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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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issue 05 June 2021
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    Allen Lane, pp. 416, £25

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