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Lockdown didn't save lives from cancer
Everyone understood the government message in March 2020 to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives. Yet the lives…
The economic case for ditching mask mandates
After many months of hardship and sacrifice, freedom is finally within grasp. Boris Johnson has reclaimed his buccaneering, libertarian spirit…
Boris Johnson's plan for 'freedom day'
Four weeks later than planned, ministers are preparing to lift nearly all Covid restrictions from 19 July. This afternoon, Boris…
The Olympics are canceled
The Olympic Games in Tokyo are doomed. Before the opening ceremony, before even the torch is lit, it’s not going…
Labour’s disastrous switch to economic nationalism
The government will ‘Buy British’ whenever possible. A new law would force every public body to publish the percentage of…
Chairman Xi and the Communist party’s delusional centenary
The emperor has new clothes. Arriving at a meeting to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, China’s…
We are all Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld died last week — and it’s just so easy, isn’t it? It’s so convenient to dance on the…
Is critical race theory in the US military ‘dangerous’?
After renewing their Cold War-era alliance earlier this week, Beijing and Moscow challenged the US military hegemony by claiming American…
The problem with linking trade deals to human rights
Trade deals are in the air post-Brexit, but not everybody is happy. In a speech this week Frances O’Grady, the…
How Taishan almost became China’s Chernobyl
Days after a nuclear power plant began spewing deadly radiation, the ruling Communist party pushed ahead with a huge and…
The disturbing campaign to legalise assisted dying
Assisted dying looks closer than ever to becoming law in the United Kingdom. Both the House of Lords and the…
New Zealand’s worrying battle over transgender rights
Last year, the equalities minister Liz Truss set aside laws which would have allowed people to self-identity as the legal…
Is Britain heading for another winter lockdown?
What do you think the chances are of another national lockdown before the year is out? Are you glass half…
Why the Chinese Communist Party fears its bloody history
This week, the Chinese Communist Party celebrated its hundredth anniversary with a powerful statement of self-confidence. What began as an…
Macron steps up his war on identity politics
The lifestyle magazine Elle is best known for its beauty tips, fashion recommendations and recipe ideas but the latest issue in France contains…
What Merkel's visit means for Brexit Britain
Angela Merkel visited the UK yesterday for the last time as German chancellor – the 22nd visit she has paid in…
Is it fair to compare inner-city crime to the Global South?
Just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday June 1, 18-year-old Kennedy Hobbs of Jackson, Mississippi stopped at a gas station off…
The National Anthem is doomed
Cockburn is going to get ahead of things and announce it right now: ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ is doomed. Accept it,…
Lay off the President: it’s a holiday weekend, man!
C’mon man! That was Joe Biden’s message to the country on the Friday before his holiday weekend. Joe Biden is…
The court judgement that confirms women pay for trans rights
I am coming out of semi-retirement from writing about sex and gender to write this, because it’s about women in…
Supreme Court rules big for election integrity
The Supreme Court upheld two Arizona voting laws on Thursday in a case that could have major implications for election…
Michael Gove and Sarah Vine announce divorce
It’s been a bad week for marriages in Westminster. First the revelation of Matt Hancock’s affair with adviser, friend and…
The Batley and Spen result is a rejection of identity politics
What should we make of the Batley and Spen by-election, won by Labour with a majority of just 323 votes?…
Boris bids to reset Anglo-German relations
Boris Johnson and Angela Merkel have just held a joint press conference following their meeting at Chequers. The usual contrast…
Can Labour afford to continue its culture war?
After being soundly beaten by the Tories in Hartlepool and winning a paltry 1.6 per cent of the vote share…
