COVID-19
All the latest news, views and opinions on COVID-19.
Lockdown – Britain’s new Brexit
January 15, 2021
Lockdown – Britain’s new Brexit
Covid-19 - Our relationship with the EU ended not with a bang but a whimper. It seems we had all…
Welcome to the New Dark Ages
January 11, 2021
Welcome to the New Dark Ages
Welcome to the New Dark Ages: a time of chronic bleakness in what is already one of the gloomiest periods…
We’re merely caged animals in a Covid zoo
December 24, 2020
We’re merely caged animals in a Covid zoo
Many years ago, in a different lifetime, I decided I’d like to spend some time with lions… Tasked with helping…
Send in the clowns, not the gunboats
December 17, 2020
Send in the clowns, not the gunboats
As the capital and other parts of the UK were once again plunged into more stricter Covid-19 restrictions, pubs, restaurants,…
Which fairytale will you choose to believe?
December 16, 2020
Which fairytale will you choose to believe?
It’s Christmas, a time when the young and innocent still believe in Santa. We shouldn’t tease. Never have so many…
Why I will be staying make-up free and in my loungewear this Christmas
December 5, 2020
Why I will be staying make-up free and in my loungewear this Christmas
This week, I went out for dinner for the first time in six weeks and blow-drying my hair properly and…
Does my newborn have a right to feel short-changed?
December 4, 2020
Does my newborn have a right to feel short-changed?
As the world prepares to turn its back on a year that has offered little to smile about, one happy…
How Boris brought a tier to London’s eye
November 27, 2020
How Boris brought a tier to London’s eye
It was a scene I’d only expect to see – and have only ever seen – in the wee small…
Covid test: An experimental bunny rabbit without the lipstick
November 16, 2020
Covid test: An experimental bunny rabbit without the lipstick
Last week, I took part in the army’s Covid-19 testing programme. I was a guinea pig in a new plan…
Becoming lost for words
November 4, 2020
Becoming lost for words
Have you ever been in that strange situation where you’re in full flow and you suddenly can’t find the word…