{"product_id":"9780008430559","title":"Failures of State : The Inside Story of Britain’s Battle with Coronavirus","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Calvert, Jonathan, Arbuthnott, George \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 17\/03\/2022,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 512 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780008430559,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A GUARDIAN AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘An astonishing book’ James O’Brien\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘A gripping, devastating read’ Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The inside story of the UK’s response to the pandemic from the Insight investigations unit at The Sunday Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Failures of State recounts the extraordinary political decisions taken at the heart of Boris Johnson’s government during the global pandemic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Fully updated and corroborated by hundreds of sources, this is the insider’s account of how the government sleepwalked into disaster and tried to cover up its role in the tragedy. Thrillingly told, it exposes one of the most scandalous failures of political leadership in British history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ‘A damning indictment’ Alan Johnson, Observer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘A devastating piece of journalism’ Andrew Marr\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ‘This is a scandal’ Piers Morgan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39973510152236,"sku":"9780008430559","price":11.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780008430559.jpg?v=1759681114","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780008430559","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}