Covid
Optimism ain’t what it used to be
Hopeless is as hopeless does
It’ll all be ended by Christmas
Don’t say ‘Protect the NHS’ three times in front of a mirror
What are the new restrictions in England?
Boris Johnson says everyone must stay at home, but the rules are different to the March lockdown
Dreams of dystopia past
At the end of a dismal year, consider the cult dystopias of the optimistic 1990s.
SantaClaustrophobia: Christmas in quarantine
However strict Australia’s quarantine measures may be, they appear to be a lot more effective than the UK’s laissez-faire approach
People with disabilities are bearing the brunt of Covid measures
The coronavirus response will disproportionately affect people with disabilities for years to come
Plague and pestilence
Covid-19 has reawakened the medieval superstition that bad things happen to bad people
We have dispensed with independent thought
Are we just going to continue outsourcing every foundational fibre of our being?
Christmas shows us why lives are worth saving
Like the ancient world, we have an inability to explain or even value ourselves
Bored to tiers
Alice Cockerell proposes a drinking game to help deal with those who can’t stop talking about Covid-19