The impacts of austerity on the UK Covid-19 crisis

NEF CEO Miatta Fahnbulleh on talkRADIO

By Miatta Fahnbulleh

26 March 2020

Miatta appeared on the political panel for Drivetime with Dan Wootton to discuss whether the government’s choice to impose austerity measures over the last 10 years has made the UK less prepared to tackle the coronavirus crisis than other countries.

Topics Macroeconomics

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