How the state came to criminalise ordinary life
No medical or other crisis should be reason for the executive to be given absolute power
Tag: Covid-19
How can investors cushion the Covid-19 blow?
Safety lies in saving
How coronavirus could shift the toxic poverty narrative
Less shaming and more empathy is needed
One United Kingdom, four lockdowns?
Subtle differences in Regulations across the UK risk creating confusion
We need an exit strategy for jobs—and it should look like this
The Job Retention Scheme is helping millions of workers. As the crisis lifts, can it be wound down in a way which protects them?
The duel: Is it more important to save younger lives?
If coronavirus presents medics with a stark ethical choice, which considerations should determine their course of action?
The three charts that show the economic impact of lockdown
Women and those at the bottom of the wage range are the worst affected
Johnson and Covid-19: Can human suffering have political advantages?
A well-trodden Via Dolorosa is often an individual’s path to power, as many historical examples attest
Inside Germany's Covid-19 testing masterclass
Britain is patting itself on the back over testing—after the peak has passed. How many lives could have been saved by taking the German approach from the off?
Will Sweden's herd immunity experiment pay off?
The world depicts the country as “playing Russian roulette” by not enacting a coronavirus lockdown
It is not enough to talk about the disproportionate number of Covid-19 BAME deaths—we need action
It’s more urgent than ever to listen to people in black, Asian and ethnic communities about how this virus has affected them
A motion to regret virtual parliaments
Democracy is not digital
"Very disorganised": The student nurses on the frontlines fighting Covid-19
Low stocks of PPE, a stressful work environment and the looming demands of coursework have left many students drained
State aid in the time of coronavirus: what help for business is too much?
We will remain bound by EU rules for the duration of the crisis and beyond. What assistance measures will the commission permit?
Coronavirus and parliament: A brief history of sunset clauses
Is this kind of provision an adequate safeguard against the normalisation of emergency powers?
How will we tell if easing the lockdown is working?
Rules may not change, but if they do, how do we monitor the epidemiological consequences? The polling industry provides a clue
Make SAGE transparent
Cummings’s presence raises questions about the integrity of government decisions—and its other scientific advisers
One of the most important post-Covid-19 questions: how should insolvency law operate?
Time to rethink the relationship between creditors and debtors
Social distancing and the Taliban
Could the Covid-19 outbreak jeopardise the Afghan peace process?
Austerity is precisely the wrong response to this crisis. What's the right one?
The absurd logic of austerity has been exposed—what should replace it?