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Saudi may have won an oil truce – but a greater conflict now looms
For the first time in months, the coronavirus panic was briefly demoted as the main news story on Sunday when…
Thank God for the Queen
One happy result of the horrible virus is that it has prompted the Queen to give us not one but…
Trump should shutdown his press conferences, now
What do you do when you are in an argument with an impossible child who sees you as the enemy?…
Macron has lost the coronavirus war
France is to be locked down until 11 May, and possibly longer. Whether the credibility of Emmanuel Macron’s presidency can…
Has Fauci has become the James Comey of the scientific community?
Is the Trump White House fired up? Not exactly. White House spokesman Hogan Gidley tried to douse the speculation that…
The thin facade of authority
The virus will teach us many things, but one lesson has already been relearned by the American people: there are…
What pandemic? Labour finds a way to keep talking about itself
There’s nothing like a national crisis to get your priorities in order. With the coronavirus death toll in the UK…
Our Easter lamb reveals the miracle of free trade
Easter is heavily associated with lamb. The paschal lamb’s sacrifice is a gift to all but that is not the…
We need to brace ourselves for a new global order after coronavirus
How will states perceive themselves and each other after the pandemic? This is not just a matter of narcissism; it is…
Coronavirus has started a new age of online snooping
This is proving a rich period for those of us who can’t resist snooping into the interiors of other people’s…
Why are so many of my elderly friends in denial about death?
Here’s a cheerful thought: we are all going to die. Some of my friends are under 70 but most, now…
Understanding Covid needs open minds – and vigorous debate
After a career as a scientist and clinical academic, I have been struck by how often they (we!) have very…
Boris Johnson leaves hospital – and heads to Chequers to recover
Boris Johnson has been discharged from hospital. After being moved out of intensive care on Thursday, the Prime Minister is…
Confessions of a Covid-19 truther
According to psychologists, denial is a common defence mechanism. We humans reject truths which we find too uncomfortable to bear.…
Over-zealous police put the entire lockdown strategy at risk
Coronavirus is bringing out the best in some public services and the worst in others. I’m still being a snob…
It's time for Obama's revenge on Trump
With Joe Biden now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, there is one president Americans will be seeing a lot more…
Does Germany need China more than Europe?
‘Desperate times call for desperate measures’ is the expression of the moment when it comes to summing up how countries…
A simple way for Keir Starmer to help Labour reject Corbynism
It’s over then. After almost five years, Jeremy Corbyn’s tenure as Labour leader has come to a close. Corbyn ended…
No, the coronavirus isn’t racist
It was just a matter of time before the coronavirus was leveraged as a tool of race politics. With the…
When will my father wake from his coronavirus delirium?
Spring is my father’s favourite season. After the wet and dark winter we’ve had I imagine it will be the…
Let's dispel the myth that coronavirus victims were all at death's door
There has been a bit of an unpleasant and inaccurate narrative over recent days that the majority of Covid-19 deaths…
French Hill: Congress should conduct ‘full oversight’ of WHO funding
Rep. French Hill is on board with President Trump’s threat to withhold funding from the World Health Organization because of…
Italy’s family unity could be its biggest weakness against coronavirus
Italy still currently has the highest reported fatality rate in the world, at 12.7 per cent. And that death toll…
There might be a way to avoid higher taxes after coronavirus. Here's how
‘Let us never forget this fundamental truth: the state has no source of money other than money which people earn…
A hard Frexit needn't be a disaster for France
With European solidarity impaled on the coronavirus epidemic, talk of Frexit is surfacing again. But how could Frexit be organised?…
