No one of sound mind can, I think, work out the reasoning of Lord Geidt when deciding to very largely exonerate Boris Johnson of all
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There is only one solution to the problem of Covid, and the state is at the heart of it
I cannot have been alone in expressing a deep sense of frustration when hearing Steve Baker MP demanding a timescale for the ending of Covid
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What is Jacob Rees-Mogg’s sudden interest in inflation and tax cuts all about?
As the Guardian notes this morning: Jacob Rees-Mogg has asked Rishi Sunak to reconsider impending tax rises as the chancellor and the prime minister came
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One day we will need to hold those who have decided to tolerate deaths so that they might claim ‘freedom’ to not wear a face mask to account for their actions
I wrote this tweet last night, having watched some of the PM’s press conference: I am struggling to get my head around this. The NHS
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Being calm as a revolutionary act
I saw this on Facebook yesterday. It’s from something that looks a bit like a self-help book, but which also seems to be based on
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Saying Covid is over is not just speculating on the unknown, it is also recklessly irresponsible
I am aware that many people are taking comfort from the words of scientists like Sir John Bell and Prof Paul Hunter of UEA with
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Venn diagrams for our times: Empathy
Rowan Williams on Desmond Tutu
I thought this was the most incredible thing to say about the late Desmionbd Tutu, written whilst he was still alive, of course: Rowan Williams
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What we need in 2022 is a government that actually cares
It would have been so good to end 2021 on a high note. Collectively it has been tough. It would have been good to go
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