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Democracy to autocracy? COVID-19 is exposing a crisis in the UK constitution

The response to COVID-19 is showing how the UK’s unwritten constitution puts democracy at risk. Even in times of emergency, Parliament must play its role.

By Alex Goodman

/ 20 Mar 2020

Democracy to autocracy? COVID-19 is exposing a crisis in the UK constitution

"We are being treated as cannon fodder”

After a decade of austerity, NHS doctors feel they have been abandoned by the government in the face of Covid-19

By Guddi Singh

/ 19 Mar 2020

Take the coronavirus disinformation test

Can you separate the COVID-19 fact from viral fiction? This quiz will help you spot the most common coronavirus disinformation circulating on the internet.

By Alastair Tibbitt

/ 19 Mar 2020

There’s nothing so political as a pandemic

“Don’t politicise a crisis,” they say. But what’s more political than a global health emergency?

By Adam Ramsay

/ 17 Mar 2020

There’s nothing so political as a pandemic

The social support networks stepping up in coronavirus-stricken China

Below the sweeping centralized measures, decentralized networks have provided relief to thousands.

By Mi You

/ 17 Mar 2020

The social support networks stepping up in coronavirus-stricken China

Will Johnson's coronavirus response violate human rights law?

Johnson is failing to consider the human rights of the vulnerable.

By Jonathan Cooper

/ 16 Mar 2020

Will Johnson's coronavirus response violate human rights law?

Finance must serve society during the COVID-19 crisis – not disrupt it

The viral excesses of finance are to blame for the current market volatility. Tough measures should be taken to make finance work for the public good.

By Myriam Vander Stichele

/ 16 Mar 2020

Finance must serve society during the COVID-19 crisis – not disrupt it