Failures of State: The inside story of Britain’s battle with coronavirus (Pt 1)

<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 first of three episodes this week, we examine what went wrong between January and March 2020.</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>- '<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/coronavirus-38-days-when-britain-sleepwalked-into-disaster-hq3b9tlgh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">38 days when Britain sleepwalked into disaster</a>', The Sunday Times, April 19 2020.</p><p>Clips used: BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky News, CNA, The Sun, Daily Mail, Met Office, ABC News, DW News.</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> f