The environmentalist we spoke to about water pollution at Swalecliffe, Kent, is Andy Taylor, not “Andy Turner” or even “Hunter” (Swimming in sewage, 14 November, the New Review, page 8).
An article said Barclays bank had to report annually to regulators on its handling of whistleblowers after the then chief executive, Jes Staley, tried to unmask one in 2016. That reporting requirement ended last year (“The task was to restore Barclays’s reputation, but will Staley’s scandals undo his work?”, 7 November, page 63).
In France, people in at-risk groups, including over-65s, who have not had a booster jab will no longer be entitled to a Covid health pass from 15 December, not 1 December (Why is Europe returning to the dark days of Covid?, 14 November, page 40). The pass is needed to enter bars, restaurants, leisure venues and some shopping malls, but not shops in general.
We described Molly Scott Cato as an MEP, but the Green party’s economics spokesperson finished in that role in 2020 when the UK left the EU (Treasury green savings bond offers ‘paltry’ incentive for helping planet, 14 November, page 62).
In our early edition last week, the late BBC newsreader Richard Baker was misidentified as Kenneth Kendall in a picture caption (Anchors away: why the golden age of TV news presenters has had its day, 14 November, page 44).
Mao Zedong spoke of letting “one hundred flowers bloom”, not one thousand, as an article suggested (From Nicaragua to China, reckless autocrats betray the promises of revolution, 14 November, page 35).
Other recently amended articles include:
On trial for saving lives: the young refugee activist facing a Greek court
Found: the club where Geoffrey Cox’s cash gets thumbs-up
Bucket lists: are they really such a good idea?
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