{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/fe3001e6-c053-48ba-9f56-535d2e70d3aa?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Failures of State: How Britain made the same mistake twice (Pt 2)","description":"<p>In the second of three episodes this week, the Sunday Times Insight team explains how Britain unleashed a second disastrous wave of the virus despite repeated warnings from experts.</p><p>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: <a href=\"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/subscribe/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=audio&amp;utm_campaign=podcastsubs&amp;utm_content=storiesofourtimes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</a>.</p><p>Guests:&nbsp;</p><p>- <a href=\"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/jonathan-calvert?page=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Calvert</a>, Insight Editor, The Sunday Times.</p><p>- <a href=\"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/george-arbuthnott?page=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">George Arbuthnott</a>, Deputy Insight Editor, The Sunday Times.</p><p>Host:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/manveen-rana?page=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Manveen Rana</a>.</p><p>Links:</p><p>- <a href=\"https://amzn.to/3uX7pnk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Failures of State: The Inside Story of Britain’s Battle with Coronavirus</em></a> by Jonathan Calvert and George Arbuthnott.</p><p>- <a href=\"https://amzn.to/3rym8Dg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Audiobook of <em>Failures of State</em></a><em>.</em></p><p>- <a href=\"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rishi-sunak-covid-second-wave-failures-of-state-book-3ndvdq6ff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">‘Rishi Sunak was the main person responsible for Covid’s second wave’</a>, The Times.</p><p>Clips used: BBC, ITV, Sky News, Euronews, Unherd, CNN.</p>","author_name":"The Times"}