Were fears of a third wave overblown?
So, the third wave is officially no more. New modelling by SPI-M, the government’s committee on modelling for pandemics, has,…
Are Meghan's Covid claims correct?
When you are on the side of global enlightenment, the standards of proof required for your assertions tend to be…
The furlough scheme is holding back the jobs market
Last week the Bank of England increased its forecast for economic growth in 2021 from 5 to 7.25 per cent.…
Boris shouldn't take the red wall vote for granted
There are two popular reactions to the Hartlepool by-election, which one you favour depending largely on your political tribe. The…
The 'Covid deaths' which are not caused by Covid
Registered Covid deaths fell to just one on Monday, leading many to comment that the epidemic in Britain is effectively…
How much of a threat is the South African variant?
For residents of six London boroughs, as well as those in Smethwick in the West Midlands, the partial relaxation of…
Is the writing on the wall for the AstraZeneca vaccine?
It was the great British scientific triumph: an example of how big pharma can work altruistically for the good of…
The future of the Euro is uncertain
A decade ago, Europe clambered out of the 2008/09 financial crisis only to fall into the sovereign debt crisis of…
Go with the flow: how helpful is mass testing?
Over half the adult population has been vaccinated, new infections and deaths have plummeted to their lowest level since last…
Do critics of the race report have any actual arguments?
I guess the authors of the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities didn’t agree to the job for a quiet…
Is AstraZeneca's Covid jab effective against the South African variant?
The AstraZeneca vaccine has been under attack ever since the results of its phase three trials were announced in December.…
Is Boris right about a third wave?
Covid deaths fell to 17 on Sunday, the lowest daily figure since 28 September and no higher than the levels…
Why the UK shouldn’t engage in vaccine nationalism
There is a big, big hole in Ursula von der Leyen’s strategy of threatening to ban exports of the Pfizer…
Don't blame the EU for the latest Covid vaccine clash
Far from subsiding, as it seemed to be doing last week, the European war over the AstraZeneca vaccine has intensified.…
How worried should we be about a third wave?
At the beginning of the year, Boris Johnson and his advisers were at pains to tell us that by spring…
Is it time to measure Covid differently?
According to government figures the toll of Covid 19 so far has been 124,419 deaths (if you define a Covid…
Is this a once-in-a-generation chance to invest in central London?
Is now the time to invest in commercial property?
How worried should we be about the Brazilian variant?
How worried should we be about the news that P1, one of the two Brazilian variants of Sars-CoV-2, has been…
Why is Tony Blair driving government policy?
Why is the former PM driving Covid policy?
Why do old people have fewer antibodies after the vaccine?
The UK policy of delaying second doses of the Pfizer vaccine has been criticised by some as risky, with Pfizer…
Face masks in schools: a note on the evidence
Secondary-school children returning to school from 8 March will be required to wear masks in classrooms, at least for several…
Covid cases have collapsed
Last month, Imperial College’s React study claimed that new cases of Covid were static or even rising slightly. This contradicted…
Why are so many health workers turning down the vaccine?
On Saturday the government hit its target of administering a first vaccine dose to 15 million of the highest-risk groups…
Covid is hastening the creep towards a cashless society
Covid is fuelling the anti-cash crusade
How effective are the Covid vaccines?
Reports have filtered through this morning about Public Health England’s assessment of the efficacy of the two vaccines so far…
