Join the International School for Government for a discussion on the future of government post-Covid.
Over the last 40 years, there's been a general tendency in most Western democracies to attempt to "roll back" the state through deregulation, marketisation and privatisation – but the sudden impact of the Covid crisis saw a return to state-imposed lockdowns, economic intervention and a reliance on government more generally, with support and control unprecedented in modern peacetime.
The 2008 financial crisis did not lead to governments taking a greater role in people's lives – but will Covid be different, bringing back the state in a big way? And will the public expect more interventionist policies in future? Join our panel to discuss, register here.
- Alexander Downer AC, Executive Chair of the International School for Government at King's College London (Chair)
- Professor Richard Sullivan, Director, Institute of Cancer Policy, Co-Director Conflict & Health Research Group, King's College London
- Jonathan Slater, former Permanent Secretary for the Department for Education
