I took part in BBC TV’s Politics Live, appearing with other commentators to discuss the issues of the day. Among the topics we covered were the mounting crisis for Boris Johnson over an apparent serial breakdown of the rules of government, the terrible coronavirus catastrophe consuming India, and the legal appeal on grounds of discrimination by a woman who says she lost her job as a result of her belief that a person’s sex is immutable because it is determined by biology, which makes it different from gender.

You can watch the whole show here, but only if you can access BBC iPlayer.

We also discussed Israel’s remarkable achievement in having vaccinated such a high proportion of the population that it is now steadily opening up its economy and society. However, this being the BBC that particular discussion proceeded to take a more, er, lively turn. You can watch that particular segment below.

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