An election is more of a gamble than Boris Johnson seems to realise
Yes, some things will be different compared to the last election. But have the Conservatives really done enough to improve on their 2017 performance?
As Britain’s death toll from Covid-19 passes 100,000, there is one burning question: why did so many have to die? Tom Clark, Gaby Hinsliff and Philip Ball chart the persistent failures—from both the chief scientists and the politicians. Former head of the Supreme Court Brenda Hale takes on the human rights sceptics and Rana Mitter asks whether China's grip on Hong Kong means the end of the historic freedoms in the city.
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