What just happened? Some 15 months after the pandemic first struck, it’s still horribly unclear, which is perhaps why there have been no decent books making sense of Covid-19. This is not just about a virus but a collision of politics, panic, digital media, human behaviour and incompetence. Niall Ferguson’s Doom looks at each of these aspects, putting them into historical perspective in a book of dazzling range and rigour.

What happens next? Gauging the fallout from the pandemic
Niall Ferguson envisages grungy, crime-ridden cities, the paralysis of social life and a more willing acceptance of China-style incursions on our liberty

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