Failures of state : the inside story of Britain's battle with coronavirus /
by Calvert, Jonathan; Arbuthnott, George.
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BookPublisher: London : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021Description: 426 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780008430528 (hbk.) :; 0008430527 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 616.2414 CALSubject(s): COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Great Britain | COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Government policy -- Great Britain | Health and Fitness | Health and WellbeingSummary: 'Failures of State' recalls in detail the extraordinary political decisions taken at the heart of Boris Johnson's team during the global pandemic. Liaising with a government whistle-blower and corroborated by a host of inside sources, including scientists, emergency planners, politicians and advisers to Downing Street, this book tells the story of what happened at the top of government before, during and after the most significant health crisis in a century beyond - and details the key day to day decisions (or lack thereof) of some of the most influential people in the country.
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 616.2414 CAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003095426X |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Failures of State' recalls in detail the extraordinary political decisions taken at the heart of Boris Johnson's team during the global pandemic. Liaising with a government whistle-blower and corroborated by a host of inside sources, including scientists, emergency planners, politicians and advisers to Downing Street, this book tells the story of what happened at the top of government before, during and after the most significant health crisis in a century beyond - and details the key day to day decisions (or lack thereof) of some of the most influential people in the country.
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