The Ultimate WIRED Christmas Gift Guide For 2021
Our 2021 edit of clever Christmas gift ideas from £18 to £14,000.Continue Reading
2021-11-03
Belarus: how an unpopular government is struggling to manage the COVID crisis
The current wave of COVID is hitting East European countries particularly hard. As of late October, the seven-day rolling average of officially reported new cases has been at more than 1,000 cases per million in Lithuania, more than 400 in Ukraine, and more than 200 in Belarus and Russia. InContinue Reading
2021-11-03
Return of restrictions may be needed if high Covid levels persist, says former HSE boss
Updated: 9am A return of Covid-19 restrictions may be necessary if the current high level of infections persists, a former director-general of the HSE has said. Speaking to Newstalk, Tony O’Brien said the Government and public health experts need to assess the possible reasons behind the recent surge in caseContinue Reading
2021-11-03
Respond to a statement from the Home Office
Responding to a statement from the Home Office on gun licenses in relation to the Keyham Shooting, which revealed that 14% of applicants who were refused a gun had their licence returned, Luke Pollard MP said: “People in Keyham want answers as to why the killer had his firearm returnedContinue Reading
2021-11-03
Does the government’s plan to allow ‘consensual’ conversion therapy undermine its proposed ban?
Shutterstock/Studio Romantic The UK government has announced proposals to ban so-called “conversion therapy” – attempting to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity under the guise of support. It has opened a short public consultation asking for views on its plan. But the proposals contain an exemption that isContinue Reading
2021-11-02
India v Pakistan: arrest of Muslim fans show how cricket is more than just a sport in these two nations
With the exception of cricket, India – a country of nearly 1.5 billion people – is spectacularly below average when it comes to international competitive sports. The world’s second most populous nation has the worst Olympic record in terms of medals per head of population. So its saving grace –Continue Reading
2021-11-01
The Polish people support the EU – it’s their government that continues to antagonise Brussels
An ongoing dispute between the European Union and Poland over its government’s apparent lack of respect for democratic values has raised the question of whether Poland could follow the UK in leaving the EU. The reality, however, is that this is incredibly unlikely. As my research shows, Polish citizens stronglyContinue Reading
2021-11-01
Taoiseach arrives at Cop26 amid ‘one minute to midnight’ climate warning
World leaders have gathered at the crunch climate summit in Glasgow amid warnings that they must take urgent action to limit dangerous global warming. Taoiseach Micheal Martin, Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, German chancellor Angela Merkel, and Canadian leader Justin Trudeau were among some 120 leaders due to attend. TheContinue Reading
2021-11-01
Brexit fish wars: history explains why France and the UK get so angry about access to the seas
A scene from the First Anglo-Dutch War, from British Battles on Land and Sea, by James Grant. falkensteinfoto/Alamy A dispute between Britain and France about fishing territories has escalated rapidly. French authorities detained a British trawler on Thursday October 28, and Britain promptly summoned the French ambassador for talks. TheContinue Reading
2021-11-01
Stop Telling Kids They’ll Die From Climate Change
Many young people feel like their future is in peril. To make progress on climate change we must move past doomsday scenarios.Continue Reading
2021-11-01