The fall of the corrupt Government in Sri Lanka should be welcomed. It's certainly more redolent of legality than what we've seen in the last few years, as civil rights were summarily stripped over an overhyped pathogen.
Britain is still importing oil directly from Russia. It's just that Russian oil is mixed with Kazakh oil during transit, so importers can say it's from Kazakhstan. This is basically 'Covid theatre' for geopolitics.
The Government considered tearing “mothers and fathers and families and children” from their homes if they tested positive for Covid during lockdowns to be sent to isolation centres, a minister has admitted.
So many times we hear: "It’s not worth speaking out, I can’t risk it." In the long run, many will regret such timidity and bear scars from the battles they didn’t fight in a loss of self-respect.
Britain could return to its disastrous 'protect the NHS' Covid policy if the latest spike in infections and admissions impedes the health service's ability to treat other conditions, a Government minister has said.
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus – and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
