From the ‘Rocks’ of Brexit to the Economic Devastation of COVID-19

In January, as MPs were voting through the Withdrawal Act Bill that would allow the UK to leave the EU, reports were circulating of a health crisis in China. A combination of what appears to have been the Chinese state’s desire to cover up the extent of the emerging crisis combined with flat-footedness by other countries has contributed to the health and economic crises faced by almost every nation.