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Sep 7, 2020 · 14 min
A Coronavirus vaccine for the New Year? Matt Hancock thinks so; and why a no deal Brexit's back on the table
Matt Hancock's dramatically raising hopes of a Covid-19 vaccine within months. The Health Secretary says it's “looking up” that a drug being developed by experts at the University of Oxford and pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca would ...
Sep 4, 2020 · 14 min
Will free tube travel save London from coronavirus fears? & Simon Calder on airport quarantine rules
The Evening Standard's learned millions of people could get free rides into London under bold plans to fight the slump caused by coronavirus. Free tickets for trains, buses and the Tube are being discussed as a radical way of getting the ...
Sep 3, 2020 · 12 min
Why Tony Abbott shouldn't speak for Britain; & do you really miss banter in the office?
Matt Hancock's defended Tony Abbott as “an expert in trade” after being quizzed over allegations that the former Australian Prime Minister is a "homophobic misogynist". But others in the Conservative party and beyond are questio...
Sep 2, 2020 · 11 min
Why Boris Johnson and Sadiq Khan should ride the Tube; & yet another government coronavirus U-turn
How can Londoners be expected to get on public transport when political leaders aren't being seen doing it themselves? The government's repeatedly called for people to go back to work, but commuter numbers on trains and busses don't seem...
Sep 1, 2020 · 13 min
London after coronavirus: to rebuild, Boris Johnson must show more leadership. And Extinction Rebellion gets a reboot
Thousands of school children are returning to classrooms, but huge numbers of adults are still working from home. How do we get those people to return to a city centre that's at risk of dying? We speak to the Evening Standard's associate edit...
Aug 28, 2020 · 12 min
The government wants you back in the office, but will you go?; & Trump's "scare tactic" election strategy
Grant Shapps says it is “safe” for the public to return to work and he stands ready to put on extra trains as people head back to offices and workplaces. The Transport Secretary's been doing interviews saying getting back to the ...
Aug 27, 2020 · 13 min
Matt Hancock doesn't know how many of his staff are WFH; & inside Louisiana as Hurricane Laura hits
Health Secretary Matt Hancock's under fire after admitting he has “absolutely no idea” how many of his own staff are working from home or coming into the office. In an interview with Times Radio he suggested it doesn't matte...
Aug 26, 2020 · 13 min
Exams: Should A-levels and GCSEs be delayed next year? And why Tenet's the blockbuster cinemas are depending on to survive
After this year's exams mess, a group of headteachers is calling for next year's A-levels and GCSEs to be postponed by up to six weeks. They say pupils due to take them in June have already had their lessons disrupted by coronavirus, and it...
Aug 25, 2020 · 14 min
School face masks: is yet another government u-turn coming? And, how the Trumps have taken over the Republican National Convention
The government is under growing pressure to u-turn on guidance for face mask wearing in schools in England. A large number of headteachers are ignoring official advice and telling students and staff they must have them in crowded spaces like corridors....
Aug 24, 2020 · 17 min
School after Covid 19: a child psychologist’s advice for parents sending kids back post-lockdown. Plus Kellyanne Conway’s legacy
The education secretary, Gavin Williamson, has told the Evening Standard that opening schools in September is a "moral imperative". Where does that leave parents who are unsure about the risks, or children who haven't seen a classroom si...
Aug 21, 2020 · 13 min
Crossrail's delayed again, what can be done about it? And the UK government's £2 trillion debt.
The opening of Crossrail has been delayed yet again until the first half of 2022 with at least another £450 million added to the total bill. In yet another “deeply disappointing” setback, the team responsible for the 60-mile east-west route ac...
Aug 20, 2020 · 16 min
GCSEs results set new records, but the exams farce goes on; and Jesus Christ Superstar resurrects live theatre in London
GCSE and A-level pupils are celebrating record grades, but half a million BTec students are still awaiting results and thousands of young people remain in the dark over places at sixth forms and universities...
Aug 19, 2020 · 13 min
Train Fare Rises: Here's what should really be done; And Heathrow's covid test trial that could end 14-day quarantine
A decision to hike train fares by 1.6% in January has been greeted with dismay by those who have been trying to encourage commuters to get out of their houses and back into offices. But the pandemic's led to a massive fall in the number o...
Aug 18, 2020 · 17 min
M&S job cuts: why working from home hit the retailer so hard. Plus how Michelle Obama "stole the show" at the Democratic National Convention
Marks and Spencer is to cut 7,000 jobs over the next three months, and customers working from home is one of the reasons why. The company says there's been a "material shift" in trading, with its once strong sales in office wear taking a...
Aug 17, 2020 · 15 min
A-Level exams: Can Gavin Williamson's job survive this? And how Al Murray's saving comedy
With mounting anger from the public, and criticism from within the Tory party, is the education secretary's job at risk following the exams crisis? Gavin Williamson's being attacked by some for taking too long to resolve the problem, with two...
Aug 14, 2020 · 15 min
Fleeing France, the UK holidaymakers getting out before quarantine starts at home; and why Rishi Sunak wants Londoners at their desks
More than 150,000 holidaymakers are scrambling back to Britain from France before tough new quarantine restrictions come into force. From 4am om Saturday, the new rules mean anyone returning from the UK's second most popular holiday destination mu...
Aug 13, 2020 · 14 min
How the A-level exam results went so badly wrong, and why it could be "the earliest Christmas ever" for London's West End
Headteachers from across the country are scrambling to launch thousands of appeals against “unfair” A-level results as a storm over the exam system grows. Many students have been left distraught after about 280,000 entries we...
Aug 12, 2020 · 15 min
Exam results: why the government 'must try harder' as confusion reigns; & who is Kamala Harris, Joe Biden's pick for Vice President?
After an exam result shambles in Scotland, it's England's turn - but lessons don't appear to have been learned. The government's u-turned on using a similar algorithm to standardise marking A-levels and GCSEs that caused chaos north...
Aug 11, 2020 · 14 min
UK unemployment spikes as we plunge into Covid recession, and New Zealand faces virus return
After 102 days with no locally transmitted infections, coronavirus is back in New Zealand. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed four cases have been found in Auckland, the country's biggest city, which has now been put into lockdown. Restrictio...
Aug 10, 2020 · 16 min
How the government plans to re-open schools in September safely. And, Simon Callow on pantomime and a "theatrical catastrophe"
Boris Johnson says the country has a "moral duty" to get children back in school this September. But with scientists debating the safety of it, how does the government plan to re-open classrooms without increasing the risk of coronavirus spre...