Finally the prime minister enacts some fairly unequivocal measures and orders a lockdown of the UK. Across the country a collective sigh of relief was exhaled. In comparison to other countries’ response to Covid 19 we are second only to Italy for the number of deaths from the virus before imposing a lockdown. A troublingContinue reading “Incompetence and Ideology Yes, but Is There Also a Dog Whistle in Johnson’s Coronavirus Response?”
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A Laissez Faire Approach to Coronavirus
Boris Johnson and the Tory party’s fatalistic response to COVID19 should not come as a surprise. It is a reflection of the underlying social Darwinism which has always driven their social and economic philosophy. In much the same way as conservative laissez faire ideology considers intervention in the economy to be counterproductive and ultimately aContinue reading “A Laissez Faire Approach to Coronavirus”
From the Outside Looking In 