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Have our governments become too powerful? Corona and the State of Exception
Governments have been afforded substantial emergency powers to deal with CoVid19. Does this leave us subject to authoritarianism?
May 27, 2020


Responding to Coronavirus: the worst affected are not only our moral patients
Covid19 shows how deep our inequality is. Equality requires more than redistributing resources, doing only this may perpetuate the problem.
May 24, 2020


A democratic duty to test for CoVid-19 infection rates?
Can states legitimately choose lives or the economy? Yes, but only if they respect a democratic duty to test and publish rates of infection.
May 17, 2020


Is it wrong to be a lockdown hypocrite?
‘Do as I say, not as I do’ After a series of resignations by high profile lockdown breakers, Nikhil asks: can hypocrites still be critics?
May 6, 2020


CoViD-19: The Great Leveler or the Great Sieve?
If CoViD-19 is 'the great leveler' of citizens, why then are the effects are felt so disproportionately by the most vulnerable?
Apr 29, 2020


Looking Inward: Why we are turning to nationalism to face an international threat
Coronavirus anywhere is a health threat everywhere. We face a common threat, so why is the lure of nationalist policy so tempting?
Apr 26, 2020


Should governments prioritise lives, or the economy?
Should governments do everything they can to save lives or should they be concerned about the economic consequences of life-saving policies?
Apr 18, 2020


Has our freedom really been restricted?
With current restrictions making many of us miss our freedom, this piece argues that we may be able to regain it through new understanding.
Apr 11, 2020
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