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Tony Holohan to step down and take new role at Trinity College
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Tony Holohan, who led the response to the Covid-19 pandemic, is to step down to take up a new role at Trinity College, the Department of Health has confirmed. Dr Holohan was appointed deputy CMO in 2001 and later became CMO, a position he heldContinue Reading
Europe’s Digital Markets Act Takes a Hammer to Big Tech
The EU targets tech giants’ walled gardens with aggressive new rules, but the smaller companies the DMA is meant to help are skeptical it will work.Continue Reading
Cultural Capital – a new north London home for the National Youth Theatre, and The Worst Person in the World
W elcome to Cultural Capital, our weekly pick of what’s on in London. This week, we’re visiting the new home of the National Youth Theatre on Holloway Road, we’re shaking a tail feather at the V&A for Thing of the Week, and I review Joachim Trier’s latest film, The WorstContinue Reading
F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix LIVE: Latest updates from big race in Jeddah
Hamilton still has Saudi concerns Lewis Hamilton has reiterated that he still has concerns about racing in Saudi Arabia, and has called for change in the country. The F1 ace was speaking ahead of this weekend’s Grand Prix in Jeddah, and believes drivers are ‘duty bound’ to raise awareness regardingContinue Reading
Caught COVID? Here’s what you should and shouldn’t do when self-isolation isn’t mandatory
ilze kalve/Shutterstock We are all tired of COVID. But even though the news has moved on to other concerning geopolitical issues, it is a fact that COVID is still very much with us. Vaccines have certainly helped drive down its worst effects, but the disease is here to stay, andContinue Reading
How has Emmanuel Macron changed France? Podcast
It’s been five years since Emmanuel Macron rocked the French political establishment with his victory in the 2017 presidential elections. France is now returning to the polls in April for two rounds of voting, with the next president due to be announced on April 24. Macron is the favourite toContinue Reading
Ukraine war: what game theory can tell us about how negotiations might go
Game theory can tell us a lot about how this conflict might be resolved … or not. New Africa via Shutterstock A month into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we have found out that – far from being restructured and modernised – Russia’s military remains cumbersome and archaic and is reportedlyContinue Reading
Five ways the monarchy has benefited from colonialism and slavery
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s tour of the Caribbean for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee has been criticised over the royals’ connection to colonialism and slavery. An open letter by Jamaican public figures says: “We see no reason to celebrate 70 years of the ascension of your grandmother to theContinue Reading
NHS budgets set to be cut by £500MILLION to cover cost of Covid testing
NHS budgets are set to be slashed by £500million to help cover the cost of Covid testing. Health chiefs say the Treasury has demanded eye-watering savings as the cost of the pandemic bites. Alamy Health chiefs are warning that NHS budgets could be slashed by £500million to cover the costsContinue Reading
Ukraine Recap: game theory and psychology shed light on negotiations
As the war approaches the one-month mark, this week a lot of the thinking has shifted to how negotiations might bring the violence to an end. As western leaders gather in Brussels to discuss what might be done to pressure Russian leader Vladimir Putin to call a halt to hostilities,Continue Reading