lockdown again
Schools are far more than mere exam factories. Across the UK, teachers in 32,000 schools and colleges care for children…
Is it really such a shock that some people drink at work?
Thirteen years ago we shared an office building with a large international bank. A common lift connected both businesses to…
After Omicron: there’s no longer a case for restrictions on liberty
Covid-19 is in decline in Britain, with Omicron cases now falling as fast as they rose. The booster programme —…
I got Covid (again) – is it time I got jabbed?
I got Covid a couple of weeks ago. Second time for me, which was annoying because I’d told Caroline that…
Omicron is on its way out
Omicron peaked in England in early January, according to figures just released by the ONS. The estimates from the weekly…
I tempted fate – and got Covid
Well, I did warn you. As I typed my column last week on the imminent end of Covid I said…
The truth about that No. 10 party
People seem surprised and a little doubting that the Prime Minister is incapable of remembering if he attended a party…
Why should I be sacked for refusing the Covid vaccine?
Why should I be sacked for refusing the Covid vaccine?
Now Boris must make another admission: lockdown was a mistake
On 20 May 2020, the Metropolitan Police issued a statement on social media which summed up the conditions in the…
Letters: Unfair care costs will turn the red wall blue
Take care Sir: Your editorial (‘Counting the costs’, 8 January) makes valid points regarding the funding of social care. The…
Portrait of the week: No. 10’s garden party, Djokovic’s visa row and France’s vaccine protests
Home Boris Johnson admitted to attending evening drinks for about 40 staff in the garden of 10 Downing Street on…
Boris Johnson is running out of road
There has been no good news for Boris Johnson today. After an email leaked on Monday evening showing that the Prime…
Masks in schools: how convincing is the government's evidence?
Why has the government changed its mind and asked children to wear masks in school? When Plan B was announced…
Boris Johnson rejects lockdown (again)
Boris Johnson latest Covid press conference was slightly confusing. The Prime Minister spent nearly an hour saying nothing particularly new.…
The problem with 'vaccine equity'
‘A stain on our soul’. That was how Gordon Brown, in his latest missive on the subject, described the failure…
Remember panic-buying? Here's what will happen next time
It’s post-Christmas, and there are already murmurs about supermarkets with empty shelves. Just as with the petrol shortage in September and…
The churches must stay open
Hooray for Cardinal Vincent Nichols, who used the one day of the year when his pronouncements are amplified by the…
Sage modellers start to accept that Omicron is milder
Public health officials in Britain and South Africa were on different planets for about a fortnight. While those in South Africa…
Sage memo makes the case for lockdown
On Monday, Covid restrictions were rejected after the cabinet debated the issue robustly for the first time since the pandemic…
