Written by Doug McConnell A jury recently acquitted several activists charged with causing 25,000 worth of damage to Shell's HQ in London despite the defendants admitting that they caused the damage and the judge informing the jury that the defendants had no legal defence. In other words, if the . . .

By Alberto Giubilini (University of Oxford) and Jay Bhattacharya (Stanford University) crosspost with Lockdown Sceptics [Prof Jay Bhattacharya (Professor of Medicine, Stanford University) and I collaborate on Collateral Global, a new project that aims to evaluate the impact of lockdowns and . . .

By Charles Foster A couple of lockdown conversations: The other day I met a friend in the street. We hadnt seen one another for over a year. We mimed the hugs that we would have given in a saner age, and started to talk.