UK coronavirus cases slowing, key adviser reveals
Britain may be further along the epidemic curve than some had feared
Fraser Nelson
Fraser Nelson is a Times columnist and a former editor of The Spectator.
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Imperial study: New York deaths could peak at 1,000 a day
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As the world tries to understand more about the trajectory of the coronavirus, a study from the Engineering faculty of Imperial College London has produced a hypothesis that, they say, fits a large number of countries so far. Prof Tom Pike found that once lockdown begins, coronavirus follows a similar pattern seen by Wuhan in several
Wednesday
Is an immunity test around the corner?
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Monday
Is the government’s coronavirus approach confused?
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Friday
Did the government just nationalise wages?
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Thursday
Can this virus really be beaten within 12 weeks?
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Monday
Is the country ready for life under coronavirus?
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Can the government keep the public’s trust?
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Saturday
Mervyn King on Radical Uncertainty
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Fraser Nelson talks to Mervyn King about the limits of economics, where the number crunching in 2016 went wrong, and the sort of Brexit we should have.
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Podcast LIVE: Budget Special
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Will Rishi Sunak’s Budget splurge pay off?
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Will this be a coronavirus Budget?
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How damaging is Philip Rutnam’s resignation?
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Is the Heathrow ruling a failure of politics?
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Wednesday
Sajid Javid’s parting shot
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Tuesday
Internships at The Spectator for 2020: no CVs (or names!) please
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The Spectator is now the fastest-growing current affairs magazine not just in Britain but Europe. In April, we’ll become the first magazine in the world to publish a 10,000th issue. Our success is driven by our writers and those who make sparks fly here in 22 Old Queen St. When we hire, we do so
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Is No 10 going to war against the civil service?
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Is Europe’s centre-ground shrinking?
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As Sinn Fein enters coalition talks with Fianna Fail, economist Fredrik Erixon writes that the encroachment of fringe parties on the mainstream is a part of a wider European trend. What’s more, he argues that the only the mainstream parties that adapt can survive. On the podcast, Fraser Nelson bats for Fredrik’s thesis, and debates
Why Sajid Javid quit
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The Spectator’s sales hit an all-time high of 83,000
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A few months ago, The Spectator became the fastest-growing current affairs magazine not just in Britain but in Europe. Magazine industry figures are out today and we’re delighted to announce that in the second half of last year, each issue of The Spectator sold 83,020 copies, up 8.9 per cent on the year. This is