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Why ministers are reluctant to change face mask guidance
‘Will the public be asked to wear face masks in public?’ This is a topic of debate today for the…
How we can overcome Britain's problem with scientific illiteracy
It occurs to me that one of the most important lessons we’ve learnt so far during this time of plague…
Oxford professor: We’ve got to be brave now to come out of lockdown
As those who have been keeping a close eye on the number of daily coronavirus cases and deaths in the…
What Britain's corona cops should learn from Japan's police
Soon after I began living in central Tokyo I got an unexpected visitor to my apartment- a police officer. He…
The Swedish experiment looks like it's paying off
Two weeks ago, I wrote about ‘The Swedish experiment’ in The Spectator. As the world went into lockdown, Sweden opted for a different…
Is Bernie Sanders the Barry Goldwater of the left?
Forgive the analogy that follows. Is Bernie Sanders the Barry Goldwater of the left? Has Sanders, to echo the words…
The price of oil just hit $0 a barrel. What’s going on?
If you’ve ever wanted to own a barrel of oil, today might be your lucky day – for the first…
Time to crush China’s Arctic influence
Eyes are opening to the evil of the authoritarian Chinese regime that represses its people, genocides entire cultures, and influences…
Bailing out Richard Branson comes with a big price
Richard Branson is asking British taxpayers – a club he resigned from when he moved his affairs to the lax…
What if a virus were ever used as a WMD?
This article is in The Spectator’s May 2020 US edition. Subscribe here to get yours. Faced with the coronavirus pandemic, Donald Trump…
'You are endangering the world': German tabloid goes to war with China
Could China have done more to prevent the coronavirus pandemic? One tabloid editor in Germany certainly thinks so and an extraordinary…
Massachusetts study finds a third of sample have COVID-19 antibodies
Last week I reported here a Stanford University study which found that infection with SARS-CoV-2 — the virus which causes COVID-19…
Where have all the non-coronavirus patients gone?
Where have all my patients gone? I’ve been asking myself this question increasingly over recent weeks. We’ve heard a lot…
Is this really the time for Harry and Meghan to continue their war on the tabloids?
Hats off to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. It’s hard to get the world’s attention in the middle of…
Will the coronavirus succeed where Russiagate and Ukrainegate failed?
Back on March 12, I noted in this space that one of the most potent effects of our latest Chinese…
Will Sweden's social distancing-lite work?
The science of epidemiology relies a lot on modelling because, for obvious reasons, controlled experimentation would be unethical. But in…
Do face masks work? A note on the evidence
Should we, or should we not be compelled to wear face masks during a virus epidemic? It sounds a simple…
Meet the Frenchman who has shaped the world's response to coronavirus
Projecting the fight against Covid as a war on a virus – like the war on terror – tells us…
Should medics be hassling old people with 'do not resuscitate' forms?
A neighbour of ours, self-isolating and with poor lung function, has twice been telephoned recently by the medical authorities. After pleasant…
China must pay a diplomatic price for its cover-up
When it comes to China, Dominic Raab says: ‘We can’t have business as usual after this crisis’. Business as usual…
What the country needs most is Boris Johnson back at his desk
Boris Johnson has been out of action for almost a fortnight. His last meaningful act before going into hospital was…
How Bill Clinton junked America’s supremacy
‘This is a good day for America,’ said President Bill Clinton on May 24, the Year of Our Lord 2000.…
France's citizens' climate convention has come back to bite Macron
Those of us who are sceptical about the worth of citizens’ assemblies have been noting with interest the upshot of…
Coronavirus lockdowns are cowardice
This is a piece about death. Obviously death is a serious topic, perhaps as serious as anything you could possibly…
I tried to warn the National Security Council about China — and was fired for it
The societal implications of 5G — on how we live and how we work — are truly mind-boggling. And so…
