Insight Investigation: The cost of a second late lockdown

<p>Cameron Wellington, a teenager from Walsall, died on November 19th after catching coronavirus.&nbsp;He left a devastated family behind, but could lives like his have been saved if the UK’s second national lockdown had taken place earlier?&nbsp;The Sunday Times Insight team have published a major investigation into the government’s handling of the second wave, and the false dichotomy between saving the economy and saving lives.&nbsp;</p><p><br></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><br></p><p>Read the Insight team's investigation<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/48-hours-in-september-when-ministers-and-scientists-split-over-covid-lockdown-vg5xbpsfx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> here</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests:</p><p>Jane and Norman Wellington, parents of Cameron Wellington.</p><p>George Arbuthnott, Deputy Editor, Sunday Times Insight.&nbsp;</p><p>Jonathan Calvert, Editor, Sunday Times Insight.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Host: Manveen Rana.</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>