Coronavirus: the race to rescue the UK’s self employed
26 March 2020 - 24 minsToday the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, is expected to announce that the taxpayer will pay self-employed workers up to 80% of their recent earnings to help contain the economic impact of coronavirus. Mark Cairns, an Uber driver, and Rob Booth, the Guardian’s social affairs editor, discuss the impact of Covid-19 on gig economy workers and the self-employed. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
Series Episodes
On the ground in the refugee and asylum capital of Britain
Helen Pidd heads to Crawley, West Sussex, the place in the UK with the highest number of asylum seekers and supported refugees relative to its population. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
30 mins
5 November Finished
How Zohran Mamdani charmed New York
Guardian US writer Adam Gabbatt and columnist Mehdi Hasan explore how Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani came from nowhere to the brink of becoming mayor of New York City. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
31 mins
4 November Finished
15 minutes of horror in train mass stabbing – Today in Focus Extra
Guardian senior reporter Ben Quinn on the shocking knife attack on a train from Doncaster to London. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
10 mins
3 November Finished
The multi-million pound baby powder case
Esther Addley reports on a class action suit of more than 3,000 cancer survivors and their loved ones against Johnson & Johnson. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
22 mins
3 November Finished
Cotton Capital: Searching for the spirit of Pan-Africanism – bonus episode
In this bonus episode of the Cotton Capital series, Guardian journalist Chris Osuh explores whether we are living through a Pan-African moment in 2025, 80 years on from Manchester’s 1945 Pan-African Congress. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
47 mins
31 October Finished
Living through the horror of Hurricane Melissa
How will Jamaica recover from its most powerful hurricane on record? Natricia Duncan reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
33 mins
31 October Finished
