The Government has shifted the public's behaviour by copying the wartime propaganda strategy from WWII when dealing with Covid, argues Dr. Colin Alexander in an upcoming talk that will look at the communication of fear.
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
A school in Rotherham is continuing to prevent its students from enjoying normal school life, saying that mask-wearing out of the classroom and a ban on year groups mixing must carry on into the future.
The Government is preparing to extend the Coronavirus Act, granting ministers 'emergency' powers, for a further six months, but recognises that a number of Tory MPs are "reluctant to support it".
A quarter of young U.K. adults. still haven't been vaccinated against Covid despite the constant efforts to "coax and cajole" them into getting 'jabbed'. The figure rises to one third in 54 local English authorities.
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
Professor Sunetra Gupta has written a strong critique of plans to roll out booster Covid vaccines, saying that they could open the door to a "permanent state of lockdown" as we move from one booster campaign to the next.
Nicola Sturgeon’s plans to introduce vaccine passport checks at nightclubs and other ‘large venues’ are not going without criticism, both from opposition parties and from Scottish businesses. But will this be enough?
U.K. school closures lasted longer than in any other European country bar one, new analysis has found, with children here spending more than double the amount of time out of school than in 14 countries on the Continent.
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
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