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We may not be fully conscious of it yet, but lockdown is, in many respects, one giant, unprecedented social experiment. No one has any real idea how it will influence the economy, although very few disagree that, short term, it will be almost cataclysmic. Equally seismic are the social repercussions. For young people, who are … Read more
As a woman in Michigan put it during my latest round of polling in America: ‘It’s almost painful to watch. I have to change the channel.’ But her comment did not refer to the terrible scenes played out in hospitals and elsewhere as the coronavirus wreaks havoc across the US. Instead, she was talking about … Read more
A prominent Communist party member who criticised Chinese leader Xi Jinping´s handling of the coronavirus outbreak is being investigated on suspicion of a ‘severe violation of discipline and law,’ a joint government-party watchdog has said. Ren Zhiqiang, 69, is a former head of state-run real estate conglomerate Huayuan Group and a party member who has … Read more
The director-general of the World Health Organization is facing calls to resign over criticisms of the way China’s response to the coronavirus crisis was managed. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is facing growing calls to step down from US politicians for trusting the communist regime’s official reporting about the extent of the spread of the disease. Republican … Read more
Humiliated Nicola Sturgeon today admitted that the resignation of Scotland’s chief medical officer for flouting her own lockdown rules will damage the coronavirus response. The Scottish First Minister said it was ‘far from idea’ to have lost the expertise of Dr Catherine Calderwood – who twice drove to a second home in defiance of the crucial guidelines. … Read more
Until last Thursday, Terry Smith, manager of the £16.7 billion Fundsmith Equity investment fund, was in total lockdown. He was not even allowed to go out to shop for food or visit a pharmacy. Confined to barracks with a punch bag, boxing gloves, skipping rope, desktop computer and a library of books for company. This … Read more
Anna Wintour rebuked President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis and threw her weight behind his Democratic rival Joe Biden. The Vogue editor-in-chief waded into the outbreak debate as she announced on Monday that the New York’s Met Gala would be postponed over the pandemic. Wintour also used her lengthy post in Vogue to … Read more
Last year and last decade busiest ever for air traffic in the UK: Almost 2.6million flights in 2019 and 13% growth since 2009 Nats, the UK’s air traffic control provider, saw an 0.9% increase in flights in 2019 Its busiest day on record was July 5, 2019, when it handled 8,863 flights in the UK Two … Read more
Embattled Home Secretary Priti Patel could do worse than have a quiet word with one of her predecessors on how best to handle Home Office mandarins. Days before her Permanent Secretary, Sir Philip Rutnam, sensationally quit on live TV with a scathing attack on her, the historic plotting and scheming of some civil servants in … Read more
Head of Cambridge college ‘steps back’ from his role amid allegations that he mishandled students’ complaints about sexual misconduct Dr Jeremy Morris will ‘step back’ from his duties as head of a Cambridge college Follows allegations he mishandled student complaints about sexual misconduct Allegations of rape and sexual assault were made by three females in … Read more