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24 December 2021

2021: The New Statesman’s Charts of the Year

Our data team explore the trends that defined 2021, including Covid’s third coming, vaccine inequality and the Conservatives’ lost poll lead.

By New Statesman

Photo by Gary Waters / Ikon Images

From vaccine inequality and fluctuating Covid-19 case rates to the rise and fall of GB News and the true state of levelling up, the New Statesman‘s data team has crunched the numbers behind the key news events and trends of the past 12 months.

Covid’s third coming

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