Failures of State: How Britain made the same mistake twice (Pt 2)

<p>Last year, a Sunday Times investigation exposed failures at the top of government which may have cost thousands of lives. Now the team behind those revelations has written the first major book telling the inside story of Britain's battle with coronavirus.</p><p>In the second of three episodes this week, the Insight team explains how Britain unleashed a second disastrous wave of the virus despite repeated warnings from experts.</p><p>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/subscribe/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=audio&amp;utm_campaign=podcastsubs&amp;utm_content=storiesofourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</a>.</p><p>Guests:&nbsp;</p><p>- <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/jonathan-calvert?page=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jonathan Calvert</a>, Insight Editor, The Sunday Times.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/george-arbuthnott?page=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">George Arbuthnott</a>, Deputy Insight Editor, The Sunday Times.</p><p>Host:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/manveen-rana?page=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Manveen Rana</a>.</p><p>Links:</p><p>- <a href="https://amzn.to/3uX7pnk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Failures of State: The Inside Story of Britain’s Battle with Coronavirus</em></a> by Jonathan Calvert and George Arbuthnott.</p><p>Clips used: BBC, ITV, Sky News, Euronews, Unherd, CNN.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>