OPINION: The response to Covid-19 has been in a kick in the guts for many of our cherished ideas. It's said Covid-19 has turned life upside down and given the world an opportunity to radically change course. Wars and international disasters precipitate changes but not usually changes to human nature. After the first world war was won, the rallying cry was to make Britain 'a fit country for heroes to live in'. The virtues of globalisation, market economies and Western-style democracy should not be forgotten.

Source: Stuff May 01, 2020 16:52 UTC