COVID-19
— The need for lung transplants in the United States has risen due to COVID-19, with 10% of all lung transplants now needed to treat those affected by the virus.
COVID-19
— The need for lung transplants in the United States has risen due to COVID-19, with 10% of all lung transplants now needed to treat those affected by the virus.
OPINION
— After 100 days of soul-searching, Liz Truss has decided there is only one person to blame for her woes: everyone else!
OPINION
— B. Jay Cooper, a veteran political consultant who served in the Reagan and Bush I administrations, weighs in on some of the reactions to President Biden’s State of the Union.
2023 Turkey–Syria Earthquake
— After a series of devastating earthquakes hit Central and Eastern Turkey and the Syrian border region this week, more than 40 countries and territories have sent or are about to send teams in response to provide relief aid.
COMMENT
— Ukraine faces a tough challenge with its top official’s shuffle and military food purchases reportedly going at highly inflated prices while the nation is at war.
What The Experts Say
— Science experts comment on the cabinet reshuffle and the creation of four new departments.
Climate Change
— A departmental redesign is useful, but progress still depends on political will.
Brexit
— We should not only listen to what politicians say but also how they say it.
COVID-19
— During the pandemic, the government has employed a cynical tactic to steer attention away from its own errors: creating conditions in which people would suffer shame and stigma.
COMMENT
— Has Rishi Sunak benefitted from Government contracts during the pandemic? A hedge fund, where the Prime Minister was a founding partner, has seen its profits more than double in a year.
Corruption
— The UK is perceived to be more corrupt than it was following the 2009 expenses scandal that rocked parliament to its core. Hostile states are happy to watch the UK move away from core liberal democratic principles.
COMMENT
— With no sign of Russia ending its hideous war in Ukraine, are we facing a return to rationing times?
Analysis
— A Chinese high-altitude balloon recently entered U.S. airspace, causing a high-level diplomatic meeting in Beijing to be cancelled in response. The balloon was shot down afterwards, even though it is believed that it was just a political provocation by China.
Analysis
— Parliaments are already widely viewed as inaccessible, technocratic institutions that are several steps removed from public concerns and values. A lack of clarity as to what visitors can bring with them will only reinforce these perceptions.
OPINION
— Brexiters don’t have any real Brexit benefits to boast of, so they have to make stuff up.
COMMENT
— There is a section of the Tories that doesn’t view bipartisanship as important in the relationship with America. There lies a perilous path.
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