id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-326220-uosjmht0 Gaskell, Jen Covid‐19 and the Blunders of our Governments: Long‐run System Failings Aggravated by Political Choices 2020-08-11 .txt text/plain 5776 254 50 Having established a framework for thinking about the causes of governance failure, we need to establish some assessment of the performance of different systems in the unfolding of the Covid-19 crisis during the first half of 2020. The government also benefitted from the collaborative approach taken by the opposition, with Social Democratic Party (SPD) member of parliament Ricardo Baptista Leite observing: 'We're no longer dealing with the Socialist government; we are dealing with the government of Portugal', further noting 'We are having very candid but supportive meetings to present constructive criticism and also solutions through back channels, showing a sense of unity for the national interest.' 11 In Denmark, Prime Minister Metter Fredriksen delivered her lockdown address to the nation on 11 March when the country had around 500 recorded cases, closing schools against the recommendation of its health authorities. ./cache/cord-326220-uosjmht0.txt ./txt/cord-326220-uosjmht0.txt