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May 1, 2020

Trump is handling coronavirus so badly, he almost makes Johnson look good

The only thing protecting the prime minister from harsher criticism of his failures is that the US president’s are even worse

April 24, 2020

Adjust your clocks: lockdown is bending time completely out of shape

Coronavirus has robbed us of life’s markers and left us like prisoners crossing off the days until we can live freely again

April 17, 2020

Only a monumental effort of political imagination can end lockdown

The methods – whether it’s mass testing or contact-tracing – matter less than the huge shift in thinking that is required

April 10, 2020

Amid the cruelty of the pandemic, this weekend offers a glimmer of hope

Easter, Passover and spring itself are all about the renewal of life. Surrounded by sorrow and death, this brings solace

April 8, 2020

Coronavirus crisis has transformed our view of what’s important

After 100 days of rapid change we now see we can do without celebrities but not shelf-stackers

April 3, 2020

Boris Johnson will be judged on the next four weeks. That prospect should frighten him

The British public are being patient over the coronavirus crisis, but they will not forgive governmental confusion for ever

March 27, 2020

Trump’s narcissism has taken a new twist. And now he has American blood on his hands

The US president has been exposed by the coronavirus crisis. The only small comfort for the rest of the world is that he’s not their leader

March 20, 2020

As fearful Britain shuts down, coronavirus has transformed everything

It’s too early to say whether the country is united but the cracks are beginning to show

March 16, 2020

Johnson finally defers to experts as he deflects tricky Covid questions

‘No edicts, please, we’re British,’ is the message as PM tries to convince in newly serious role

March 12, 2020

Trump’s coronavirus ban on travel from the EU is backfiring already

Such is the reverse Midas touch of Donald Trump, that his attempt last night to face facts, steady nerves and reassure the public succeeded in spreading panic, sowing confusion and ratcheting up the anxiety.

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