nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20220527-062100-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 220526s2022||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20220527-062100-0 doi eng 342 23 Grogan, Joelle Author aut (orcid)0000-0003-3666-256X Partygate, Inquiries, and how not to Learn Lessons in the UK Grogan, Joelle Verfassungsblog 2022-05-26 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Responding to public pressure and the criticisms of bereaved families, many states have begun to examine the actions and decisions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic. Public inquiries or parliamentary investigations are an essential step in this examination and can provide lessons to support an effective future response to crisis. In any such investigation, the question of who investigates and what is investigated can be as important as the findings themselves. However, a barrier to learning will be the political pressure not to own up to failures or failings, particularly where it concerns a culture of government or a style of governance still practiced. What this can collectively amount to is a failure to learn: a critical failing where it is not question of if a future crisis arises – but when. CC BY-SA 4.0 Boris Johnson Coronavirus Partygate Statutory Instruments Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/partygate-inquiries-and-how-not-to-learn-lessons-in-the-uk/ raw object