Day: 18 July 2022

In this week's London Calling, the talking points are climate change, the Conservative leadership election, psychedelic drugs, and whether the global liberal elite are misguided do-gooders or just plain evil.

The Editors of the BMJ and the Health Service Journal have said the "pandemic is far from over" and an immediate return to work from home, masks, gathering limits and free testing is needed to save the "dying" NHS.

Already the forecasts of 40C are dropping, but their work is done. Population scared and headlines written, but let's return to Planet Reality, where the 9.17C average in the 2010s was colder than the 9.31C in the 2000s.

What's the temperature where you are? As Britain goes on red alert for a heatwave "crisis", we're inviting readers to send us the temperature readings from their outdoor thermometers to see how well the forecasts fare.

Earlier this year, the WHO published estimates suggesting that Germany had higher excess mortality than Britain. However, they used the wrong method of adjustment, so this finding is almost certainly wrong.

The British Bill of Rights will sort out a number of the problems created by Blair's ill-conceived Human Rights Act and ensure the sovereignty of Parliament is accorded much greater respect by judges.

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.