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Latest issue

The Peak: Inside the mind of Dr Jim Down, a leading intensive care consultant, on the night of the peak number of deaths from Covid-19 in hospitals, by Edward Docx

Plus:

• Cummings humbled: Harry Lambert on how Boris Johnson’s adviser revealed the hypocrisy of power

• Helen Lewis on the art of gaslighting

• Tracey Thorn on lockdown dreams

• Rowan Williams on why the Middle Ages weren’t as dark as we think