Matthew Flinders, Founding Director of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre and Professor of Politics at the University of Sheffield, offers five explanations for the UK’s relative ‘shambolic and bumbling response’ to Covid-19 in comparison to Germany. Read Part II on Germany by Anna Holzscheiter here. There exists a powerful cultural belief amongst the British that in Germany, life is a little more structured, organised and … Continue reading Comparing Covid responses in the UK and Germany: Part I, the UK

Anna Holzscheiter, Professor of International Politics at TU Dresden and Head of the Research Group ‘Governance for Global Health’ at WZB Berlin Social Science Center, details the factors contributing to Germany’s relative Covid-19 ‘success’ in comparison to the UK. Read Part I on the UK by Matthew Flinders here. The German government’s response to Covid-19 has been met with considerable interest outside Germany, particularly because … Continue reading Comparing Covid responses in the UK and Germany: Part II, Germany