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sanatoriums sanction To sanction (verb) something is to approve it; to impose sanctions (noun) is to stop something you disapprove of. So politicians might sanction (permit) the use of sanctions (forbidding) trade with a country they don’t, for the moment, happen to like very much. OED definitions of the noun “sanction” involve penalties or coercion, typically to enforce a law or treaty. So you find “sanction-breaker” (quoted from the Guardian in connection with sanctions against Rhodesia in 1968). Rather chillingly, a draft 1993 addition to the dictionary includes a new definition:...

Boris Johnson visits Accrington academy in Lancashire on Thursday. He had said the government would be guided by ‘data, not dates’. Photograph: Reuters Boris Johnson’s decision to include dates in his proposed roadmap out of the third lockdown in England is a “dangerous strategy” that risks undermining adherence to Covid-19 rules, behavioural scientists have said. The prime minister’s message that government policy around reopening would be guided by “data, not dates” could be overshadowed by the use of dates in the roadmap, ...

Shakespeare Fest plans digital and onstage performances February 22 2021 It's an ambitious schedule for the famous Ashland theater company; could we see in-person shows in fall? In normal times, Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland draws visitors from around the country. It's not normal times, of course, but OSF has found a formula to schedule performances virtually and live for 2021, and will continue presenting archived shows on demand. Because we're still in the COVID-19 pandemic — Jackson County is still in extreme risk designation — and because it remains uncertain wha...

Last modified on Wed 16 Dec 2020 13.06 EST Behavioural experts and government advisers have challenged the idea that tightening rules at Christmas would reduce compliance and fuel rule-breaking. Provided the government explained the rationale for any change in the rules, and didn’t punish anyone who failed to comply, most people would adjust their Christmas plans, experts said – particularly if they were offered a sweetener, such as an additional bank holiday next summer, which they could plan towards. Boris Johnson has so far ignored calls to tighten the restrictions on households mixing...