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Why ministers should keep making it up as they go along

People have started accusing the Government of ‘making it up as they go along’ of late, implying that ministers should have had a hard-baked plan in the locker outlining precisely what to do when a global pandemic hits our shores.

Getting through the Covid-19 pandemic will require markets as well as strong government

Covid-19 is a major shock to our system. With the UK speeding towards lockdown and much of Europe in similar or worse straits, this crisis — as with most crises — is causing people to look to their governments.

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Coronavirus has proved Jeremy Corbyn wrong

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CPS setting the policy agenda

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Getting through the Covid-19 pandemic will require markets as well as strong government

Covid-19 is a major shock to our system. With the UK speeding towards lockdown and much of Europe in similar or worse straits, this crisis — as with most crises — is causing people to look to their governments.

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Why ministers should keep making it up as they go along

Getting through the Covid-19 pandemic will require markets as well as strong government

Margaret Thatcher Conference on Trade

Coronavirus has proved Jeremy Corbyn wrong

CPS setting the policy agenda

Getting through the Covid-19 pandemic will require markets as well as strong government

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