It was never 'just about trade'

It was one year ago that Britain left the European Union, and one month ago that we also left the EU’s Single Market and customs union.

So far, NOT so good.

From refugee, to hospital cleaner to national hero

Hospital cleaner, Hassan Akkad, pulled at the nation’s heartstrings when he Tweeted a video last week with an urgent message to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.

Brexit crash on top of a pandemic crash. You really want that?

A no-deal Brexit now looks almost certain, with the latest round of talks between the UK and the EU ending in stalemate, and the negotiations by all accounts turning acrimonious. 

Be careful what you wish for, Priti Patel

Sometimes it takes the extreme and sudden loss of something to fully appreciate its true value.

£60,000 payout for each NHS staff who die of coronavirus

Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, has announced that the families of NHS and social care workers who die after contracting Covid-19 in the course of their duties will each receive £60,000 compensation from the government.

The path to Europe’s recovery from coronavirus – by Ursula von der Leyen

In her impassioned speech to the European Parliament on Thursday, EU Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, laid out the most ambitious plans in the EU's history.

Can we live with Covid-19 without dying from it?

For now, staying at home is the best-known way to avoid catching the new coronavirus for most of the population. It is incumbent upon us to follow the government’s instruction – a legal order – to stay home and save lives, and our NHS.

Boris Johnson thanks NHS staff for saving his life

Dear Boris Johnson

Well done on surviving coronavirus. I genuinely wish you a speedy recovery.

From "very low risk"​ to 10,000 hospital deaths in just 80 days

Just eighty days ago the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, had assessed that the UK population was at ‘very low risk’ from the new emerging coronavirus.

If I wrote this article in Hungary, I could go to prison

The Hungarian Parliament has voted by a large majority to suspend democracy and press freedom indefinitely.

Journalism for what?

It’s a question I was asked early on in my career. Journalism for what? Just to report? Or to change things?