Outside the system
Column / Investigation: Truth Captured
Oligarch press ownership, BBC capture, disinformation networks, the weaponisation of free speech, and the media’s refusal to investigate itself.
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CORONAVIRUS CRISIS: Questions over PPE linger as UK frontline staff fatalities reach 171
Byline Times and Nursing Notes collaborate to record all the staff across the country who have lost their lives during the battle against COVID-19.
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Three Russian Doctors Treating Coronavirus Patients Fall from Windows
@Life_Disrupted reports on two senior medical staff fatalities and one critically injured while complaints about Vladimir Putin’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis mount.
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Vietnam: Another Lesson in How to Deal with the Coronavirus Pandemic
James Melville continues his global tour of international responses to COVID-19 with some stark comparisons to the UK.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: Brazilian President Dismisses COVID-19 as ‘Sniffles’ – But it Might Be Terminal For Him
Monica Piccinini reports on Jair Bolosnaro’s approach to COVID-19 and the likely impact on him and his people.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: ‘Untimely’ and ‘Insensitive’ – NHS Consultants Slam COVID-19 Bonuses for Senior Staff
Mark Conrad reports on how a controversy around extra payments to consultants in England is putting pressure on Government ministers to extend to all NHS staff.
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The Coronavirus Crisis: Officials Accuse Britain and US of ‘Hubris’ and ‘Complacent Exceptionalism’ in their Response to COVID-19
A former WHO director blames ideology, years of austerity and the downgrading of public health for the UK’s failures in dealing with the pandemic. The UK and US Governments have suffered from “hubris” in their response to COVID-19 and failed to get a grip on the deadly disease because they believed they were “untouchable”, according…
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Governed by Opinion? Governments and the Public Mood in a Crisis
Ian Sinclair looks at the role of Opinion Polls in shaping the Politics of the Pandemic and compares with the precedents of Afghanistan and Iraq.
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