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Government WhatsApps about ‘frothy’ coffee orders, not major decisions, former health minister claims

The existence of three key group chats comes ahead of the first hearings of the official inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023

Magic mushrooms compound ‘effective at treating depression in cancer patients’

Largest ever trial of psilocybin offers hope of treatment to cancer patients with major depressive disorder

Evening Standard · May 30, 2023

Using psychedelics for depression is exciting area, says ex-vaccines chief

Kate Bingham, who chaired UK’s Covid vaccine taskforce, tells Hay festival she hopes mind-altering drugs could treat mental illness

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2023

Spring budget 2023: AI announcements hint at data grab behind the scenes

In the area of digital technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), the UK budget can be a barometer of technological development and hype. However, there is a worrying drive towards deregulation in the background – combined with an apparent desire to encourage the rights holders for data to share it with…

The Conversation · Mar 17, 2023

2023 Spring Statement brings 'enhanced' tax incentives to tech SMBs

UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt said the government plans to introduce tax incentives for UK-based small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as part of a broader set of plans to boost the UK's technology sector. Delivering the government's 2023 Spring Statement to the House of Commons on Wednesday, Hunt said the incentives…

IT Pro · Mar 15, 2023

Keep scientists in the research room and out of politics

The simple messaging favoured by media advisers doesn’t chime with a discipline that is messy and incomplete

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023

Simon Case’s WhatsApps with Hancock unprofessional, say ex-civil servants

Whitehall chief called travellers being confined to Covid hotels ‘hilarious’, according to leak of chats with former health secretary

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023

Leaked WhatsApps reveal government struggle over Covid ‘sex ban’ advice

The chief medical officer suggested couples were not likely to remain apart during the first weeks of the 2020 lockdown, according to leaked messages

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023

Sir Chris Whitty called for ‘realism’ around Covid sex ban, leaked Whatsapps show

The chief medical officer suggested couples were not likely to remain apart during the first weeks of the 2020 lockdown

Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2023

Whitty called for ‘realism’ around Covid advice which kept couples apart

The chief medical officer suggested couples were not likely to remain apart during the first weeks of the 2020 lockdown, according to leaked messages.

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023