As government intervention and central planning are being used as tools to combat coronavirus, there will be growing calls for parts of the socialist’s handbook to continue once we return to normality. Similarly, there are increasing calls for protectionist measures and a pushback against global supply chains. What challenges do free marketeers face after coronavirus? How do we fight them?

And what about the implications for freedom – with the lockdown stretching out before us and contact tracing seemingly the only way out?

IEA Director General Mark Littlewood was joined by other think tank experts and commentators for a thought-provoking, interactive discussion.

‘Live with Littlewood’ was livestreamed on YouTube on Thursday 14th May. Catch up here.

Panellists