Emergency state : the freedoms we lost in the pandemic and how to get them back
Wagner, Adam2022
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On 26th March 2020, a new law appeared. In 11 pages, it locked down tens of millions of people, confined us to our homes, banned socialising, closed shops, gyms, pubs, places of worship. It restricted our freedoms more than any other law in history, justified by the rapid spread of a deadly new virus.You might have expected such a law to be fiercely debated in Parliament. But it wasn't debated at all. A state of emergency was declared, meaning the law came into force the moment it was signed. This book will tell the startling story of the state of emergency which became an emergency state, how extreme measures caused constitutional chaos, and why it is only by understanding these unprecedented events that we can learn lessons for the future.
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Author:
Wagner, Adam, author
Imprint:
London : The Bodley Head, 2022.
Collation:
200 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781847927460 (pbk)
Dewey class:
941.0862
Language:
English
Related title:
Emergency state : how we lost our freedoms in the pandemic and why it matters
Subject:
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Government policy -- Great BritainCOVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Political aspects -- Great BritainCivil rights -- Great BritainCOVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- InfluenceHistoryEuropean historyConstitution: government & the stateLaw & society, sociology of lawConstitutional & administrative law: general
BRN:
855553
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