Analysis
— Backbenchers are rattling their sabres and a brutal by-election loss has made it all so much worse for Boris Johnson.
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Analysis
— Plans by the government to regularly overturn court decisions are the perfect way to avoid accountability, undermine independent scrutiny and weaken the role of the courts in holding the government to account.
Analysis
— The British government is making specific choices about the way it presents data on Channel crossings.
Analysis
— Inconsistent rules, those in charge setting a poor example, and feeling rebellious are all factors that may prevent people from wearing a mask.
Omicron Variant
— There’s a new COVID lineage called B.1.1.529. The World Health Organization called it Omicron as it declared it a “variant of concern” because it has a genetic profile very different from other circulating variants.
Analysis
— Being on universal credit affects people in more ways than just financial.
COP26
— COP26 saw incremental progress but not the breakthrough moment needed.
COP26
— Mainstream reporters not familiar with the topic may spin the summit as a huge success or devastating failure.
Climate Change
— The global shipping sector delivers 90% of global trade and has a carbon footprint the size of Germany’s.
Education
— More hours of teaching might benefit children’s recovery in the short term but put teachers under dangerous pressure.
Climate Change
— Foreign trade outsources both emissions and environmental hazards.
Climate Change
— Electric vehicle sales are booming and coal power is dwindling, but structural obstacles to net zero remain.
COVID-19
— Cases are high in people over 60, who are far more likely to develop severe COVID and need hospital treatment.
COVID-19 Vaccines
— The infection of people who have received a first vaccine dose isn’t completely surprising and highlights the fact you need two doses for optimal protection against COVID-19.
