01/15/2020 - 12:55pm

Why are we locking up patients for profit? Cygnet's fatal failings highlight the shocking flaws in our approach to mental health problems

Ian Birrell

31.12

How my daughter disrupted my politics When your child is born profoundly disabled, it forces you to see everything differently

Ian Birrell

13.12

The three words that won the election Coming from Theresa May, the phrase 'Get Brexit Done' didn't sound convincing; coming from Boris Johnson, it swept the board

James Johnson

15.10

How my daughter disrupted my politics When your child is born profoundly disabled, it forces you to see everything differently

Ian Birrell

04.10

Why can’t we talk about abortion? If we can't resolve our differences, we can at least change the tone of the debate

Elizabeth Oldfield

19.09

Statistically, you shouldn’t believe the news It's easy to misinterpret data, says Tom Chivers. Luckily David Spiegelhalter's book has some useful tips about understanding headline figures.

Tom Chivers

18.07

The EU is crippling our NHS It has allowed democracy to play second fiddle to capital markets

Giles Fraser

15.05

Can Britain ever be united again? Our fragmented society desperately needs policies that connect us

Polly Mackenzie

15.05

Government’s dirty secret

Tom Chivers

27.02

Is cancer screening doing more harm than good? Evidence for large-scale screening is shaky at best

Tom Chivers

30.11

How charities are corrupted by Whitehall Can these corpulent and complacent corporations mend their ways?

Ian Birrell

05.07

Would you let a robot care for Grandpa?

Rhiannon Williams