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Lessons Learned? Britain’s COVID Response

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Vincent
Date01 March 2021
Published date01 March 2021
DOI10.1177/20419058211000994
AuthorCatherine Haddon
4 POLITICAL INSIGHT • MARCH 2021
As the global pandemic entered
its second year, the UK found
itself rmly at the wrong end of
many of international metrics.
In January, the number of people who died
with COVID topped 100,000. The economy
has been seriously damaged. The future
remains deeply uncertain.
Lessons Learned?
Britain’s COVID
Response
The UK has been hit hard by the COVID pandemic. Catherine Haddon
examines the British government’s response over the past year and
f‌inds an administration that has often struggled to maintain a clear
and consistent strategy.
The past year has seen periods when
cases and deaths rose rapidly. There have
been repeated lockdowns, tier systems and
temporary restrictions. And there has been
much criticism about what the government
has got wrong. There will be many chances
to examine how well prepared the
government was and the choices it made,
but already we can draw some conclusions
– both on what it says about the capability
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