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Jul 2020
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Anatomy of a Crisis

The New Statesman
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On this week's New Statesman Podcast, Anoosh Chakelian interviews David Ottewell, Head of Data Journalism, about the special edition of the New Statesman that dissects the coronavirus crisis via the use of data and polling. Then, in You Ask Us, Stephen Bush and Ailbhe Rea answer your question on Keir Starmer's stance on the Black Lives Matter movement.


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