Dominic Cummings has exposed a hole at the heart of the British government – and a glaring problem with the way we choose prime ministers: The COVID inquiry is possibly the most sophisticated and wide-ranging blame game that has ever played out in British politics. That said, the great benefit of public inquiries, as opposed …
Ivor Cummings: the forgotten gay mentor of the Windrush generation: The most familiar version of the story of the Windrush generation excludes LGBTQ+ people. It describes how (presumed) heterosexual men from the Caribbean, seeking economic opportunity, arrived on the HMT Empire Windrush and later spawned – literally and figuratively – the generation of black Britons …
Dominic Cummings: how the UK ignored evidence that the virus is airborne: “I think we are absolutely fucked. I think this country is heading for disaster. I think we’re going to kill thousands of people.” According to Dominic Cummings, those were the words spoken by the then deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara on March 13 …
Dominic Cummings evidence: five key questions that must be investigated: h In seven hours of testimony to MPs, Dominic Cummings, former ally of Boris Johnson, gave a scathing report on the government’s handling of the pandemic. He directed much of the blame on Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock. With so much …
Dominic Cummings: look closely to see the traps he is setting: I can’t help wondering how Boris Johnson felt as he woke up to peruse the morning papers the day after his former adviser Dominic Cummings gave evidence to MPs. Young Wilfred on one knee, Dilyn the dog possibly balanced on the other, and Cummings’ …
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Resist the temptation to see Dominic Cummings as a svengali: For many cabinet ministers, Dominic Cummings’ departure from 10 Downing Street will be seen as an opportunity for a reset. A controversial figure from the start, the hope is that Prime Minister Boris Johnson will pursue a different style of government without the influence of …
Time to ditch Dominic Cummings’ technocratic, mechanical vision of government: If crises bring with them new opportunities to think afresh, then the combined impact of Brexit and COVID has been to focus attention on the capacity and structure of the British state. This rethinking is increasingly framed in terms of “smart government”. Dominic Cummings, the …
We asked people if they were breaking lockdown rules before and after the Dominic Cummings scandal – here’s what they told us: The revelation on May 22 that the prime minister’s chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, broke the rules the rest of the UK has been living by for months has sparked public outrage. While the …
Dominic Cummings: how the internet knows when you’ve updated your blog: When Dominic Cummings made a public statement to explain why he drove 260 miles to stay with his parents during the coronavirus lockdown, the prime Minister’s chief adviser made an assertion that initially went largely unnoticed: For years, I have warned of the dangers …
People have been switching off from coronavirus news – but the Dominic Cummings story cut through: The turmoil about whether Boris Johnson’s chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, broke the UK’s lockdown rules has fuelled public anger about the government. This is despite many people experiencing “news fatigue” that led them to either start avoiding news altogether …
Could the Dominic Cummings affair damage Boris Johnson in the long term? Here’s what history tells us: Although we live in unprecedented times, there’s not much that’s new under the sun. And history tells us that as much as Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to move on from the Dominic Cummings affair, it may cast …
After Dominic Cummings: the real threat to Boris Johnson’s premiership is the coming economic crisis: Kirsty O'Connor/PA The UK government has undoubtedly made mistakes in its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Examples include the delayed response, mix ups over the testing strategy, shortages of personal protective equipment and, above all, the neglect of care homes. …
Dominic Cummings and SAGE: advisory group’s veil of secrecy has to be lifted: Dominic Cummings, the UK prime minister’s chief political adviser, and his colleague Ben Warner have attended meetings of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE). Is this a big deal? A report by a team of reporters in the Guardian newspaper claimed …
Accused Killer Joshua Cummings at First Court Appearance: Tiny, Swollen, Weird: Did Joshua Cummings , who's now been formally advised of a first-degree murder charge naming him in the execution-style slaying of RTD security officer Scott Von Lanken , ask for a beer at the conclusion of his initial court appearance? I can't be 100 …