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A Proposed Strategy to Advocate for Improved Civil Protection in the United Kingdom

Emergency Planning

COBRA, the national 'nerve centre' for directing major emergency actions in the UK, is a relatively small entity that does not match up to the specifications of a well-endowed national emergency operations centre. Standardised,"all hazards" emergency planning methodology applied at all levels.

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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Emergency Planning

Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b). Covid-19 has revealed that the UK civil protection system is inadequate.