When Boris Johnson addressed his party this week on a Zoom call, it had all the makings of a horror show. The prime minister had, the day before, announced a third national lockdown for England – an action he had once likened to a nuclear deterrent and one that his lockdown-sceptic backbenchers had previously said would lead to a huge three-figure rebellion. Over the past six months, Johnson’s relationship with his party has come under severe.
Think of how different the impact of additional disruptions in schooling will be for children in varied socioeconomic circumstances. A child who has a private room, laptop and well-educated parents with sufficient time to support home schooling will have a very different learning experience to one who shares a room with siblings, has no internet access and whose parents are busy working, or who do not speak English well enough to help them learn at home. The latter child is also less likely to have access to a garden. Hence rules that limit access to schools and time outside the house could have a spiralling impact on educational attainment, hunger and mental and physical health.
Heba Aly
It seems a lifetime ago now, but last year the murder of several unarmed Black people by police officers in the US sparked a global conversation about race and inequality.
Jeremy Konyndyk
And the aid sector was no exception to that. Many aid agencies began discussing diversity and inclusion in their organisations, and coming to grips with some pretty unhealthy power dynamics.
Danny Sriskandarajah
And I think Black Lives Matter is a wake-up call around building the next generation of institutions that put equality, inclusion, racial justice at their heart, particularly in the development or humanitarian sector.
Heba Aly