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British Muslims are being scapegoated for the government’s coronavirus failures
A Conservative MP has claimed that ethnic minority Britons, particularly Muslims, are not taking the coronavirus seriously. But the evidence…
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The oldest millennials may soon stump up for social care. The oldest boomers won’t
The government just might apply the political logic of the triple lock pension to the UK’s underfunded social care system.
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Britain’s invisible cancer patients are a timebomb for the NHS
A backlog of ill people without Covid-19 could overwhelm the health service and result in thousands of avoidable deaths.
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There’s something missing from the government’s anti-obesity strategy
The levers pulled by the British government are similar to those being eyed by the devolved governments – but what…
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Why the government should consider extending the furlough scheme
If medical advances mean that society no longer needs to adapt to a prolonged period of social distancing, the case for…
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My near-death experience on a Covid-19 ward
Six days after I was supposed to die, I went home – and though I had only been gone a…
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In Westmorland for a short break, I’m asked, “How’s it been?” Well, how to describe it?
I have led my practice through the first wave, starting in early March when I realised the 25-year-old I was examining had Covid-19. It…
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