The Economist UK Edition (May 15, 2021)
On the cover
A model built by The Economist reveals the true course of the pandemic. Here is what to do next: leader, page 9.
Our covid-19 model, page 16.
How can the world increase its vaccine supply? Page 18.
Some politicians want pharma patents to be weakened. Is that a good idea? Page 64.
Aworrying new wave of covid-19 is hitting South-East Asia, page 48.
Death of an Indian bookseller: obituary, page 82
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Only negotiations will bring lasting peace: leader, page 10.
Another cycle of violence leaves scores of people dead, page 43
Supply bottlenecks America’s boom is increasing worries about an inflation scare: leader, page 11.
What an inflation surprise tells you about America’s re-opening, page 66
Defining Johnsonism Boris Johnson wants a big state that crimps civil liberties: leader, page 11,
and analysis, page 21