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The Prisoner: are we the new Number 6?
The organised incoherence of government policies creates the perfect cover for Johnson’s deconstruction of democracy, with a ruthless transfer of powers from citizens to corporations, says ALAN SIMPSON
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DON’T be under any illusions. This article offers no sanctuary for the advocates of “herd immunity.” 

As an answer to the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s a price too high. 

A colossal increase in death rates, and overwhelming the NHS, does not even bear thinking about. All the same, the growing sense of societal imprisonment needs to be acknowledged and explored.

Number 6

Algorithms go wild

(Chlorinated) Chickens coming home to roost

Cremating Monsanto

No friends in the north

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
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