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The coronavairus outbreak is a challenge to government that it, in itself, diminishes Thatcher’s comments of the 1980s.
Funerals, as we know them, will regrettably but necessarily be another of our social rituals that must radically alter in the short-term.
Ferdinand Magellan coined the fantasy-inspired term “Patagonians” to describe the indigenous peoples he met. It gave rise to the region’s name.
History is full of examples of despots making use of emergency powers to manipulate citizens, which is why states must act responsibly in times of crisis.
We explore the birth of modern-day conspiracy theories.
Despite both parents now being at home, the likelihood is that much of the ‘domestic’ work will still land squarely on the shoulders of the women of the house.
Can a prime minister work from home?
The particulars of the British political system come into play at times like these.
Coronavirus may be delaying Alex Salmond’s reckoning, but both the Scottish government and the SNP as a party have some difficult times ahead.
The current pandemic could be the undoing of globalisation if countries fail to cooperate and choose isolationism over a common purpose.
‘Mutual aid’ groups are springing up all over. It’s a concept first described by Peter Kropotkin in the 19th century.
The collapse of the government in Kosovo is a victory for reactionary forces within Kosovo and the self-seeking agenda of the Trump administration.
The pandemic makes it hard for the royal family to act as national figureheads as they have in past crises.
Despite the willingness of some police forces to treat misogyny as a hate crime, nothing can be truly effective until it is addressed by law reform..
It’s hard to get societies based on individualism to act in the collective good. That’s why you can’t find any toilet paper.
With 1.3 billion people in India under lockdown, how will it affect women, particularly those in rural areas?
History shows that behavioural factors play a major role in slowing and stopping disease spread.
Cuba stresses its programme to send doctors abroad is based in solidarity. But there are diplomatic and economic reasons too.
After two decades of constant turmoil, is it anyone wonder people are struggling to manage their behaviour in the fight against coronavirus?
How mounting diplomatic tensions between China and the US is affecting the media at the worst possible time.
If existing trials are halted, it may not be as simple as picking up where they left off.
It’s not enough to say the science has changed – now, more than ever, we need clear accountability and transparency about the government’s decisions
As the prime minister’s move to lockdown has shown, people could not be trusted to act responsibly for the greater good.
In the eight weeks before the first person with COVID-19 died in the UK mortality rates had been mercifully low.