Liam Stanley

Liam Stanley is deputy director of the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute.

From The Blog
24 March 2020

How do we live in a world where, in the short run, we are all infected? Even if we are not infected, and never will be infected, we must live as if we are infected. Every social interaction contains the possibility of death. Not touching your face in public is an act of self-discipline that can protect the nation.

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