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Blame Wars and Covid-19

Credit grabbing and finger pointing remain major features of the Covid-19 crisis

Issue 87, 1st April 2020
| Emeritus Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford specialising in the study of executive government, regulation, and public-sector reform.
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Read time: approx. 8 mins

Arguments about blame and responsibility have already begun. Without a collaboration, times of crisis like the Covid-19 crisis are enveloped in credit grabbing and finger pointing. Both political parties and public service organisations face tricky choices over whether to collaborate or compete over who gets credit and blame.

The dreaded virus faces all political parties in the UK with perplexing choices over what is always a central issue in political life – how to claim credit and handle blame.

Christopher Hood
Issue 87, 1st April 2020

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lily lily 24 November 2022

Covid-19 is one of the most important causes of this problem. Covid-19 is a virus that is causing a lot of harm to the environment and the human body. It is a virus that is often difficult to control, and it is a virus that is often difficult to treat. It is important to remember that there are many people who are struggling right now, and it is important to help them. Instead of blaming people, we should be looking at the causes of the problems. And by doing so, we can find solutions.

Thomas Bang 23 August 2021

Instead of blaming each other, we need to step up against covid-19 to vanish this virus from mother earth. World leaders need to guide their nations to take suitable measures to avoid spreading this killer virus. I have been thinking to visit <a href="https://youressayreviews.com/review-of-edubirdie-com-services/">Edu birdie</a> source to read authentic reviews of the people about online writers so that I could get the best writer for assistance in essay that I am writing about this topic.

Shyamal Maitra 4 April 2020

Yes, it is more serious for countries neglected to allocate budgetary support to boost healthcare. It is no more Somebody Else's Problem to shove under the carpet.