Politics is full of events that are meant to change everything but actually do little. Yet the coronavirus crisis will be one of those rare events that does have lasting political impact. This disease, and its aftermath, will change how the country works.
Covid-19 has already directly affected every household, business and institution in the country in a way that not even the 2008 financial crash did.
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