Independent: Leaders don’t have to sacrifice people’s lives to save public money during this pandemic – we need both

Believe it or not, this crisis isn’t a zero-sum game. Simple checks won’t slow anyone down, they’ll create transparency, writes John Penrose The rules and regulations that stop dirty money from being made in ganglands or war zones, and then moved around the world by unscrupulous lawyers or accountants before…

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Mercury Article: ‘When I got the call saying that Weston Hospital was shutting its doors to new patients, my heart sank.’

When I got the call saying that Weston Hospital was shutting its doors to new patients, my heart sank. It was the last thing any of us wanted and, as I hope everyone would expect, I immediately contacted local health chiefs to discuss how to handle the problem. It soon…

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