Why we must break free from fear

Plus: what you need to know about Prince Harry's ghostwriter, the pre-holiday diary from hell, and who is in Cummings's Dirty 'Few Dozen' [View in browser]( Thursday July 22 2021 [The Telegraph]( By Chris Evans, EDITOR Dear Reader, The lifting of Covid restrictions has not turned out to be the moment of national celebration that might once have been expected. Instead, the “pingdemic”, vaccine passports, holiday confusion and more has dampened the mood. That’s not, [argues Allister Heath]( how it should be. Our distorted sense of risk has inhibited our ability to react to the pandemic, he writes, and until it is reset we will never break free from fear. News of Prince Harry’s memoir will have brought joy to booksellers, but perhaps more than a few anxious thoughts to anyone supportive of the monarchy. The Duke of Sussex will not, of course, be doing the bulk of the writing himself – instead, he has a ghostwriter. [Marianka Swain profiles JR Moehringer]( the man who will put Harry’s thoughts to paper. International travel has never been simple, but in recent months it has taken on Odyssean characteristics. Lucy Aspden was one of those brave enough to attempt a getaway to Spain. [She’s kept a pre-holiday diary]( of the trials and tribulations of trying to book, and look forward to, a holiday amid constantly shifting travel rules. For years, cricketing bigwigs have fretted about the future of the sport and how to keep it popular in an era of, supposedly, ever-shrinking attention spans. While a shadow may still hang over Test cricket, last night the England and Wales Cricket Board launched The Hundred, a new attempt at short-form cricket. Does it look like it’s succeeding? Our experts, sceptics and hopeful enthusiasts alike watched the launch and [give their verdict here]( on the experience at home and in the stands. (For more on cricket's top stories and analysis from our brilliant sports team, [sign up to our free Telegraph Cricket newsletter]( Chris PS: Subscribe to The Telegraph today and get four months of full access to our website and app for just £3. [Start your free trial here.]( My Choices [Boris Johnson picture]( 'We’ve made a tragic choice to enter a new era of permanent Covid terror.' Allister Heath writes that the irrational shifting of goalposts [means there is no logical end to this debilitating state of fear](. [Lord Frost picture]( Red ink and wonky stamps strangle trade with Northern Ireland. Find out how the Brussels bureaucracy is causing [massive unsustainable hold-ups and extra costs](. [Illustration Cummings with faces in shadow behind him]( Who plotted with whom in Dominic Cummings’s Dirty 'Few Dozen'? [Gordon Rayner explores who the former adviser's co-conspirators might be.]( (Free to read) [Illustration typewriter with pictures and books of JR Moehringer]( Who is JR Moehringer, Prince Harry’s ‘super ghostwriter’? The award-winning journalist’s appointment means that [readers should be salivating and the Palace should be very afraid](. [Lucy Aspden on holiday]( My pre-holiday diary from hell: A blow-by-blow account of [one nervous traveller’s attempt to reach her Spanish sun lounger](. (Free to read) [Oval Invincibles' Sarah Bryce during the inaugural game in the new 100-ball format]( The Hundred – the ultimate verdict: View from the stands, the sofa... and the sceptic. Our writers deliver their [judgment on the new cricket format's opening night](. 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]( | [Cars]( | [Good News]( We have sent you this email because you have either asked us to or because we think it will interest you. [Unsubscribe]( | [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.