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The legacy of Covid: a much bigger state

16 October 2021

9:00 AM

16 October 2021

9:00 AM

Covid transformed the role of the state. During the pandemic, the government did things it would never normally even contemplate. At the same time as it restricted civil liberties, it intervened in the economy to an extent never before seen in peacetime. Through the furlough scheme, close to £70 billion was spent on paying people’s wages.

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