The best books about the Covid-19 pandemic
From modern science to literary classics, the New Statesman rounds up ten of the best pandemic reads.
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Covid-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus Sars-Cov-2, which caused a global pandemic from early 2020, necessitating national lockdowns and a huge vaccination programme. Read all of our latest coverage below.
Why the “pingdemic” is causing headaches for Boris Johnson
Freedom Day is becoming a struggle for the government
Kate Pickett: If governments had followed our science, we’d have fewer deaths
None of the things that seemed to surprise others about this pandemic have surprised social epidemiologists, Pickett says.
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David Miliband: Covid-19 will leave 35 million people hungry
New findings from the International Rescue Committee reveal the impact of the pandemic on the world’s poor
Britain unlocks
Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea discuss the latest in UK politics on the New Statesman podcast.
Covid-19: the Stolen Years
Data journalist Ben Van De Merwe on his exclusive research revealing the years of life lost to Covid in the UK
How has fintech fared through Covid-19?
Levels of investment in the financial technology sector reflect resilience – and a bumper 2019.
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The vaccine passport debate tells us more about Boris Johnson than government policy
Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea discuss the latest UK politics news on the New Statesman podcast.
The pandemic has shown why landlords must now allow renters to have pets
I am repeatedly awed by the healing power of pets – everyone deserves the chance to own one.
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Rules of the Roadmap
Stephen Bush and Anoosh Chakelian examine Boris Johnson’s plans to ease lockdown restrictions.
Has the UK covid response been hobbled by cronyism?
Rachel Reeves, the MP for Leeds West, has questioned why £2bn of coronavirus contracts were handed to Tory allies.
Wuhan, one year on from the Covid-19 outbreak
Has the first Covid-19 epicentre bounced back after a year? Jeremy Cliffe and Emily Tamkin discuss on the World Review…
A tragic milestone in UK Covid-19 deaths
As the pandemic death toll passes 100,000 in the UK, Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea discuss how we got…
Are UK hotel quarantine plans enough to stop Covid at the border?
Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea discuss the week in politics on the New Statesman podcast.
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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20 biggest mistakes made by Boris Johnson’s government during the Covid-19 crisis
Twenty reasons why the Prime Minister’s performance meant the UK entered a second lockdown in far worse shape than during the first.
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How Britain’s essential but most vulnerable workers were exposed as the virus spread rapidly
For many of the workers we all depend on, life carried on – until it didn’t.
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How coronavirus has revealed the unexpected strengths of Germany’s model of government
Germany’s population of 83 million has suffered 9,000 deaths, while in Britain, with its population of 67 million, there have…
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Leader: Someone has blundered
It is imperative to learn the lessons of the UK’s calamitous handling of the Covid-19 crisis.
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“We’re preparing for another spike”: A London NHS hospital chief reflects on the peak of Covid-19
A diary by Royal Free Hospital chief executive Kate Slemeck, reflecting on Britain’s first coronavirus cases, hosting camera crews and the prospect of a…
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