Why the government is wrong to make a scapegoat of Public Health England
Boris Johnson needs someone to blame for his Covid-19 failures, but scrapping the seven-year-old organisation is not a solution.
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Matt Hancock’s plan to scrap Public Health England leaves questions unanswered
The Health Secretary's speech gave us no clear picture of the future of the new body.
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Why the coronavirus mental health crisis may not have peaked
Nearly one in five people in the UK experienced some form of depression in June, up by 10 per cent…
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Are local lockdowns working? The data suggests they’re not tough enough
Analysis of the latest figures on Covid-19 cases shows most areas with local restrictions are still experiencing rises.
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Why we fear the reopening of schools will create a second wave of Covid-19 infections
My hunch is that coronavirus will prove to be just like other respiratory viruses – eminently transmissible by the young.
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Where next for local lockdown? Use our tracker to find out
Get the latest data on Covid-19 cases across Britain and track local restrictions
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British Muslims are being scapegoated for the government’s coronavirus failures
A Conservative MP has claimed that ethnic minority Britons, particularly Muslims, are not taking the coronavirus seriously. But the evidence…
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The oldest millennials may soon stump up for social care. The oldest boomers won’t
The government just might apply the political logic of the triple lock pension to the UK’s underfunded social care system.
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