coronavirus
School closures leave parents with a serious headache
Well, thanks a whole lot, Gavin W. The announcement that schools would close in England from Friday was pretty well…
Our politicians are only trying to do their best
This is a time for generosity and kindness; a moment for the cutting of slack and the making of allowances.…
How Mao's medicine made modern China
History repeats itself, said Marx, first as tragedy and then as farce. And when it comes to the world’s latest…
Panic among the pigeons
Life is a risky business. Danger is everywhere. In New York, even the pigeons are a threat. A friend recalled…
How coronavirus is changing America
The coronavirus is altering American life as we have never seen before. New York City’s restaurants and bars can now only…
The weak response to coronavirus is a symptom of the decay of the liberal state
This article is in The Spectator’s April 2020 US edition. Subscribe here to get yours. If COVID-19 spreads in the United States…
In praise of President Trump’s positive thinking
An opinion piece in the Washington Post by Helaine Olen suggests that President Trump believes that the coronavirus can be…
Coronavirus might not be all bad news for the stock market
There cannot be many positive aspects to the coronavirus outbreak, but I wonder if it carries one for stock markets.…
Federal health agencies risk lives in their response to COVID-19
President Trump announced on Friday that the country is now in a state of emergency, due to the rapid pace…
UK quarantines elderly as over-70s told: stay at home
People over 70 will be instructed by the government to stay in strict isolation at home or in care homes…
Will the NHS drop its trans obsession when peak coronavirus hits?
As coronavirus sweeps across the country, I am sure people will be reassured to know that the NHS is doing…
Karlie Kloss’s dad’s Facebook posts are now US government policy
Cockburn was admittedly a bit skeptical yesterday when he heard that Jared Kushner was seeking out advice for a federal…
What the government doesn't yet know about the coronavirus
I understand a bit more than I did about what the prime minister, the chief medical officer Chris Whitty and…
Billy the kid, football’s star of the future
Sadly it looks as though the 2020 Six Nations may have to go down with an asterisk and an explanation…
Coronavirus and the lessons of the Athenian plague
Plagued by the past
Life under lockdown: Italy is being consumed by panic
Italy is being consumed by panic
Africa’s invisible epidemics
Africa ‘Ah, Africa,’ the French scientist sighed contentedly. This was 1995 and all around us was an Ebola epidemic…
The antidote to virus panic is in the hands of entrepreneurs
‘It’s a ghost town,’ said the officer manning the body scanner at Manchester airport — Manchester, New Hampshire, that is,…
Portrait of the week: Panic buying, Budget announcements and farewell to Harry and Meghan
Home At the beginning of the week 319 people in the United Kingdom had been found to be suffering from…
There’s no sign of apocalypse in East Finchley – yet
I was mansplaining to my wife earlier this week about why we ought to be very, very concerned by the…
Letters: The BBC licence fee is an anachronism
Musical inspiration Sir: The interview with Antonio Pappano was splendid for those of us who admire him in Australia but…
How worried should we be about coronavirus?
Coronavirus may be more widespread than we think – and less deadly
Coronavirus is a metaphor for our vulnerability over Huawei
Monday night’s Commons rebellion over Huawei was on a surprisingly serious scale for a new government with a big mandate.…
America has turned into a bad joke
Gstaad Rumours about the virus are flying around this village. First there was talk of a hotel being temporarily…
Dear Mary: How can I stop my family scoffing our coronavirus chocolate stockpile?
Q. How can I stop a member of the household from glutting out on the chocolate supply I have stockpiled?…
