If you think the answer to the rise in the radical right threat lies in counter-terrorism and/or counter-extremism policies, you are looking in the wrong place.
Lawrence Freedman’s preliminary account of scientific advice and political judgement hitherto in UK-policymaking during the pandemic, fails to take culpable ignorance into account. A reply.
From scientific advice and procurement contracts to Freedom of Information requests, our government has drastically reduced transparency during the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s a real threat to our democracy.
Para transformar radicalmente nuestra forma de vida necesitamos construir los espacios públicos a todos los niveles, si de verdad queremos tener una vida social y colectiva digna, o simplemente una vida política. (Long read).English
To radically transform our way of life we need to construct the public spaces at all levels in order to have a dignified social and collective, or simply political, life. (Long read). Español
