Spread too thin: Africa’s next Ebola outbreak
The IntelligenceThe latest Ebola emergency is different from previous ones: there is no vaccine, and the kind of community-level work that stops the spread has been thinned by aid cuts. Britain is likely to get a new prime minister soon; we profile Andy Burnham, the Labour party’s polling favourite. And celebrity book clubs abound—but useful criticism in them does not.
Guests and host:
- John McDermott, chief Africa correspondent
- Joel Budd, social affairs editor
- Catherine Nixey, culture correspondent
- Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”
Topics covered:
- Ebola outbreak, West Africa
- Andy Burnham, British politics
- celebrities, book clubs, book industry
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