More than 30,000 Britons were infected with HIV and hepatitis C through treatments in the NHS in the 1970s and 1980s. The Economist reflects on how a long-awaited report on the scandal explains how "a catalogue of failures" led to such "a calamity".

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The Economist

“A day of shame” for the British state

The gloves are off; the UK's general election is on July 4th. Bloomberg explores how Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is banking on recent economic improvements to support his campaign. However, Labour argues that the economy is still struggling, making them the favourites to win. Read by Jonathan Booth.

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Bloomberg

Sunak fights election on economy that’s only just picking up

George Monbiot comes face to face with his local conspiracy theorist

COVID-19 vaccines, chemtrails, the Great Reset…why do people invent false conspiracies when there are so many real ones to worry about? There’s only one way to find out: ask a believer. 

George Monbiot reflects on the world of conspiracy and why it's so attractive in this time of uncertainty. 

Read by Simon Mattacks.

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The Guardian

‘You’re going to call me a Holocaust denier now, are you?’: George Monbiot comes face to face with his local conspiracy theorist

There isn’t much evidence that intermittent fasting leads to lasting weight loss, Yasmin Tayag writes. Why is it still so popular? Read by Betsy Foldes Meiman.

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The Atlantic

The fad diet to end all fad diets

Peter Thiel will not be contributing to any political candidate this election cycle, he tells Barton Gellman—including Donald Trump. His disillusionment with Trump is just one in a long series of disappointments. Read by Mark Deakins.