Why we must break free from fear

Dear Reader,
The lifting of Covid restrictions has not turned out to be the moment of national celebration that might once have been expected. Instead, the “pingdemic”, vaccine passports, holiday confusion and more has dampened the mood. That’s not, argues Allister Heath, how it should be. Our distorted sense of risk has inhibited our ability to react to the pandemic, he writes, and until it is reset we will never break free from fear.
News of Prince Harry’s memoir will have brought joy to booksellers, but perhaps more than a few anxious thoughts to anyone supportive of the monarchy. The Duke of Sussex will not, of course, be doing the bulk of the writing himself – instead, he has a ghostwriter. Marianka Swain profiles JR Moehringer, the man who will put Harry’s thoughts to paper.
International travel has never been simple, but in recent months it has taken on Odyssean characteristics. Lucy Aspden was one of those brave enough to attempt a getaway to Spain. She’s kept a pre-holiday diary of the trials and tribulations of trying to book, and look forward to, a holiday amid constantly shifting travel rules.
For years, cricketing bigwigs have fretted about the future of the sport and how to keep it popular in an era of, supposedly, ever-shrinking attention spans. While a shadow may still hang over Test cricket, last night the England and Wales Cricket Board launched The Hundred, a new attempt at short-form cricket. Does it look like it’s succeeding? Our experts, sceptics and hopeful enthusiasts alike watched the launch and give their verdict here on the experience at home and in the stands.
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Chris
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