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Men deported to Jamaica are being set up for failure
Andy Rain/EPA For the second time in 2020, the media spotlight has fallen on the deportation of a group of men to Jamaica, many of whom had lived in Britain for a substantial part of their lives. As with the Home Office’s deportation flight in February 2020, some of theseContinue Reading
Keir Starmer’s dilemma: should Labour vote in favour of a Brexit deal in parliament?
Since becoming leader of the Labour party, Keir Starmer’s approach to the politics of Brexit has been a simple one: please everybody, we need to talk about something else. But the time may soon arrive when the topic can no longer be avoided. Should Boris Johnson secure a Brexit dealContinue Reading
What psychology can tell us about why some people don’t wear masks – and how to change their minds
Marina Biryukova/Shutterstock While the world is eagerly waiting for COVID-19 vaccines to bring an end to the pandemic, wearing a mask to help prevent viral transmission has become more or less mandatory globally. Though many people embrace mask wearing and adhere to public health advice, some rebel and argue thatContinue Reading
Lunar gold rush could create conflict on the ground if we don’t act now – new research
The only six sites on the farside of the Moon suitable for telescope arrays of around 200km across. NASA When it comes to the Moon, everyone wants the same things. Not in the sense of having shared goals, but in the sense that all players target the same strategic sitesContinue Reading
ICC T20I Rankings: KL Rahul Breaks Into Top Three, Virat Kohli Gains One Place | Cricket News
India skipper Virat Kohli and batsman KL Rahul have jumped up a place each in the latest ICC T20I rankings, courtesy their stellar performances in the recently concluded three-match T20I series against Australia. Kohli, who smashed his 25th half-century in the third and final T20I at the Sydney Cricket GroundContinue Reading
Christmas will be different this year – but it’s important to celebrate together, even online
insta_photos/Shutterstock There is no doubt that Christmas will be different this year. Lockdowns and distancing guidelines have already curtailed other celebrations, such as Eid and Diwali. For Christmas, restrictions on social contact are being loosened in the UK. They allow three households to form a bubble for a five-day period.Continue Reading
Conspiracy theories may seem irrational – but they fulfill a basic human need
Shutterstock/Lightspring There has been a proliferation of conspiracy theories about COVID-19 that either reject the existence of the virus altogether or question the official account of its origins, its mode of transmission, its effects and its remedies. Many of these theories are highly implausible and harmful and it has becomeContinue Reading
Tackling racism in football: From silence to speaking out
Peter Powell/EPA Data released this year has highlighted the not-so-beautiful side of the beautiful game – bringing to the forefront, yet again, deeply rooted racist behaviour and attitudes on and off the pitch. Despite numerous campaigns, initiatives and movements aiming to tackle racism in football, figures from inclusion and diversityContinue Reading
Why another lockdown might be needed in February 2021
England recently emerged from a four-week lockdown into a series of tiered restrictions, and there is good news about the authorisation of the first vaccine for COVID-19, which is starting to be deployed. But with restrictions loosened, infection rates still high and vaccine deployment slow, is there a risk ofContinue Reading
US gun violence: too many people have died in 2020 – and COVID played a larger part than you think
Recent reports here and elsewhere in the media have focused on gun violence in the US, reporting a dramatic rise in mass shootings in 2020 – despite the pandemic – which by November had overtaken the total for 2019. The term mass shooting conjures up images of Columbine and Parkland,Continue Reading