What the papers said in the week ending 22 October 2022
The week has been dominated by the politics of the Conservative party, with the recently appointed Prime Minister resigning by the end of it: Liz Truss fights for survival as even allies say she could have only days left | Liz Truss | The Guardian
- Liz Truss quits: candidates to be prime minister must have at least 100 nominations from Tory MPs – as it happened | Liz Truss | The Guardian
- The chaotic state of the economy is producing hardship for many ordinary people of all ages: Millions forced to skip meals as UK cost of living crisis deepens | Poverty | The Guardian
- Spam and pilchards are back as cost of living crisis makes cooks more thrifty | UK cost of living crisis | The Guardian
- The Guardian view on hunger in Britain: cruel and unnecessary | Editorial | The Guardian
- UK inflation rises to 10.1% on back of soaring food prices | Inflation | The Guardian
The Archbishop of Canterbury had spoken from Australia to criticise the unchristian policies which have played a part in producing this situation: Archbishop of Canterbury criticises tax cuts for the rich | Justin Welby | The Guardian
- Preparations are being made in anticipation that matters will not improve: BBC prepares secret scripts for possible use in winter blackouts | BBC | The Guardian
Further grim reading comes from the long awaited report of the sexual abuse of children: Child sexual abuse inquiry: key recommendations | UK child abuse inquiry | The Guardian
- And from observations on the care of the old and vulnerable: Broken care system is putting our loved ones at risk | Letters | The Guardian
Even amongst older people, it seems, there is inequity of benefits by age: Our miserly state pensions pit old against older | State pensions | The Guardian
Meanwhile, the routines of life and progress do continue:
- There is hope for new ways of countering cancer: Vaccines to treat cancer possible by 2030, say BioNTech founders | Cancer | The Guardian
- New surgery for people with some forms of epilepsy: NHS to offer epilepsy patients new form of laser surgery | Epilepsy | The Guardian
Delving into the universe will bring more understanding and, no doubt, more mystery: UK joins international effort to uncover first moments of the universe | Science | The Guardian
- Involving young people with nature has benefits: Young people’s mental health bolstered by nature projects, report says | Access to green space | The Guardian
- Time in the natural world is good for everyone: Connecting with nature: health & wellbeing for older adults – Country Court (countrycourtcare.co)
- Lost forests may be revived: Lost rainforest could be revived across 20% of Great Britain | Environment | The Guardian
- Children are to be given freedom to roam and touch in at least one grand house – maybe the privilege can be extending to grown ups Ropes come down as National Trust lets children roam free at Sudbury Hall | The National Trust | The Guardian
Lowry’s painting of people going to a football match has been purchased for the price of a promising but not established player: Salford museum pays £7.8m for Lowry ‘football’ painting auctioned by charity | Third Sector
People in the Midlands are looking for big stones which used to be given pride of place our parks: Have you seen this rock? Project aims to find missing Midlands boulders | UK news | The Guardian
There is chance to see photographs from conditions of war in the 1940s from another perspective: Seeing Auschwitz photographic exhibition opens in London | Photography | The Guardian
Some advances do have their drawbacks: The rush to ‘go electric’ comes with a hidden cost: destructive lithium mining | Thea Riofrancos | The Guardian
Queen Elizabeth’s dress-sense has found approval: Quilted jackets set to become outerwear of choice this season | Fashion | The Guardian
Conflicts:
The war between Russia and The Ukraine goes on: What are kamikaze drones and why is Russia using them in Ukraine? | Ukraine | The Guardian
Ukraine plans power cuts after Russian strikes on plants | Ukraine | The Guardian
Differences within the Conservative Party must be resolved quickly to allow the country to be managed, and managed better: The Tory leadership race is not just a political battle – it’s religious warfare | Rafael Behr | The Guardian
More Science:
Those songs and proverbs that celebrate the power of a smile have been given academic approval: You can smile yourself a little happier, scientists suggest | Psychology | The Guardian
David Jolley Chair of Christians on Ageing, in a personal capacity. October 2022
