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Former Minister of State for Europe and the Americas

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Chris Grant: I Can See Clearly Now… Making Decisions in a Time of Crisis

In the ten days between being invited to write this blog, and sitting down to do so, the world has been transformed by the advance of COVID 19. At the same time as getting used to new phrases, such as “social distancing”, the current situation invites us to think again…

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10:26 AM - 30 March 2020
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