During the service, it was to Masterchef that my mind wandered. Credit: BBC
03/23/2020 - 11:40am

Zoom eucharist felt like an episode of Masterchef — and I loved it Online church services are starting to feel like food programmes

Giles Fraser

23.03

Don’t shut the parks, Boris — give us rules There are ways to keep vital public spaces open safely

Freddie Sayers

Saturday, March 21

21.03

How do we face human extinction? A deadly pandemic has thrown this question into sharp focus

Mary Harrington

Friday, March 20

20.03

No, Matt Hancock, this is not a “once-in-a-century event” The remark implies that there's a ceiling on the risks we face from future pandemics

Peter Franklin

20.03

Christ the Redeemer is the perfect antidote to Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ The famous statue offers a touching expression of global solidarity

Giles Fraser

20.03

How does the UK compare to the rest of the world on handling Covid-19? In general, we have a tendency to look at the wrong things

Tom Chivers

Thursday, March 19

19.03

The Bank of England’s blood drive Will reducing the interest rate and another round of QE make any difference?

UnHerd

19.03

The appalling treatment of Suzanne Moore She is right to publish the names of the cowards who denounced her

Julie Bindel

19.03

Virtual wine tasting takes off in lockdown China New 'cloud' communities are emerging as the country remains in quarantine

Janet Wang

19.03

Do we need a government of national unity? If holding things together means bringing in the other parties, then so be it

Peter Franklin

Wednesday, March 18

18.03

Cancelled by coronavirus Calling off my book launch was tough, but this crisis made me appreciate what’s truly important

Ed West

18.03

Mental health ‘experts’ are shamelessly exploiting Covid-19 The industry is rife with practitioners opportunistically selling their services online

Ashley Frawley

18.03

The no-deal nightmare scenario doesn’t seem so bad now Coronavirus has made all those Doomsday Brexit predictions look rather silly

Peter Franklin

Tuesday, March 17

17.03

The sunny Australian spirit goes walkabout Bush fires and the coronavirus have chipped away at the country's cheerful character

Zoe Strimpel

17.03

Jonathan Sacks: why does Richard Dawkins single out Jews? In my latest podcast, the former Chief Rabbi asks why atheists target the Old Testament God over the New

Giles Fraser

17.03

The strange experience of watching Schrödinger’s Half Marathon The contrast between my planned and actual weekends caught me in two worlds

Mary Harrington

Monday, March 16

16.03

Don’t nudge us, Prime Minister, tell us! It seems the Government is sacrificing clarity in an attempt to sound less authoritarian

Freddie Sayers

16.03

A handy Encyclopedia of Social Justice A new site attempts to translate all those woke words you hear so often

James Billot

16.03

We are heading towards a socialist future Until the coronavirus is defeated, the state will need to be much more active

Ed West

Saturday, March 14

14.03

The extraordinary tale of a monarch who is above the law An intervention in the case of Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum reveals the political limits to our legal system

Mary Harrington

Friday, March 13

13.03

Can we build a herd immunity to Covid-19? The idea put forward by the Chief Scientist comes down to a simple formula

Tom Chivers

13.03

Forming new relationships in a time of Coronavirus We may be physically isolated, but there are still ways to help each other

Elizabeth Oldfield

Thursday, March 12

12.03

Tucker Carlson is America’s Saviour America may have a Bad King, but at least it has a Good Counsellor

Ed West

12.03

Trevor Phillips: Islamophobia has been warped by ‘orcs’ The man who popularised the term expressed his dismay at what its come to mean

James Billot

12.03

Memo to Donald Trump: travel bans don’t work Travel bans aren't a good way to stop, or even stem, pandemics

Tom Chivers

12.03

What on Earth are the Saudis playing at? A price war with Russia helps neither side

Peter Franklin

Wednesday, March 11

11.03

Welcome to ‘Conzervatism’ Judging by the Budget, the core tenet of this new philosophy is spending lots of money

Peter Franklin

11.03

It’s all over for Bernie Sanders — all eyes on the VP pick The senator isn't turning out enough young and Left-wing voters

UnHerd

11.03

Poll reveals tensions in new Tory coalition A survey points to an opinion gulf between business leaders and Leave-voting Tories

Tim Bale

Tuesday, March 10

10.03

Pandemics are the ultimate stress test for nations Some states are better run than others, but it’s only in a real crisis that this fact becomes stark

Ed West

10.03

The Chancellor should hand power, not just money, to communities If the Government is serious about levelling up, it has to put faith in local people

Vidhya Alakeson

10.03

What Germany gets wrong about assisted dying The latest court ruling puts too much onus on the individual

Mary Harrington