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After dealing with the initial health crisis, Boris Johnson must find a narrative that puts his team in a good light.
Charisma can only get you so far in the face of a global pandemic. Research on leadership suggests another approach is needed.
A legal expert assesses whether failing to provide adequate PPE is a breach of human rights during this pandemic.
The crisis could provide the perfect reason for the Conservatives to expand the state to appeal to their new voter base. But they might also head in the opposite direction.
The government should consider whether some of its policies will make inequalities worse.
The UK doesn’t have a set back-up plan when a prime minister is unwell, but there are clear procedures in place.
To understand what is going on, it helps to look back at past leaders and their first secretaries.
History shows us that when police forces apply the rules unevenly, some groups are hit harder than others.
As someone who researches and teaches leadership, I’d argue New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is giving most Western politicians a masterclass in crisis leadership.
Much is known about the new leader’s career but very little about his political positions.
Politicians have a tendency to dodge accountability after crises, but our ‘gotcha’ culture makes that inevitable. We can all do better this time.
Initially spoken of as a puppet chancellor, the newcomer seems to be coming out better from this crisis than other ministers.
The coronavairus outbreak is a challenge to government that it, in itself, diminishes Thatcher’s comments of the 1980s.
Can a prime minister work from home?
The particulars of the British political system come into play at times like these.
It was a matter of ‘national importance’ to the British government that men they sponsored be the first to conquer the mountain.
New legislation gives the government power to clamp down on public gatherings – but the changes have a time limit.
Should parliament close because it’s important or stay open because it’s important?
There are good reasons to call off a vote during a pandemic – but other good reasons to push ahead.
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