Main content

Darth Variant

The Brazilian strain reaches the UK... But Obi Wan is not our only hope.

How strong is the force in the new coronavirus variants? Adam, Laura and Fergus unite to answer some of the biggest questions of the universe (like how worried should we be that Test and Trace can't seem to find a sixth person infected with the Brazilian strain of Covid-19)? And Paul Johnson, from the Institute of Fiscal Studies, tells us what we should be looking out for to seem smarter on budget day later this week.

Studio Director: Michael Regaard
Producer: Alix Pickles
Episode Editor: Ben Weisz
Assistant Editor: Sam Bonham
Editor: Dino Sofos

Available now

33 minutes

More episodes

See all episodes from Newscast

Podcast

  • Newscast

    State Reforms + the State of Reform