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Dominic Minghella

Dominic Minghella is a screenwriter, campaigner and trustee at covid:aid.

How the UK sleepwalked into another Covid disaster

By failing to prevent the rapid spread of coronavirus in schools, Boris Johnson has thrown children and adults to the wolves.

By Dominic Minghella

How the UK sleepwalked into another Covid disaster

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The UK and Covid-19: the tragedy of the road not taken

After his near-death experience, Boris Johnson seemed to grasp the seriousness of the pandemic and the need for change.…

By Dominic Minghella

The eleven days that may have tragically cost the UK in the fight against coronavirus

In a personal account, Dominic Minghella recalls the pre-lockdown period in which he and others were spreading Covid-19 across…

By Dominic Minghella

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