Coronavirus
Parliament and the pandemic: the legacy of Covid-19
The arrival of Covid-19 forced parliament to innovate rapidly and experiment with new ways of working. These had a dramatic impact on the way MPs and
Parliament must be afforded proper scrutiny of any Covid passport scheme
The government should introduce a bill to ensure the Covid passport scheme receives proper parliamentary scrutiny
Covid passports
The government must address concerns over how, where and when Covid passports would be used.
The UK’s AstraZeneca vaccine decision strikes the right balance
The UK’s health establishment has responded calmly to concern and confusion around the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine rollout
Michael Gove is wrong to dismiss complaints over government’s Covid-19 transparency
Michael Gove was mistaken to respond to a letter from newspaper editors with a defence of the government’s transparency record
Data Bites #18: Getting things done with data in government
Matthew Gould, CEO at NHSX, and Baroness Kate Rock joined us to discuss whether Covid has changed how government thinks about data.
How to avoid a coronavirus vaccine war
The UK should be prepared to forego its claim to some vaccines to cool the dispute
This is the right time for the government to establish a coronavirus inquiry
The prime minister is resisting calls to set up an inquiry into the government’s response to the pandemic
Covid passports
Covid passports are a way of proving that a person has been vaccinated against (or in some cases recovered from or tested negative for) Covid-19.
Responding to shocks: 10 lessons for government
10 lessons that government should learn from its handling of the Covid crisis.