The Covid Consensus: The Global Assault on Democracy and the Poor--A Critique fr

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Covid Consensus by Toby Green, Thomas Fazi The most comprehensive critique yet of the devastating War on Covid, showing how to ensure it never happens again. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description During the first years of the pandemic, the political mainstream agreed that following the science with hard lockdowns and vaccine mandates was the best way to preserve life. But social science reveals the true human cost of this policy.The Covid Consensus provides an internationalist-left perspective on the worlds Covid-19 response, which has had devastating consequences for democratic rights and the poor worldwide. As the fortunes of the richest soared, nationwide shutdowns devastated small businesses, the working classes and the Global Souths informal economies. Gender-based violence surged, and the mental health of young people was severely compromised. Meanwhile, unprecedented health restrictions prevented participation in daily life without proof of vaccination.Toby Green and Thomas Fazi argue that these policies grossly exacerbated existing trends of inequality, mediatisation and surveillance, with grave implications for the future. Rich in human detail, The Covid Consensus tackles head-on the refusal of the global political class and mainstream media to report the true extent of the erosion of democratic processes and the socioeconomic assault on the poor. As the world emerges from the pandemic to confront new modes of monitoring and control, this left-wing reappraisal of global Covid policies exposes the injustices and political failings that have produced the biggest crisis since the Second World War.A meticulously referenced, shocking catalogue of Western hypocrisy and the destruction wrought by global lockdowns on the poorest nations...Greens book is a depressing tale of hubris, mindless groupthink and cynical power grabs by bureaucrats and governments, taking advantage of a "health crisis" - The AustralianWhether or not the reader is persuaded by [Toby Greens] arguments against lockdown, it is undeniable that such restrictions have disproportionately affected the young and poor. Greens unique take explores how these groups, often lacking the facility for remote work and with their education severely limited, are likely to experience staggering inequalities for years to come. - New Statesman, The Best Books About the Covid-19 PandemicBrave, measured, essential. - El PasThe strategy judged to be the best for dealing with Covid-19 in the rest of the world is badly adapted and in fact counter-productive on the African continent. - Le MondeBrilliantly picks apart the underlying incongruities which allowed Covid-19 to upend democratic, scientific and international norms. From the loss of thousand-year-old traditions to the effective re-colonisation of sub-Saharan Africa, these changes should concern us all. - David Bell, independent consultant, and former medical officer, WHO Author Biography Toby Green is Professor of African History at Kings College London, and author of A Fistful of Shells.Thomas Fazi is the author and co-author of several books on economic and political issues, including Reclaiming the State. Their article for UnHerd, The Lefts Covid Failure, was translated into ten languages. Table of Contents Foreword Introduction 1. The Politicization of a Public Health Crisis 2. Covid and Inequality in the West 3. Covid-19 and the Global Poor 4. Covid-19 and the Future of Democratic Capitalism Conclusion Notes Acknowledgements Index Review [The Covid Consensus] is the best hope yet of an antidote to the Covid lobotomy, performing the near impossible task of detailing … the great horrors that government lockdowns have brought to bear on populations in the Global North and South, without once betraying the kind of outrage that causes those who believe in the Covid narrative to close their ears and shut their eyes, both to fact and to feeling. -- Lockdown Sceptics[The Covid Consensus] brilliantly picks apart the underlying incongruities which allowed Covid-19 to upend democratic, scientific and international norms. From the loss of thousand-year-old traditions to the effective re-colonisation of sub-Saharan Africa, these changes should concern us all. -- David Bell, independent consultant, and former medical officer, World Health Organization Long Description During the first years of the pandemic, the political mainstream agreed that following the science with hard lockdowns and vaccine mandates was the best way to preserve life. But social science reveals the true human cost of this policy. The Covid Consensus provides an internationalist-left perspective on the worlds Covid-19 response, which has had devastating consequences for democratic rights and the poor worldwide. As the fortunes of the richest soared, nationwide shutdowns devastated small businesses, the working classes and the Global Souths informal economies. Gender-based violence surged, and the mental health of young people was severely compromised. Meanwhile, unprecedented health restrictions prevented participation in daily life without proof of vaccination. Toby Green and Thomas Fazi argue that these policies grossly exacerbated existing trends of inequality, mediatisation and surveillance, with grave implications for the future. Rich in human detail, The Covid Consensus tackles head-on the refusal of the global political class and mainstream media to report the true extent of the erosion of democratic processes and the socioeconomic assault on the poor. As the world emerges from the pandemic to confront new modes of monitoring and control, this left-wing reappraisal of global Covid policies exposes the injustices and political failings that have produced the biggest crisis since the Second World War. Review Quote "Whether or not the reader is persuaded by [Toby Greens] arguments against lockdown, it is undeniable that such restrictions have disproportionately affected the young and poor. Greens unique take explores how these groups, often lacking the facility for remote work and with their education severely limited, are likely to experience staggering inequalities for years to come."-- New Statesman, The Best Books About the Covid-19 Pandemic "Brave, measured, essential." -- El Pa Details ISBN1787388417 Author Thomas Fazi Format Paperback ISBN-13 9781787388413 Imprint C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom ISBN-10 1787388417 Year 2023 Publication Date 2023-01-05 NZ Release Date 2023-01-05 UK Release Date 2023-01-05 Pages 496 Edition 2nd Publisher C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Edition Description 2nd ed. Subtitle The Global Assault on Democracy and the Poor—A Critique from the Left Alternative 9781787385221 DEWEY 320.011 Audience General AU Release Date 2023-04-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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