Hazards 150
April-June 2020

Class war

In March 2020, Boris Johnson vowed to ‘beat the enemy’ as Covid-19 raced through the country. Then, with the infection rate still worryingly high and hundreds of typically low paid 'essential' workers already dead, the prime minister announced a dramatic relaxation of the rules. For the sake of the economy, the prime minister decided more would have to die.

See: Pieces of meat - Tory Covid-19 blundering putting millions of workers at risk

Graphic Ned Jolliffe
Words Rory O'Neill

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