BBC Radio Four
I’ve been on a couple of news programmes discussing Covid-19 related issues. On March 17 I appeared on Today, and on April 3 on The World Tonight.
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Author: Julian Baggini
Queuing in the age of Covid-19
Queuing had always been a response to finite goods or services, but before they were for essential ones. The longest queues were now for the exclusive night clubs and restaurants, often artificially created as a signal of exclusivity. And then, suddenly, Covid-19 turned back the clock. Once again, queueing has become about scarcity.
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Was 2019 the year of “peak plane”?
The predictions of air travel growth are based on the assumption that nothing fundamental is going to change. But we have reason to believe that more than one fundamental has changed. If so, past performance may not be indicative of future results.
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Covid-19 and public service
Recognition that many private businesses, such as supermarkets, provide public services is long overdue.
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The appalling dilemmas created by Covid-19
The ethics of who lives and dies is one of the most sensitive and important problems raised by the current crisis
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