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The Herd Instinct and ‘Herd Immunity’: The Etiology of a Bad Idea
The science didn’t change – the politics did. Peter Jukes follows an inflammatory and disastrous theory as it spread rapidly through the British body politic.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: Mistake Over ‘Herd Immunity’ Has Cost Us Vital Time
Mike Buckley sets out the Government’s strategy towards the COVID-19 outbreak so far and explores why its handling of it already raises much bigger questions about the country’s governance – concerns which have been there all along.
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The Trial of Alex Salmond: ‘I’ve Never Attempted Non-Consensual Sexual Relations in My Life’
James Doleman reports from Edinburgh’s High Court, where the former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond is giving evidence in his defence to charges of sexual assault and attempted rape.
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A Good Day to Bury Bad News: US Justice Department Drops Charges over Russia’s 2016 Election Interference
Caroline Orr reports on how charges against indicted Putin Ally Yevgeny Prigozhin were abandoned just as the coronavirus pandemic in the US set a deadly new record.
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Battle Against the Unknown
Army veteran Steve Jones reports from the hidden frontline in Stoke on the battle against the COVID-19 outbreak, now raging in shops, homes and hospitals.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: We Need to Bail Out the British Public
Stephen Colegrave considers those who are vulnerable to the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak and how important it is for the Government to support them.
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THE UPSIDE DOWN: Raising Hell – The Long Afterlife of William Blake
John Mitchinson explores the lasting resonance of the works of the English poet and artist who attracted little acclaim during his lifetime.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: Journalists Should Not Pick Sides
Brian Cathcart on why reporting that helps people form a balanced understanding of the Coronavirus outbreak so that they can make up their own minds in an informed way is absolutely vital.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: Debt and No Savings Will Leave Millions Vulnerable
The COVID-19 outbreak is causing significant concern for the global economy and individual households.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: The Danger of America Being a ‘Me’ Country Not a ‘We’ Country
CJ Werleman explains why a national philosophy of selfishness and a President who willingly spreads disinformation is such as a threat to America as it tackles the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Turkish Delight? Putin and Erdogan’s Complicated Relationship
After the Turkish and Russian Presidents met in Moscow to discuss the situation in Idlib, Stephen Komarnyckyj looks at the current relationship between the two countries.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: We Are Right to be Concerned About the Government’s Response
Mike Buckley explains how Boris Johnson’s administration has one of the laxest responses to the pandemic compared to other countries and believes it is unnecessarily putting lives at risk.
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It’s Finally Time for Michael Gove to Come Clean Over Referendum Wrongdoing
A former MP and member of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee – which investigated disinformation and fake news during the 2016 EU Referendum – calls on the Cabinet Office Minister to reveal what he knew about electoral wrongdoing.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: Why Might the UK Government Care More about Markets than Deaths?
As a former consultant to the Department of Health, Stephen Colegrave explains how premature deaths are under-recorded and demands full transparency over government scientific advice.
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‘I Got More Justice from Mugabe than I Ever Got from Britain’
Jon Robins explores the case of Clive Freeman, who was jailed in 1989 for murder but has always protested his innocence and is now mounting a fourth attempt for his guilty verdict to be reconsidered.
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The Trial of Alex Salmond: Politician was ‘Touchy-Feely’ Person, Says Defence Team
James Doleman reports from the trial of the former First Minister of Scotland, who is charged with sexual assault and attempted rape.
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The Trial of Alex Salmond: ‘He was my Boss and he Happened to be the Most Powerful Person in the Country’
James Doleman’s third report from the trial of the former First Minister of Scotland, who is charged with sexual assault and attempted rape.
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GET COVID DONE
Otto English explores why Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings’ supposed strategy of tackling the Coronavirus through the UK population developing ‘herd immunity’ is so dangerous to us all.
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Journalism Under Threat: ‘In the Battle for Truth, You have to say who Lies’
Fiona O’Connor reports on the threats being faced by women journalists around the world and how one of the loudest voices against the Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte is standing firm.
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The Dangerous Duo of Trump and Putin Weaponising Coronavirus Disinformation
CJ Werleman reports on conspiracy theories that the US is behind the outbreak of COVID-19, the President’s spreading of disinformation and Vladimir Putin’s interests in adding his trolls into the mix.
