Day: 31 August 2022

People comparing the crisis engulfing Britain to the 1970s are doing the decade a disservice. It wasn't all industrial strife and power cuts. It also included Led Zeppelin, Robin Day and The Sweeney.

According to projections of the rising cost of electricity, journeys by electric car are set to cost more than diesel from January, calling into question the basis on which many EV's were purchased.

A hard-hitting report by Policy Exchange has found the public is rapidly losing confidence in the police, believing them to be more concerned with being ‘woke’ than solving crimes.

An international survey of 18,500 unvaccinated people has published its findings, which include evidence of low hospitalisation rates, low incidence among the mask-free, and high rates of stigmatisation.

A 2014 survey found that a sizeable share of Donbas residents favoured some form of separatism. However, this survey found almost no support for separatism in other regions – contrary to Russian claims at the time.

An NHS hospital trust has come under fire for giving ICU visitors a disclaimer form telling them that if they are black or over-65 they should not visit because they are deemed to be at higher risk of COVID-19.

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.