Sketch Notes On a Pandemic - Robert Halfon MP

Molly Kingsley in conversation with Robert Halfon MP. MISSING months of school through illness made the chair of the Education Select Committee determined to ensure no youngster lost out on teaching in the pandemic, he has revealed. Mr Halfon, Conservative MP for Harlow, Essex, and Chair of the Education Select Committee has been one of the leading voices calling for keeping schools open and ensuring children’s education remained front and centre when considering restrictions. Now Mr Halfon has revealed his own experiences as a child made him determined to minimise the damage to today’s youngsters.

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Sketch Notes On is a London-based podcast which provides an in-depth look into the most pressing news stories of our times. The initial series, Sketch Notes On a Pandemic, has featured the views of experts including Professor Carl Heneghan, retired UK Supreme Court judge Lord Sumption, and Great Barrington Declaration authors Sunetra Gupta, Martin Kulldorf and Jay Bhattacharya, all of whom question whether lockdowns were the correct policy. Comedienne Ruby Wax and Wimbledon winner Pat Cash also give their thoughts on how the virus and the consequent restrictions have affected their industries. Sketch Notes On is hosted by Lucy Johnston and Matt Gibson, both Fleet Street journalists, and is produced by Daniel Spiller, a songwriter, musician and sound engineer. It has rapidly gained a following and regularly appears in British newspapers and websites.