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The Trial of Alex Salmond: ‘I was Trying to Restrict the Movement of the First Minister’s Hands’
James Doleman reports from the trial of the former First Minister of Scotland, who is charged with sexual assault and attempted rape.
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Making Obsolescence Obsolete
Stephen Colegrave considers why today’s EU announcement about sustainable products is an essential first step to combatting our disposable culture.
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The Trial of Alex Salmond: Another Two Women Testify Against Former Scottish First Minister
James Doleman reports from day three of the trial of Salmond, who is facing charges of sexual assault and attempted rape.
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‘Misbehaviour’ Misses the Mark
Chris Sullivan reviews a new take on the 1970 Miss World pageant and explores the debate about sex and race which it exposed.
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University Staff Strike Over Mental Health Crisis
Stephen Delahunty reports on why up to 50,000 university staff are striking for better conditions.
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Putin is Changing the Russian Constitution for his Own Ends
Kseniya Kirillova analyses the new laws which enshrine the Russian President’s future power, control of the past and attempts to mobilise Russian expansion.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: Has the Public Still Had Enough of Experts?
Otto English explores the disinformation which has been spreading as fast as the Coronavirus and considers the soil which allowed the denigration of facts and expertise to flower.
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Is Russia Working with Myanmar’s Military to Incite Hatred of the Rohingya?
Stephen Komarnyckyj reports on social media activity supporting the repression of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar.
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Gambling: A 70% Growth in Revenue Increases Suffering
Iwan Doherty and Stephen Colegrave look at how the huge growth in gambling activity and revenue has grave consequences for society.
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Are Uyghur Muslims’ Organs Being Illegally Removed to Save China’s Coronavirus Patients?
CJ Werleman reports on how China is meeting organ transplant demand when the country has a voluntary donor rate of only one for every two million citizens.
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The Daniel Morgan Murder: No Closer to Justice But Corruption Continues its Poisonous Spread
On the 33rd anniversary of his brother’s unsolved murder, Alastair Morgan describes how the culture of lies and institutional corruption surrounding the case have infected our media, our politics – and our future.
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The Trial of Alex Salmond: ‘I Did Not Want this to Happen’
On the first day of the trial of the former First Minister of Scotland for charges of sexual assault and rape, one of his alleged victims – a Scottish Government official – gave evidence against him.
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Fiction in the Age of Fake News
After 40 years as a theatre director and author, Stephen Unwin sees the avant-garde as powerless against the Alt-Right and argues we need a new respect for reality.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: The Government Must Bolster its Response
With existing pressures on the NHS, will the health service be able to cope with increased cases of the highly contagious virus?
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British Arms Sales Aiding Repression in Chile
Steve Shaw reports on the UK Government’s decision to continue to sell millions of pounds in arms and crowd-control equipment to Chile, where police are cracking down on protests against inequality and corruption.
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THE UPSIDE DOWN: The Lie of the Land – We Need to Talk about the Enclosures
John Mitchinson considers the economic and psychic dangers of land appropriation.
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‘The True Story of Ned Kelly’: Criminal or Freedom Fighter?
Chris Sullivan reviews an adaptation of the Booker Prize-winning novel that explores the boundary between banditry and rebellion.
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Postcards from the Red Wall: The Other Baker Street
83% in one suburb of Middlesborough voted to Leave the EU. But Graham Williamson sees self-sufficiency and a new spirit despite stereotypes of ‘Northern Towns’.
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No Country is Above the Law: US Facing War Crimes Prosecutions in The Hague
Moazzam Begg, who spent a year being tortured at Bagram Airbase, looks at the International Criminal Court’s renewed investigation of alleged American human rights violations in Afghanistan.
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Between Two Clashing Rocks: European Refugees Doubly Victimised
Tasnim Nazeer reports on the migrant crisis in Greece on 20,000 people threatened by a rising tide of hostility.
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Government Wasting Billions on Brexit Preparations and Drowning the Nation in Red Tape
The National Audit Office reveals the haemorrhaging of taxpayers’ money and the draining of resources from public services reports Stephen Delahunty.
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Labour Must Win Over England or Accept Never Winning Power Again
Hardeep Matharu explores the findings of a new report suggesting that the Labour Party must go beyond economic and social concerns and engage with people’s feelings about their identity.
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Conservative Party Receives £1.5 Million from Big Polluters in Three Months
New analysis by DeSmog raises more questions about the Prime Minister’s commitment to tackling the climate emergency.
