This week, host Iain Martin talks to Francis Hoar, barrister and legal commentator, about the disaster of political decision-making during the pandemic. The discussion ranges from the fallacy of zero Covid to the embarrassment of politicians standing in the way of an honest reckoning with the mistakes made. Francis argues that society has to reassess its relationship with risk, health and liberty.
A Long Time in Finance: the decline and fall of coal-fired electricity
Together with Ewan Gibbs from Glasgow University, Neil and Jonathan look at the epic decline and fall of King Coal.Â