Rishi Sunak – the lockdown sceptic with Covid-compliant vibes
The former chancellor has criticised the UK’s pandemic response, but he owes it his past popularity.
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Hospitals are under pressure from Covid-19 once again
There is a shortage of hospital beds and ambulances, but Conservative leadership candidates would rather talk tax cuts.
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A year on from lockdowns, life feels relentless
Work, emails, drinks, sleep; then wake up and start again. Am I the only one feeling overwhelmed?
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After two years of strange isolation, I no longer know myself
Our new reality seems a little too normal to be normal. Are we all giving a convincing performance of coping?
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China’s never-ending Covid lockdown story
Parts of Shanghai have again been put under lockdown restrictions, with further implications for the global cost-of-living crisis.
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In defence of lateness
Why a chronically punctual person finally has compassion for latecomers.
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If the government acts like Covid doesn’t exist, should we?
Moral dilemmas and social tensions are thrown up by the end of pandemic restrictions.
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Ending masks and isolation will kill vulnerable people
People say their human rights are being violated by Covid rules but they have no qualms about taking away my…
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