Labour’s persistent failure to address its electorate’s salient concerns is behind the protest vote, asserts DIANE ABBOTT
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MMR vaccine myth debunked, again
The doctor who started the ‘vaccines cause autism’ scare was later struck off and his research invalidated – but the theory lingers on, lament ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and JOEL HELLEWELL
An anti-vaccination protester in a hat bearing the name of the conspiracy outlet Infowars
Washington’s lawless behaviour towards countries in the region it considers its ‘back yard’ should be condemned by all law-abiding people, says LUKE DANIELS
In part I of a serialisation of his new book, JOHN McINALLY takes a look at the early days of organising government workers
Colombia’s success in controlling the drug trade should be recognised and its sovereignty respected, argues Dr GLORY SAAVEDRA
The shadow lord chancellor has recently made a name for himself as an rabid hater of immigration – but there are exceptions to every rule, says SOLOMON HUGHES
Plaid Cymru’s front-bench spokesman on health and social services MABON AP GWYNFOR, in a two-part series, analyses the Caerphilly by-election and the wider political scene in Wales ahead of the 2026 Senedd election
IN 1945, there were 729 recorded deaths in Britain from measles. In 2015, there were none.
This is undoubtedly thanks to mass vaccination campaigns. But what if vaccines have unwanted side effects? It’s certainly something that should be investigated — and has been, again and again and again.
The combined MMR vaccine for measles, mumps, and rubella (two other previously common viral diseases affecting children) was first rolled out in the UK in 1988.
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