My latest article, for The Telegraph:Britain probably leads the world in self-criticism. So maybe we don’t always notice when the country leads the world in something a bit more useful.
During the pandemic a lot has been done badly here – the modelling, testing and lockdown policies have been harmful, clumsy, and chaotic – but it’s worth reflecting on what we have done well, especially in science.Last week the New York Times, which has made a habit of sneering at Britain, noticed that we have sequenced far more viral genomes than any other country.
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