Byline Times exposes the Government’s dangerous ‘herd immunity’ approach towards the Coronavirus pandemic, as well as how incompetence and conspiracies contributed to the UK’s shocking death toll
Daniel Goyal observes that unlike other nations, the UK’s healthcare capacity remains 4% lower than pre-COVID level, and this means more unnecessary deaths
Firms that have won large Coronavirus contracts have paid millions of pounds in fines from Government regulatory bodies in the past decade
The Government has revealed the record of a private meeting between a health minister and various corporate entities, though the details are disputed
The handling of the Coronavirus crisis by Boris Johnson’s Government is an egregious example of structural failings at the heart of the British state, argue Professor Gurch Randhawa and Mike Buckley
The Government has awarded vast contracts for two private sector firms to manage the arrival of ‘red list’ passengers, reveals Sam Bright
Stephen Colegrave reports on worrying research from the University of Birmingham who surveyed 465 junior doctors about their mental health
Crowd behaviour helped public health initiatives in the early stages of the Coronavirus pandemic, but social proofing also means that people are easily influenced to reject safety measures, writes Clara Hickman
Byline Times warned the public about ‘herd immunity’ from the beginning of the Coronavirus crisis – now two influential House of Commons committees have concluded that it was the result of Boris Johnson’s handling of the pandemic in its early stages
Twelve COVID-contract winning firms with ties to the Conservative Party have increased their profits by 57.1%, Byline Times and The Citizens reveal
Nathan O’Hagan delves into the myths and misinformation causing vaccine reticence among professional players
Nafeez Ahmed reports on the recently formed APPG on Pandemic Response and Recovery, chaired by a Conservative MP, and which includes climate science deniers among its members
As Covid lobbying groups combine to oppose child vaccination, Nafeez Ahmed and Karam Bales investigate how conspiracy theories and pseudoscience disfigure public debate
Matthew Gwyther considers how the pandemic shifted office norms, and the dilemmas associated with our new routines
Psychiatrist Benjamin Janaway wanted to understand why people have turned to COVID conspiracy theories. This is what he found
New data reveals another source of significant Government spending during the pandemic, reports Sam Bright
The study delves into the health inequalities that have afflicted Britain during the COVID-19 crisis
With schools in England reopening with no real mitigation measures in place, concerns mount that educational settings could become the epicentre of a new surge in Coronavirus cases and instances of Long COVID in children
An open letter to the Education Secretary by experts urges the Government to rethink its back to school policy, which they say contains no plans for any robust COVID mitigation measures
England’s vaccine strategy is endangering the young, says Mike Buckley
CJ Werleman reports on the disinformation being disseminated by those on the Christian right around the Coronavirus which is now spreading via social media to followers further afield
Professor Chris Painter looks at the Government’s unprecedented and unilaterist policy-making and the dire implications for the quality of UK governance
Social scientist Colin Talbot analyses the summer slowdown of the Government’s mass immunisation campaign
The toxic influence of right-wing radio has played a role in the country’s changing fortunes when it comes to the Coronavirus pandemic, says CJ Werleman
A former senior advisor to the SARS Commission believes there should be an investigation into how responses to the Coronavirus pandemic were based on an outmoded theory, leading to the deaths of healthcare workers
As people turn off the ‘Test and Trace’ app to avoid being told to self-isolate, Sophia Alexandra Hall investigates the class implications of the ‘pingdemic’
An individual who has donated more than £630,000 to the Conservatives in recent years has seen his role in Government extended for another year, reports Sam Bright
‘Freedom day’ is simply the Prime Minister pulling up the drawbridge on his own people, contends John Ashton
In a good day to bury bad news, the Health and Safety Executive announced a concerning rise in workplace deaths, while most of our attention was glued to England’s Euros match. Sian Norris reports
In ordinary times, the Prime Minister’s lack of focus and consistency would be dysfunctional. In a pandemic, it is lethal, says Jonathan Lis
Mike Buckley unpicks the Prime Minister’s mass infection plan and its likely impact on public health, existing structural inequalities, and the economy
A few thousand families have been forced to pay more than £20 million in mandatory self-isolation costs, Sam Bright reports
As workplaces prepare to re-open and furlough ends, Sian Norris reports on how the loss of childcare places on offer across the UK puts women’s equality at risk