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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…
Is the UK taking advantage of its vaccine success?
UK GDP ever so slightly edged up in February, growing 0.4 per cent according to today’s update from the Office…
Has the current wave peaked?
Yesterday, the news was dominated by Imperial College’s React study which suggested – in contrast to the fall in recorded…
What does the different Covid data tell us?
In spite of the approval of one vaccine and the likely approval of at least two others, the government seems…
What do excess deaths tell us about Covid?
Assessing the number of Covid deaths has been notoriously difficult throughout the pandemic. Over the summer, English figures were revised down…
What is behind the increase of non-Covid related deaths?
The latest data on weekly deaths in England and Wales, published today by the Office of National Statistics, show what…
How fast can Britain recover from its economic free-fall?
Putting the UK into lockdown was only going to send growth in one direction: down. While today’s figures from the…
Is Britain really heading for a Brexit recession?
The sense of excitement among some Remainers is almost palpable. Finally – after three years of waiting – a quarter…
