What our leaders have to learn about the art of persuasion
When trying to get the public on side, ministers should remember patriotism is the basis of progress.
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How Covid-19 is still confounding doctors after six months
A study found around 100 symptoms the virus may cause, but only a dozen or so are widely recognised. At this…
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Leader: The message to the planet
The cost of environmental destruction far exceeds the cost of preventing it. But the world is sleepwalking into catastrophe.
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Is the UK heading for a second wave of Covid-19?
Deaths and hospitalisations remain far lower than in the spring, but this could rapidly change.
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The rise and fall of the immunity passport
The government, with its £100bn “moonshot” testing programme, hopes Covid-19 certification can reopen society.
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Covid-19’s Christmas triple threat
Record foodbank use could coincide with mass redundancies and a second wave of the virus this winter.
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Russia’s local elections: Navalny’s anti-Kremlin campaigning pays off
Ruling party candidates have swept to victory in almost every regional contest – but the opposition also demonstrated its potential.
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What Boris Johnson’s “Covid marshals” reveal about the government’s pandemic response
The shambles highlights persistent problems: a reliance on spin and short-term headlines, and a lack of respect for public bodies.
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