The Covid Inquiry: Inside a toxic government
Revelations have covered “f***pigs” and blowing hair dryers up noses.
Covid-19
Covid-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus Sars-Cov-2, which caused a global pandemic from early 2020, necessitating national lockdowns and a huge vaccination programme. Read all of our latest coverage below.
The Covid inquiry has confirmed all our worst fears
Those making the rules didn’t understand the effect they would have on people who weren’t like them.
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Covid inquiry reveals what many already knew – the elderly are neglected
The government’s attitude towards over-65s has long been evident in its approach to social care.
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Dominic Cummings’ saviour complex
The former No 10 aide cast himself as a dormant, blameless character until his pivotal intervention.
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Three years on from lockdowns, I have finally tested positive for Covid
I was going to discuss a fictional island but I am now a virtual castaway myself.
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Why we should be worried by the new Covid wave
With the emergence of a highly mutated Omicron variant, policies for controlling the virus deserve our renewed attention.
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Matt Hancock still thinks he’s the hero of the pandemic
After a faux-apology, the former health secretary sought to absolve himself of blame for his department’s failures.
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Austerity on trial
At the Covid-19 inquiry, David Cameron and George Osborne were unrepentant over their spending cuts.
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Boris Johnson wants leniency no one else is getting
The former PM’s response to the Privileges Committee report on partygate is an insult to the public and parliament.
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The Covid Inquiry must find answers on racial disparities
While the focus is on WhatsApps and Tory infighting, we risk letting the government off the hook.
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Labour will inherit the chaos of the Covid inquiry
Divisions are plaguing the whole country, and are rooted in personality and populism, not policy.
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Rishi Sunak must stop trying to appease Boris Johnson
In trying and failing to satisfy Johnson’s supporters over the Covid inquiry, the Prime Minister has only made himself look…
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The Covid inquiry will haunt the Conservatives for years
Current and former Tory ministers could be going in and out of public hearings about the pandemic response until 2026.
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Employers must stop penalising women for having children
Why extending redundancy protections for expectant mothers and new parents is long overdue.
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Does Boris Johnson think he’s a good person?
I broke lockdown rules too – lots of us did – but at least I can acknowledge my selfishness and…
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Why we still can’t quantify the pandemic’s impact on our mental health
A study claiming the psychological impact of coronavirus was “minimal” has provoked disbelief.
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Can Simon Case survive the Lockdown Files?
The leaked WhatsApp messages are raising fresh questions over the cabinet secretary’s conduct.
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The health crisis nobody is talking about
Less than a year after it was made, the government has broken its promise to address health inequalities.
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How consultancy bleeds Britain dry
In The Big Con Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington reveal how management consultants promise to fix governments but end up…
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Professor Andrew Pollard: Our future depends on the life sciences
The co-inventor of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid jab on careers in clinical research, future pandemics and vaccine hesitancy.
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