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June 18, 2021
Some weeks, it’s a huge struggle to think of a good intro to the links. Other weeks, the sheer absurdity of the world around us gifts me more material than I can possibly use. I don’t watch football anymore, so I’m not referring to the Euros (I can’t even seem to work out what country they’re being ...
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June 14, 2021
Many rich countries pre-ordered vast quantities of COVID-19 vaccines when they were still in development, enough to vaccinate their countries many times over. What is the right ‘price’ to pay for surplus vaccines, as opposed to those newly purchased? And how much of their value should be count...
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June 11, 2021
Well, if England win this test, I will eat my hat. Day 2 and New Zealand are half-way to England’s first innings total for the loss of two wickets; of course, the last time I made such a proclamation, I was trying to digest felt and wool for days after Ben Stokes sold his soul to the devil for ...
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June 04, 2021
How to make sense of a world in which LeBron’s team is eliminated from the playoffs in the first round and England are playing competently in the first test of an overseas series? It feel like all the certainties around which my life has been built are being undermined. LeBron didn’t just ...
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May 26, 2021
Since the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) began implementing the steep cuts to the UK’s aid budget imposed upon it by the Treasury, much of the immediate reaction has focused on the immense human cost of reducing aid during a global pandemic. What has not been clear, however, is ...