coronavirus | perspectives

Donald Trump’s Case Of Coronavirus: A Precipice?

By ADAM GRAVELY He dubbed it “a blessing from God”. He said he now has a “protective glow” of immunity. And less than two weeks after...

Starmer’s slow and steady prosecution of Boris Johnson could win the race

The 2019 general election was a humiliating defeat for the Labour Party. ‘Red Wall’ seats in the North of England were turned to rubble

Health Warnings for new COVID restrictions?

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson further tightened restrictions in England to suppress transmission of COVID-19, introducing a...

From the frying pan into the fire: Covid-19 and forest fires ravage the Americas

Last year, São Paulo went dark after being covered by smoke from huge fires in the Amazon rainforest. Now, the fires are raging once...

Cooking up an economic recovery? Reviewing Rishi's plan

Rishi Sunak’s summer statement was found to be underwhelming by many professional economists, with many of the macroeconomic decisions...

Can Netanyahu weather Israel’s COVID Storm?

Who would’ve guessed? Mere months ago, there was a near consensus among pundits that the COVID-19 outbreak had single-handedly brought...

The crisis facing theatres - and how students are trying to save them

Theatres are in a state of crisis. The Creative Industries Federation estimates that there will be a combined revenue drop of £74 billion...

Anniversaries of Tiananmen Square and a rethinking of China's global image

On the 4th of June, the world remembered an infamous day in Chinese history, known universally as the Tiananmen Square Protests. This day...

Will the reopening of schools risk a second spike?

As the government announced that primary schools were to reopen on June 1, many teachers’ unions and the British Medical Association have...

A land unfit for heroes

The ongoing debate around reopening schools hit the headlines in the past weeks, with the Daily Mail taking aim at education unions,...

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