Cover Page, 7 January 2021, Issue 261

Happy New Year and welcome to our latest edition.  This week we lead with comments on the EU/UK trade deal.  We also consider the USA’s Senate run-off in Georgia, hate crimes, Covid and New Year in Japan, Demis Hassabis and DeepMind, our latest report on Covid-19 statistics, a Corbynista’s week, and more.

Comment

Issue 261: 2021 01 07: The Trade Deal

An extraordinary achievement

By John Watson

Comment

Issue 261: 2021 01 07: Boris Pulls It Off!

In time for Christmas

By Paul Branch

Comment

Issue 261: 2021 01 07: The New Variant

Covid-19 statistics

By David Chilvers

Comment

Issue 261: 2021 01 07: Georgia On Their Minds

Donald has got his rerun

By J.R.Thomas

Comment

Issue 261: 2021 01 07: Hate Crimes (Revisited)

To be extended - really?

By Lynda Goetz

Comment

Issue 261: 2021 01 07: Diary of a Corbynista

Obeying with a few questions

By Don Urquhart

Comment

Issue 261: 2021 01 07: Shogatsu

Covid & New Year in Japan

By Richard Pooley

Comment

Issue 261: 2021 01 07: Protein-Folding

And other games

By Neil Tidmarsh

Features

Issue 261: 2021 01 07: Wagner’s ‘Ring’

Revealed and explained

By Philip Throp

Crossword

Issue 261: 2021 01 07: Crossword

Number 261

By Boffles

Cartoons

Issue 261: 2021 01 07: Cartoons

A visual perspective

By AGGro

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