Notes on a crisis: Why we have not yet found a way to mourn loss on this scale
Perhaps the only thing worse than submerging yourself too deeply in other people’s sorrow is to not feel it at…
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Notes on a crisis: As the numbers rise, how do we counteract the risk of numbness and apathy?
Paradoxically, amid so much suffering and hurt, grief has become less visible than ever.
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Notes on a crisis: One lockdown was an interruption. A year on, it feels like a transformation
I hate to think what it’s like to be young, to have a talent and a purpose, and not to…
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Notes on a crisis: Why we must not allow death on this scale to be neutralised or normalised
As the death toll has risen inexorably, I have become increasingly disturbed by the caveats – age, and “underlying health conditions” –…
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The Bad Statesmen
How the UK government’s failure to learn the lessons of history pushed the country deeper into crisis.
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Can robots make good therapists?
Stuck at home in lockdown, and with limited access to mental health services, people are turning to chatbots for company,…
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The high street Covid-19 vaccine question: Why is the government overlooking pharmacies that could vaccinate a million people a week?
If local chemists were recruited, they alone could hit half the government’s weekly vaccination target – but so far only…
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Personal Story: On the Covid front line
As a junior doctor walking into the intensive care unit for the first time, I saw a ward lined with unconscious patients attached to…
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