Latest articles by Arion McNicoll, The Week UK
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Matt Hancock and the Lockdown Files: what’s happening with the Covid inquiry?
Today's Big Question Leaked WhatsApps suggest former health secretary failed to follow advice to protect residents of English care homes
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AI and Big Tech: busted flush or next gold rush?
Talking Point Generative AI start-ups won $1.37bn in investment last year – almost as much as the five previous years combined
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy: from comedian to war hero
In the Spotlight Ukraine’s leader was once known for winning his country’s version of Dancing with the Stars – today he is a bona fide statesman
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Strikes: will ‘divide and rule’ tactics break the impasse with unions?
Today's Big Question GMB union describes the government’s ‘serious’ offer to nurses as a ‘back-room deal’
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All Quiet on the Western Front: war kitsch or timely reminder?
Talking Point Having swept the boards at the Baftas, Netflix adaptation of anti-war classic is now tipped for Oscars glory, but critics in Germany have decried the film as ‘a piece of indescribable impudence’
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Google’s Bard: AI chatbot makes $100bn mistake
Speed Read An error during Google’s demonstration of its new ChatGPT rival instantly wiped 9% off the tech firm’s value
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Why can’t we predict when earthquakes will occur?
Today's Big Question Seismologists hope AI could forecast disasters like those that hit Turkey and Syria
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Will HS2 be scrapped and what has it cost so far?
In Depth Experts say cutting costs on the controversial high-speed rail project could mean a slower and less regular service linking fewer locations
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H5N1: bird flu in mammals stoking fears of human ‘spill-over’
In Depth Avian flu in foxes, otters and mink has led to calls for greater international action
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Bursting Beijing’s balloon: what’s behind US response?
feature Incident triggered cancellation of US Secretary of State’s visit to China
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The call to switch off energy prepayment meters for good
feature Suppliers suspend practice of forcibly moving people to prepaid meters after leaving vulnerable customers without power through winter
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The BBC, the next election and economic ignorance
Talking Point New review finds reporters lack understanding of ‘basic economics’ and so compromise broadcaster’s coverage
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Where is Julian Sands?
In Depth Actor who starred in A Room with a View has been missing since he went hiking near LA in ‘dangerous’ conditions
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How the Ukraine war exposed cracks in Western defence
feature Germany to send tanks to Ukraine but experts say failure to act sooner reveals divisions in the West’s coalition
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The best and worst prime minister memoirs of all time
The Week Recommends Boris Johnson has signed a six-figure deal with HarperCollins to write ‘a memoir like no other’
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Levelling up: simple sound bite or social imperative?
Talking Point Boris Johnson’s flagship policy is on the way out amid accusations that regional disparity has in fact increased since 2019
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What healing of the ozone layer means for climate crisis
feature New study says the atmospheric layer that protects Earth from ultraviolet radiation could be fully restored within four decades
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Terror police probe uranium seized at Heathrow
Speed Read The radioactive substance was found during routine inspection of package flown into the airport
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What does Labour have planned for the NHS?
Today's Big Question The ongoing NHS crisis has led to broad criticism of the Conservative Party, but Labour’s plans are also proving divisive
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Republican leader Kevin McCarthy’s speaker chaos speaks volumes
feature Hardline Republicans’ rebellion raises questions over House Representatives’ power to advance legislation
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Rishi Sunak and the importance of maths
Talking Point Prime minister wants mandatory maths lessons until the age of 18, but critics say the policy doesn’t add up
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The Great Unretirement: necessary evil or new normal?
Talking Point ONS data shows that more than 100,000 people aged 50-64 have returned to work in past year
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Can new asylum plans boost Sunak’s standing?
Today's Big Question Prime minister may be hoping tough new migration policies will divide the Labour Party and find backing from voters
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Nick Fuentes: radical right-winger who became Kanye West’s right-hand man
In the Spotlight A meeting with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago has put the spotlight on the alt-right firebrand
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