We have, according to Boris Johnson, a national emergency. For once, I will not disagree with him. Omicron is creating a crisis with regard to
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Johnson has created carnage within the credibility of the political system, quite knowingly, willingly, and with the support of his party
I did, as usual, spend some time reading all my usual news sources this morning, after which none of them, and none of their interpretations
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Are the anti-vaxxers on the Tory right wing trying to bring the prime minister down to prevent another lockdown?
This tweet was published this morning: Neil Ferguson on @BBCr4today saying that Omicron is doubling every 2-3 days in the UK – possibly faster than
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Beating Covid is possible, but not with current economic policies
I was asked to speak at an event organised by the Zero-Covid Coalition last night. This group takes the epidemiologically logical approach that the only
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When will we ask the big ethical questions that coronavirus now demands that we face?
As the Guardian notes in its morning headline story: As fears grow over the threat posed by the highly mutated Omicron variant, detected in more
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The question is not if but when the government will have to react to the economic pressures of omicron
The last week has seen a number of major news stories, from the deaths of refugees, to the sleaze of a government that partied whilst
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Standing up against an anti-Covid restriction libertarian on Radio 2
I took part in the Jeremy Vine show on BBC Radio 2 yesterday, having been invited by them to join a discussion on Christmas parties.
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What is wrong with the AstraZeneca vaccine?
I noted this report from Politico this morning (and as ever, I do suggest subscribing, not least because it is free and very good): Health
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Covid demands that we have a new politics embracing care, community, cooperation, coordination, and conviviality
Just suppose for a moment that we had politicians with the sense to realise that COVID is not over, and that omicron is just one
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