How has the relationship between science and politics been affected by the COVID-19 crisis and are we seeing a post-populist return of expertise?
Neil Ferguson () is Director of the MRC Centre of Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College London. His research has informed the response to COVID in a number of countries, including the UK
Laura Spinney () is a science journalist and author of Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World.
Robin Archer is Director of the Ralph Miliband Programme.
The () is one of 杏吧论坛's most prestigious lecture series and seeks to advance Ralph Miliband's spirit of free social inquiry.
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