Failures of State

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‘ … the nearest we’ll get to an inquiry.’ James O’Brien ‘, page after page filled with its mistakes, misjudgments and even its possibly actionable crimes.’ Jonathan Freedland, ‘This book is superb. ‘. This is one of the most important books of our time.’ Owen Jones ‘A brilliantly presented indictment Guardian ‘ this is a work of history. It’s witness. It’s also a kind of catharsis.’ Christina Patterson, ‘ … It is impossible to read , the by Sunday Times journalists Jonathan Calvert and George Arbuthnott, and not conclude that the British people deserved far, far better from the government’ Marina Hyde, ‘ Some of the revelations are sickening and shocking.’ Armando Iannucci, satirist and writer ‘’ Alan Johnson, ‘Superb journalism … ’ Professor Devi Sridhar, Chair of Global Public Health ‘so you’re never tempted to forget’ John Crace, journalist ‘of Year Covid exposes the Prime Minister’s utter failure to meet the nation’s greatest health crisis for a century.’ Paul Routledge, ‘’ David Schneider, comedian and writer