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The discussions in this episode are an update on a chapter in the report Covid-19 and Democracy, First Cut Policy Analyses: Country Case Studies.

Robin Pettitt wrote Chapter 1 (pages 20-28) of the report, which examined the political and policy responses to the Covid-19 pandemic in The UK up to June 30th 2020.

The UK Government review on differences in risks and outcomes related to Covid-19 between different groups mentioned in this episode is available here.

Robin Pettitt is a Senior Lecturer of Comparative Politics in the Department of Politics, International Relations and Human Rights.

You can follow Robin Pettitt at: @RobinPettitt

The COVID-19 and Democracy Podcast is an output of the COVID-19 and Democracy Project, which is based within the Department of Politics, International Relations and Human Rights of Kingston University, London.

Follow: @C19andDemoProj

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