It will not be easy to get an agreement approved by the EU’s member states
The prime minister’s new chief of staff is the antithesis of Dominic Cummings
The pandemic has brought forth a wave of innovation
Brexit did not persuade them to depart, but an economic slump might
Cyber-activity is increasingly common, but most countries keep quiet about it
Retail jobs lost during the pandemic may not return
It becomes harder to prescribe puberty blockers to children
The National Cyber Force of soldiers and spies has been quietly hacking away, but it must tread carefully
What covid-19 and Boris Johnson’s promises are doing to the public finances
Politics and sheep are getting in the way
There is reason to hope it will go better than the state’s pandemic management
Politics, the pandemic and innovation may mitigate it
