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.
How often do you wish you could speak to someone who has died? How many questions would you love to ask your departed loved ones? Thanks to new technology, the opportunity to do so is not far off
Even pro-European commentators in Britain have been turning against monetary union and questioning the EU's democratic credentials. Charles Grant says that Emu would not have the dire economic consequences they predict and that Brussels institutions are imperfect but reformable
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