The UK government’s clusterfuckery has resulted in the fourth worst death toll in the world per head of population. Bojo has blood on his hands. But the Tories’ pandemic response has also been marked by its crony ‘chumocracy’, jealous suppression (and co-optation) of mutual aid initiatives, and repressive policing of protest movements. In the first article of a new series on anarchist responses to the Coronavirus pandemic, Jim Donaghey examines the character of the ‘Covid State’, one year on.
Callous Incompetence, Corrupt Cronyism, Jealous Repression: One Year On, What is the Covid State?
[Part of a series of articles reflecting on anarchist responses to the Covid-19 crisis and lockdown, one year on].