"There is a problem with self censorship . You suddenly have to withdraw and think well what can I publish?" "The people around you go 'well I ain't going there' because I fear for my job." @carlheneghan @thelucyjohnston Watch the Podcast: https://t.co/anH9EkuiFn

“In parts of India, schools reopened per usual only by January 2022, nearly 2 years after being asked to shut down.” “In Wardha, the damage caused by such prolonged shutdown is visible and, often, irreversible.” This film, ‘The children of Nowhere’ by Kunal Purohit and Abeer

Ross Novie explains how political polarisation made constructive dialogue difficult, with schools remaining closed. Watch and listen to the podcast ‘ LA Uprising: How Fear Shaped California’s Covid Response’ here: https://t.co/ixFTj43YB4

“Let the kids suffer” Ross Novie explains the challenges faced by students during the pandemic, particularly highlighting the lack of preparation for school reopening and the disproportionate impact on underserved communities. His personal experience as a parent of a high school

We are delighted to announce the winners of our lockdown photography competition. Over the course of that period mainstream media served up a stream of supposedly ‘iconic’ images, including photographs of grandparents tearfully greeting their grandchildren through glass screens;

1/2 Inadvertently, @honigsbaum identifies precise problem with UK Covid inquiry: failure to assess mathematical models on which decisions rested. Unwillingness of Ferguson and others to debate their projections is what's most revealing, and disturbing. https://t.co/tAp6tfeNOQ

LA Uprising: How Fear Shaped California’s Covid Response Ross is a TV producer living in Los Angeles who grew increasingly concerned at the impacts of COVID-19 restrictions on his children. In response to his two teenagers being kept out of school for almost a year-and-a-half he

“Graham Allison, who's one of the world's leading crisis decision makers at the Harvard Kennedy School, published a document in late April 2020 suggesting that we needed Devil's advocates.” “We were investing in a national war like strategy that was rested on shaky assumptions.”

“This mother, in Panjra Bothli village in Wardha married her daughter off just weeks into the lockdown in 2020. Her daughter was just 17 then.” This film, ‘The children of Nowhere’ by Kunal Purohit and Abeer Khan (biographies below) for Collateral Global, cuts to the heart of

“By April 2020, the world was on a wartime footing against Covid - testing, tracing and isolation became the national plan, and dissent from that strategy was no longer welcome.” Professor Stephen Macedo of the Politics Department of Princeton University talks about the global

“The lockdown accentuated many societal evils, be it child labour or child marriage.” This film, ‘The children of Nowhere’ by Kunal Purohit and Abeer Khan (biographies below) for Collateral Global, cuts to the heart of CG’s research agenda: understanding the enormity of the

“Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) seems like something that the media and policy advocates often don't focus on as much as perhaps they once did.” Professor Stephen Macedo of the Politics Department of Princeton University discusses the lack of comprehensive cost-benefit analysis

“I would keep thinking, I have spent all my life toiling away. I want my children to have a better life. They shouldn’t have to face such struggles but our circumstances were tough (during lockdown) so, Rehaan said, I’ll work. He says, no one will help us with money when we need

“I’m struck by the fact that it's so hard to ask basic social science questions about the effectiveness of (Covid) policy measures that were taken, or even to acknowledge that they were policy measures and that there was choice involved.” Watch ‘In Covid’s Wake: A Discussion of

Nikita, 16, abandoned her studies in 2020, after the lockdown pushed the family into penury and poor health. Since then she has been working as a farm labourer. “My father had health issues, as a result, I couldn’t carry on with my studies.” “I work a lot, my health suffers, I

"The mantra during covid was follow the science, trust the science - which meant trust the scientists." "I think people - especially those in elite institutions who tend to be more strongly associated with the Democratic Party - are still strongly invested in the hope that that

“During the lockdowns, children as young as 10 and 11 started going to work.” “In those 2 years of the lockdown, those who started working, many of them felt that working and earning a livelihood was much more important than studying. These children continued working, even after

“There was no work at all during the lockdown.” “Going to school is just not possible, if I have to go to school, I’ll have to buy a bag, I’ll also have to buy books, I just don’t have the means to buy any of that.” This film, by Kunal Purohit and Abeer Khan for Collateral

“Child labour increased during Covid-19: Survey” The Hindu “Child labour records 1st rise in 20 years, millions more at Risk: Report” Business Standard “Pandemic pushed 60% students into child labour” The Times Of India Watch ‘The Children of Nowhere’ here:

“For two years, while the schools remained shut, Namrata, 15, started working on people’s farms as a labourer.” “Due to the lock down, my parents labour work had stopped completely and it became very difficult to manage our expenses.” “When I first started going to work, I had

“During the lockdown, our education systems faced severe problems. Many parents and students did not have mobile phones.” “It was very difficult for all the children to access our online classes.” “Only 4-5 (out of nearly 50) parents had android phones.” This film, by Kunal