Public Health
— The avian flu outbreak serves as another reminder of how connected we are to nature, and how our interactions with the natural world have huge consequences on us all.
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Analysis
— Kinnock lost two elections as Labour leader. Starmer could learn a lot from his successes and failures.
Rwanda Deportations
— The European court blocked the UK from deporting asylum-seekers to Rwanda until after cases in the UK are decided. Will the UK government now consider withdrawing from the European convention on human rights altogether?
UK Politics
— Boris Johnson has burned so many commitments and bridges that it seems more than likely that the Tory whips will be unable to salvage them beyond 2022 even when using intimidation tactics to keep him in power.
COVID-19
— A study of more than 28,000 UK adults has found that vaccination after having COVID is linked to a decrease in long COVID symptoms.
COVID-19
— As children under five represent the only age group yet to have a COVID-19 vaccine approved for use, Pfizer and Moderna have both recently reported results for their COVID-19 vaccines in the youngest children.
Analysis
— Prisoners in the UK are not allowed to vote. Their fate is a useful starting point for any backbencher wondering if it’s time to write a letter of no confidence in PM Boris Johnson as his actions appear to have demonstrated a highly disrespectful attitude for the law.
Analysis
— Scandals and a misguided war on woke have cost Australia’s conservatives their voter base, opening the path for Labor. Could something similar happen in the UK where the Tories are still fighting the previous culture war opened by Brexit?
Analysis
— The report on lockdown parties at Number 10 relied heavily on WhatsApp transcripts to show wrongdoing. But WhatsApp should not be used to make detailed decisions in government, to begin with.
Australia Elections
— The Morrison government has been resoundingly defeated, with Labor headed for office. All the facts and figures on the 2022 election.
COVID-19
— Even taking into account people who have had COVID but didn’t know it, there’s still likely to be a group of people who have never been infected.
Immigration
— How will asylum seekers relocated from the UK be accommodated in Rwanda, beyond temporary plans to convert a former hostel into a detention centre, and what will happen to those who are not granted asylum? Whatever. For the UK, the UK-Rwanda deal represents yet another business interest in Africa.
War in Ukraine
— Western officials say that Russia may officially declare war on Ukraine on May 9. An international relations expert explains why this day is significant, and why a war declaration would matter.
COVID-19
— A new study finds that the cognitive loss from severe COVID is the same as losing 10 IQ points.
UK Local Elections
— Votes are for people who decide incredibly important aspects of our lives, yet they are portrayed as the voters’ way of giving the government of the day a bloody nose.
Environment
— Despite banning fracking in 2019, the UK government’s decision to soften the fracking moratorium could pave the way for regulatory decisions which prioritise potential financial benefits over the risks to the environment and public health.
