Patrick Diamond writes that the Cummings coronavirus row has wider implications for the machinery of British government. These revolve around the status of political advisers and the future of Cummings’s state reform visions.
As the row over Dominic Cummings’s breach of lockdown rules escalates, threatening to engulf the entire Johnson Administration, it is worth reflecting on the implications of the […]
The so-far widespread compliance with lockdown measures is driven by social identity and collective responsibility, new data confirms. This substantiates further the argument that by defending Dominic Cummings, the government risks undermining the fight against the virus, write Jonathan Jackson, Reka Solymosi, Chris Posch, Ben Bradford, Zoe Hobson, Arabella Kyprianides, and Julia Yesberg.
Soon after the easing of lockdown measures […]
Using a random sample survey and self-reported data on infection and symptoms, Patrick Sturgis and Jouni Kuha find a symptomatic infection rate in the general population of Great Britain of approximately 10% by the end of April.
Any attempt to estimate the population infection rate must deal with two key challenges: how to measure infection and who to make the measurements on. Available […]
Craig Johnson summarises some of the economic challenges facing Wales in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. He writes that alongside these difficulties, there are also opportunities to make positive changes in order to bolster economic recovery and resilience.
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound impact on the Welsh economy. It is an unprecedented shock to a Welsh […]
Heather Rolfe argues that, while investment in technology is undoubtedly needed as part of the UK’s recovery strategy, the pandemic has highlighted our reliance on people and their skills. The government should therefore also be focusing on how to get people back into better and more sustainable work.
The coming months and years are going to be among the most […]
Alison Tarrant and Lydia Hayes explain how certain regulatory changes have led to legal standards being potentially contravened behind care homes’ closed doors. Researchers and regulators now face an urgent mission to stop such violations and save lives.
The number of people living in care homes in the UK is comparable to the population of the city of Bristol. Imagine if […]
Nicholas Pleace writes that the effect of the pandemic on homeless people should be seen as part of a wider problem – that of inadequate housing. He argues that if UK society is to be more resilient in the wake of this crisis, good housing should stop being seen as a privilege only the rich can afford.
We are living […]
Why the ‘Life in the UK’ test alienates new citizens
COVID-19 and educational losses: The case for sending the youngest back to school
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COVID-19 and employee rights: securing the right to safe working conditions
COVID-19 and Higher Education: some of the effects on students and institutions and how to alleviate them
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A modern ‘Rasputin’, or the UK’s ‘Vice-Premier’? Whichever view you take, Cummings’s role is unprecedented
A modern ‘Rasputin’, or the UK’s ‘Vice-Premier’? Whichever view you take, Cummings’s role is unprecedented
In the Dominic Cummings row, developments are not only unprecedent because they concern an unelected adviser but also because they are impacting on the country’s ability to deal with the health and financial crises. This scandal is thus affecting lives and livelihoods, argues Patrick Dunleavy.
Dominic Cummings set out to be, and has certainly become, a sharply polarizing force in […]