The COVID-19 pandemic has been unequal and complex in its social and economic impact. It has amplified existing inequalities and has created new insecurities some of which threaten to persist into the future. Fiona Williams will unpick the dynamics and indicate what priorities they pose for social policies.The British Academy’s Shape the Future programme examines the societal, economic and cultural implications of the pandemic.Speaker: Professor Fiona Williams FBA, Emeritus Professor of Social Policy, University of Leeds; Research Associate, Centre on Migration, Policy and Society, University of Oxford; Honorary Professor, Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales, AustraliaTranscript: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/podcasts/10-minute-talks-covid-19-and-inequalities/
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