Opinion

Deploying the military to police civilians is not how our liberal democracy works

Differentiation between face-to-face interaction police have and background tasks military undertake an important principle

Nicola Sturgeon now playing the British Covid-19 game to share blame after surge in Scottish cases

Her announcement was probably as close as Nicola Sturgeon is ever likely to get in agreeing a united approach on anything with the UK.

Londongrad still holds its charm for Putin’s friends

Lord Barker’s millions suggest that more must be done to stop the influence of hostile regimes

Economists have just as scary a tale to tell as the scientists 

Treasury officials could provide more than a match for the gloomy stats shared by Whitty and Vallance

This governmental rule by decree must end forthwith 

As our liberties are restricted yet further, parliamentary approval of the Government's Covid restrictions is becoming ever more urgent

Will Keir Starmer learn the lessons of his defeated party?

New leaders of defeated parties always promise to learn the lessons. Labour’s problem is that few of them ever do

A miserable spiral of lockdowns continues

The use of partial or wholesale lockdowns, followed by periodic easings, looks likely to last until next spring

Economists have just as scary a tale to tell as the scientists 

Ridiculous Covid rules are hurting the young – nobody wants them to be punished in our name

Have our nurses had the kindness trained out of them?

Is Boris Johnson trying to blame the British public for the Government’s failings?

This curfew is a terrible idea –  going out for dinner is one of the safest things you can do

The PM must make sure his Covid policies don't destroy our liberties for nothing

These indiscriminate measures throw a nation under the same bus

The National Trust’s job is to conserve our history – not vilify its heroes