October 14, 2020

The German coronavirus mystery Why have British people been dying at six times the rate of those in Germany?

Tom Chivers

13.10

What Lockdown and Prohibition share The Roaring 20s have started with the pubs being shut — this time as a result of Covid

Mark Forsyth

12.10

The death of the music industry The pandemic has all but silenced the sector, and the Government is complacent at best

Ian Birrell

09.10

The traffic wars speeding your way Screaming matches, Facebook flamewars, civil disobedience — the fight for the streets is getting ugly

Peter Franklin

08.10

It’s time China got over the Opium War A minor defeat 150 years ago keeps on delivering victory for Xi Jinping

Bill Hayton

07.10

Can the Church solve its paedophile problem? The responsibility for safeguarding has to be an independent matter, not left to the bishops

Giles Fraser

06.10

Care workers are not saints This year we've paid a bitter price for our indifference to care — a change in attitudes is urgently needed

Madeleine Bunting

02.10

How hysterical leaders fail workers Health and safety regulations should be based on a sense of proportion — not the aim to eliminate all risk

Paul Embery

01.10

Has ‘Long Covid’ left us leaderless? My husband's been poleaxed with the illness for eight months. I wonder if the PM is suffering similarly

Mary Harrington

29.09

Are graduates doomed? University leavers face uncertainty that may blight their entire professional careers

James Bloodworth

29.09

Could Russian race-baiting tear the US apart? Disinformation campaigns that aim to alienate black voters have been traced to the Kremlin

Nina Schick

28.09

Are the conspiracy cranks a little bit right? The strangeness of the Covid world is providing fertile ground for paranoia

Gavin Haynes