Partygate, Inquiries, and how not to Learn Lessons in the UK
<p>Responding to public pressure and the criticisms of bereaved families, many states have begun to examine the actions and decisions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic. Public inquiries or parliamentary investigations are an essential step in this examination and can provide lessons to suppor...
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| description | <p>Responding to public pressure and the criticisms of bereaved families, many states have begun to examine the actions and decisions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic. Public inquiries or parliamentary investigations are an essential step in this examination and can provide lessons to support an effective future response to crisis. In any such investigation, the question of who investigates and what is investigated can be as important as the findings themselves. However, a barrier to learning will be the political pressure not to own up to failures or failings, particularly where it concerns a culture of government or a style of governance still practiced. What this can collectively amount to is a failure to learn: a critical failing where it is not question of if a future crisis arises – but when.</p>
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| spelling | doaj.art-de1a81ab7ac947b7bc9b5f78d27f958d2022-12-22T00:51:54ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442366-7044Partygate, Inquiries, and how not to Learn Lessons in the UKJoelle Grogan<p>Responding to public pressure and the criticisms of bereaved families, many states have begun to examine the actions and decisions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic. Public inquiries or parliamentary investigations are an essential step in this examination and can provide lessons to support an effective future response to crisis. In any such investigation, the question of who investigates and what is investigated can be as important as the findings themselves. However, a barrier to learning will be the political pressure not to own up to failures or failings, particularly where it concerns a culture of government or a style of governance still practiced. What this can collectively amount to is a failure to learn: a critical failing where it is not question of if a future crisis arises – but when.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/partygate-inquiries-and-how-not-to-learn-lessons-in-the-uk/Boris Johnson, Coronavirus, Partygate, Statutory Instruments |
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| topic | Boris Johnson, Coronavirus, Partygate, Statutory Instruments |
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