How the 'Great Pause' has changed Britain for the better

Plus: why Cummings is indispensable and how Dallas and JR changed TV forever [View in browser]( [Update your preferences]( [The Telegraph]( Monday May 25 2020 From The Editor By Chris Evans, Editor The best of The Telegraph's articles, sent by the Editor Dear reader, Boris Johnson is standing by his chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, in the row over his trip from London to Durham during the lockdown. But why is the Prime Minister spending so much political capital defending an unelected adviser? Camilla Tominey explains what [makes Mr Cummings indispensable to the PM](. While we are all understandably keen to look ahead to greater freedom, the last two months will not easily be forgotten. As Allison Pearson [argues in this touching article]( the lockdown has brought many costs but it has also forced us to reassess our lives and our country in ways both big and small, and many of the changes we’ve made are worth preserving. Finally, while Britain is able to see some light at the end of the lockdown tunnel, it remains the case that on a global scale the pandemic continues to grow and grow. One area that seems to have bucked the trend is South Asia. However, [as our correspondents have uncovered]( that may, in fact, be due to deliberate covering up of the death toll by officials which could be leaving even more people at risk. Chris Take out a Telegraph subscription, with access to all our articles and subscriber rewards, and get your first month free [Click here]( My Choices [Dominic Cummings leaving the front door of 10 Downing Street]( "The inconvenient truth is that Boris Johnson needs an enforcer" – Camilla Tominey explains why Dominic Cummings is [more than just an adviser]( for Boris Johnson. [Composite image with various scenes from the UK's lockdown]( [Read Allison Pearson]( on what we’ve learnt from the "Great Pause" and why we should and will keep the good parts. (Free to read) [Illustration of lockdown]( Your questions answered – our expert reporters on what to expect for [the next two months]( on everything from Brexit to getting a haircut. [Workers in PPE wheel a wooden coffin out on a gurney in Indian Kashmir]( Asia's hidden deaths – our correspondents[lay bare the cover-up]( and undercounting of Covid-19 fatalities in South Asia. (Free to read) [A poster showing a painted image of JR with four revolvers pointed at him with questions marks of smoke emerging from the barrels]( The summer when Britain nearly lost the plot – Find out how Dallas and the question of "who shot JR" created the first watercooler moment and [changed television forever](. What did you think? Let us know how we're doing using the feedback button below or tweet me [@chrisevans1](. Although I am unable to respond individually to all the emails I receive, I am grateful to you for sending them to me. [Send feedback](mailto:Totheeditor@telegraph.co.uk) We hope you enjoyed our newsletter. If you have questions or feedback, please visit our [help page](. If you have questions about your Telegraph subscription, including delivery issues or technical ones, [please visit this page]( and contact us that way. If you would like a letter to the Editor published in The Telegraph, email it to [dtletters@telegraph.co.uk.](mailto:dtletters@telegraph.co.uk) Please include name, address, work and home telephone numbers. See more Telegraph newsletters [Front Bench]( | [Cookbook]( | [Film]( | [You Are Not Alone]( We have sent you this email because you have either asked us to or because we think it will interest you. To unsubscribe from this newsletter, visit your account [here]( and update your preferences. For any other questions, please visit our help page [here](. Any offers included in this email come with their own Terms and Conditions, which you can see by clicking on the offer link. We may withdraw offers without notice. Telegraph Media Group Limited or its group companies - 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0DT. Registered in England under No 451593.