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Sue Gray’s report: Who’s behind the partygate leaks – and why?

Some of the Downing Street parties took place almost two years ago – why are we just finding out about them now? Marie Le Conte explains

By Marie Le Conte

/ 27 Jan 2022

Sue Gray’s report: Who’s behind the partygate leaks – and why?

Are the unvaccinated becoming modern-day lepers?

Will ‘health taxes’, fines, bans on foreign travel and a French strategy of ‘pissing them off’ nudge anti-vaxxers towards the COVID-19 jab?

By Rashmee Roshan Lall

/ 23 Jan 2022

Are the unvaccinated becoming modern-day lepers?

US conservatives spreading anti-vax misinformation to unvaccinated Uganda

Revealed: US Christian legal organisation and a Texas-based think tank are among those promoting anti-lockdown and vaccine hesitancy messages in Uganda

By Alice McCool and Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu

/ 21 Jan 2022

US conservatives spreading anti-vax misinformation to unvaccinated Uganda

UK government refuses to say if Sue Gray’s interviews will be published

Exclusive: Fears of partygate ‘whitewash’ as government won’t commit to recording or publishing interviews – or even say who’s being interviewed

By Martin Williams

/ 19 Jan 2022

UK government refuses to say if Sue Gray’s interviews will be published

If we are to ‘live with’ COVID-19, we must decide what we really value

It is wishful thinking to pretend we can return to pre-pandemic norms. The time has come to decide what kind of society do we want to live in

By Laurie Macfarlane

/ 19 Jan 2022

If we are to ‘live with’ COVID-19, we must decide what we really value

Dispatches from Westminster Greggs: BYOB, wine time and Big Dog’s dank beats

An oD contact ‘found’ this dossier under a pile of napkins. Investigations as to its authenticity have been hampered by a large red wine stain

By Stewart Kirkpatrick

/ 18 Jan 2022

Dispatches from Westminster Greggs: BYOB, wine time and Big Dog’s dank beats

After two years of COVID, Johnson’s priority is still wealth over health

This week marks two years since the first mention of COVID in UK media. Looking back, the government's path was clear right from the start

By Paul Rogers

/ 15 Jan 2022

After two years of COVID, Johnson’s priority is still wealth over health

UK broke law with COVID deals for ‘VIP’ firms run by government contacts

High Court rules ministers acted unlawfully by giving multi-million-pound PPE supply deals to a pest control company and a private equity firm

By Martin Williams

/ 12 Jan 2022

UK broke law with COVID deals for ‘VIP’ firms run by government contacts

What is UK government hiding on WhatsApp? We have no idea – that’s the problem

We know Boris Johnson asked Lord Brownlow for money for his flat refurb because the latter kept the messages. But what has been deleted?

By Cori Crider

/ 7 Jan 2022

What is UK government hiding on WhatsApp? We have no idea – that’s the problem

Noticias falsas, “kit-covid”, y dudas sobre la vacunación entre los indígenas en Brasil

Las noticias falsas sobre la vacunación y el llamado "kit-covid" con medicamentos ineficaces fueron apuestas del gobierno Bolsonaro que afectaron a los indígenas. Lea la última parte del especial sobre la pandemia y las fake news en Xingú

By Fábio Zuker and Thomaz Pedro

/ 4 Jan 2022

Noticias falsas, “kit-covid”, y dudas sobre la vacunación entre los indígenas en Brasil

Vaccinate the world

If we believe in democracy, economic success or basic survival, the world’s media must send the message loud and clear

By Anthony Barnett and Peter Geoghegan

/ 23 Dec 2021

The privilege of staying home: COVID and the highly skilled workforce

Remote working during the pandemic allowed once-mobile skilled workers to choose immobility, with possible long-term impacts on future work and migration patterns

By Agnieszka Weinar

/ 21 Dec 2021

The privilege of staying home: COVID and the highly skilled workforce