Firm in charge of England’s ‘track and trace’ now responsible for supporting vulnerable people during the pandemic. MPs and campaigners say the decision is ‘outrageous’.
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.