Will the UK Lockdown Again This Xmas?
Boris Johnson is considering banning household mixing for a month after Christmas. Is it necessary, and why are the government again trading early action for extreme measures later?
Tag: covid19
Johnsons Resists Further Restrictions As Omicron Surges
Government scientists warn the UK could see over a million daily Covid cases within a week, yet Boris Johnson is resisting new restrictions. Is he now delaying the inevitable?
Johnson Ramps up Covid Booster Vaccine Campaign
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
Tories Complacent As Omicron Fears Confirmed by New Data
New data from South Africa has dampened any hope that Omicron is milder than Delta. Meanwhile Dominic Cummings has launched a stinging attack on Johnson’s government failing to prepare for new variants.
Britain Prepares for Omicron
Omicron is here. Is Britain ready? Plus, we speak to Fatima Hassan in South Africa about how vaccine apartheid left us vulnerable to new variants.
Will Boosters Save Us From a Winter Lockdown?
Trials have shown booster shots to be incredibly effective at preventing symptomatic Covid-19. Will it be enough to get us through winter without new restrictions?
Boris Johnson Reveals UK Plan for Net Zero
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.
The Worst Public Health Failure Ever
An official report has judged the UK’s delayed lockdown to be Britain’s worst ever public health failure. Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial breakdown the key findings.
Boris Johnson Set to Announce Covid Winter Plan
Johnson’s Covid winter plan includes jabs for teenagers and boosters for the vulnerable, but wider measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus are set to be absent. Will it be enough to avoid another nightmare winter?
UK Watchdog Advises Against Covid-19 Jabs for All Teenagers
The JCVI has surprised parents and politicians by advising against Covid-19 vaccines for most 12 to 15 year olds. Will health secretary Sajid Javid now overrule them?
How Scared Should We Be of New Covid Variants?
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.
Are Covid-19 Cases Really Falling?
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. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.
UK Begins Reopening the Borders
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
Johnson’s Pingdemic Brings England to Standstill
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?
Clubs Open and Restrictions Lifted for ‘Freedom Day’
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.
Opposition Mounts to Johnson’s ‘Freedom Day’
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.
Javid Admits Summer Covid-19 Infections Could Hit Millions
Sajid Javid has admitted Covid-19 cases may soon hit a record 100,000 a day. Analysis suggests this could lead to up to 10 million self-isolating in a summer of Covid chaos.
Johnson Announces End of England’s Covid Restrictions
Boris Johnson has confirmed that most remaining Covid-19 restrictions in England will be removed on 19 July. Is this the right move? or is it more government complacency that risks variants emerging? With Ash Sarkar and Dalia Gebrial.