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Mark Duggan’s death at the hands of police sparked the worst 4 days of riots Britain has seen in a generation. A decade on, what is their legacy, and has anything changed? With Michael Walker, Dalia Gebrial and Adam Elliott-Cooper.
A SAGE report has warned that new variants could take us back to square one in tackling the Covid pandemic. How seriously should we take that risk? We speak to Deenan Pillay of Independent Sage. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
The ONS, ZOE App, and PHE are all giving different accounts of whether Covid cases are rising, falling, or levelling off. So what is actually going on? We ask biomedical researcher at Queen Mary University Alex Crozier.
The government have announced double vaccinated people from the EU and USA won’t need to self-isolate on entry to England. We ask Gabriel Scally whether the move is sensible or reckless. With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.
In the past two weeks we’ve seen heatwaves and wildfires in North America and extreme floods in Europe, India and China. We speak to climate scientist Simon Lewis about just how bad this could get. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
Johnson’s incoherent plan to allow mass infections while keeping self-isolation in place has brought England to a standstill. How will the pingdemic end? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Dominic Cummings has claimed Boris Johnson almost risked giving the Queen coronavirus and was unconcerned about 80 year olds dying. Cummings has also admitted he considered replacing the PM following the 2019 general election.
The abandonment of coronavirus restrictions has brought about freedom for some, unfreedom for others, and fear for many more. We discuss the implications of Boris Johnson’s ‘freedom day’ with Deepti Gurdasani. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
It’s three days before England removes all restrictions and daily UK cases have just topped 50,000. Are we heading for a catastrophe? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani. Opposition Mounts to Johnson’s ‘Freedom Day’
The Tories wanted to start a culture war. They ended up going to war with the England football team. Has Boris Johnson bitten off more than he can chew? With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial. England Players Take on Tories’ Cynical ‘Culture War’