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Who’s worth what? That’s the question put by the hard right about the costs of the lockdown – but what are the real issues at stake? We take a lightning-quick tour through the states of emergency that have been declared – or, in one case, avoided – across Europe. Didier Fassin on the last state […]

How much of our economy will survive the COVID-19 recession? What will come next? Plus, the government’s testing fiasco, with Michael Walker, Aaron Bastani and James Meadway.

As the papers wake up to the testing crisis, we ask what an inquiry might eventually do. Plus, Sarah Jaffe dials in from Philly to tell us about the reaction to the crisis in the US. Jacques Attali, Que naîtra-t-il?: http://www.attali.com/societe/que-naitra-t-il/

As the COVID-19 crisis intensifies it increasingly seems like the government don’t have a plan. Is progress actually being made with testing and protective equipment?

Why can’t the government give a straight answer on testing? Plus, Michael Walker talks to Tom Hancock, the FT’s China correspondent, about what’s really been happening there.

The UK is blaming poor COVID-19 preparation on secrecy by China. The problem: the dates don’t add up! Plus, the Tories rediscover “society”; high-street collapse continues; and Orban suspends democracy. It Wasn’t Me

Craig Gent delves deeper into logistics and production during the crisis – as the market scramble reveals the failures in preparedness and resilience in the NHS. Will ‘just in time’ logistics leave us empty-handed in the face of a pandemic? Plus, Rosa Gilbert brings us more from Italy – including how to keep it together during […]

Who gets the blame? The right-wing press have set their eyes on China, but where should we really be looking? Plus, Rosa Gilbert answers your questions from lockdown in Italy.

Harry Davies on NHS PPE: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/27/advice-on-protective-gear-for-nhs-staff-was-rejected-owing-to-cost

BPAS on early medical abortion: https://www.bpas.org/about-our-charity/press-office/press-releases/bpas-comment-on-sunday-times-report-of-government-preparing-to-re-instate-telemedicine-for-early-medical-abortion/

Robert Halfon on Tory ‘social democracy’: https://www.conservativehome.com/thecolumnists/2020/03/robert-halfon-britain-is-now-a-moderate-social-democratic-state.html

Michael Brooks joins the show live from NYC to talk about the US response to coronavirus. Plus, Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock test positive for COVID-19. Your Health in His Hands

James Butler is joined by James Meadway to discuss the brewing economic crisis. With unemployment claims surging to 3.2 million in the US, and forecasts of global contraction, how serious could it get? What might the world look like on the other side of the pandemic? And how will it feed through into politics? https://novaramedia.com/?p=18713