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.
Communities afflicted by violence need care, not criminalisation. But our new Prime Minister is more interested in playing to bigoted populist sentiments than in supporting BAME citizens
The responses to the Telegraph's dog-whistle front page were highly predictable—on both sides of the political spectrum. It's time we started calling out hatred wherever it appears
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