What can we learn from Cummings’ recent interview, apart from what has long been obvious that the machinery of government is broken? […]
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Martin McKee: What did we learn from Dominic Cummings’ evidence to MPs on the covid crisis?
Cummings’ evidence portrays a system that is not fit for purpose and goes some way to explaining why the UK’s performance on covid-19 was so poor […]
Martin McKee: What went wrong in the UK’s covid-19 response?
One day we may know, but Boris Johnson is in no hurry, writes Martin McKee In May 2020, Sarah Wollaston, Mike Gill, and I called for a rapid inquiry into […]
Covid-19 vaccine wars: developing the AstraZeneca vaccine was a triumph, but then things went wrong
The UK’s tabloid press was having a field day. “NO, EU CAN’T HAVE OUR JABS” said the Daily Mail, a message echoed by the Daily Express with “WAIT YOUR TURN! […]
The UK’s PPE procurement scandal reminds us why we need ways to hold ministers to account
Martin McKee looks at what lessons we can learn from the government’s many failures in procuring PPE during the pandemic […]
Martin McKee: How can we hold political leaders accountable for failures in pandemics?
Covid-19 has had a huge impact across the world. There is no doubt that political decisions have played a major role, says Martin McKee […]
The government promises to “level up” the UK—we struggle to see how they will succeed
The Westminster government has consistently shown little sign that it understands the structural weaknesses underlying the worsening health situation […]
Government should call for extension of Brexit transition to protect public safety and health
Public health workers, struggling with a new covid-19 variant, cannot be expected to deal with a chaotic end of the Brexit transition too […]
Martin McKee: “NHS” Test and Trace under fire—a system flawed by design
Test and trace has been hampered by a failure to draw on international experience and a lack of engagement with public health professionals says Martin McKee […]
Could Slovakia’s mass testing programme work in England?
What is happening in Slovakia and what lessons might it hold for the UK? […]