VE Day lessons for lockdown aftermath as restrictions expected to ease
As the UK commemorates the 75th anniversary of VE day, are we living through this generation's defining moment? Evening Standard columnist Matthew D'Ancona reflects on what can be learned from not jus...
7 Touko 202015min
Covid-19 expert resignation was mistake for UK. Plus Rory Stewart quits London mayor race
Professor Neil Ferguson, one of the UK's leading Covid-19 experts, has resigned from the government's SAGE advisory panel after getting caught breaking his own lockdown rules. Critics say he couldn't ...
6 Touko 202012min
Government plans to reduce furlough pay: what it could mean for businesses
The Government’s furlough scheme has been a lifeline for businesses and individuals during lockdown - but it can’t continue forever. Taxpayers are meeting the wages of 6.3 million people at a cost of ...
5 Touko 202016min
Back to work Britain: inside Boris Johnson’s plans. Plus how schools are preparing for the end of lockdown
The UK government appears to be getting ready to put the country back to work - but how can that be done, and when will it happen? As a tracing app goes live on the Isle of Wight this week, it's under...
4 Touko 202014min
Inside UK government’s track-and-trace plan to beat coronavirus. Plus why is Trump really accusing China of virus leak?
In what could be a decisive move against coronavirus, full-scale tracking and tracing of new infections is planned by the end May. It will see people using an app, and the government deploying tens of...
1 Touko 202016min
Sadiq Khan: how London should come out of lockdown - Plus, Happy Birthday Captain Tom!
London mayor Sadiq Khan joins us on the podcast to talk about the future of the city after lockdown. He's written an opinion article for the Evening Standard, outlining the challenges being faced by t...
30 Huhti 202016min
Boris’s baby boy: does a PM’s gender make a difference? Plus chef Jason Atherton on restaurants after lockdown
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of their son. Born in the early hours of the morning at a London hospital, the pair have thanked their “fantastic NHS team” .A...
29 Huhti 202017min
Tragic heights for Covid death toll, but signs of hope. Plus Evgeny Lebedev: help us beat London’s food crisis
Deaths from coronavirus in England, Scotland and Wales have risen to tragic new heights. The Office for National Statistics says they've increased by 633, bringing an end to the downward trend that ha...
28 Huhti 202016min
