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Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser Dominic Cummings has claimed the department of health was a “smoking ruin” while trying to run key parts of the UK’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak.
The coronavirus vaccination programme only succeeded because it was taken away from Matt Hancock’s department, Mr Cummings said as he called for an urgent inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic .
The department’s initial response to the crisis had been an “absolute total disaster”, he said as he gave evidence to MPs.
Mr Cummings, who left Downing Street last year after losing a power struggle at the heart of government, was scathing about what he said were failings in the ability to procure personal protective equipment.
Liverpool Biennial 2021 Announce Outdoor And Digital Commissions / /
The 11th edition of the Liverpool Biennial will open the first ‘outside’ chapter of The Stomach and the Port on 20 March 2021, starting with a major new outdoor sculpture series, sonic and digital commissions by nine different artists, alongside the new Biennial Online Portal (liverpoolbiennial2021.com). The second ‘inside’ chapter will launch the full festival of exhibitions and events hosted by critical venues throughout Liverpool in late Spring to align with government guidelines.
Manuela Moscoso curates the Stomach and the Port (20 March to 6 June). They will showcase the work of 50 leading and emerging artists and collectives from 30 countries worldwide, including 47 new commissions for the Liverpool Biennial. Exploring the body’s concepts, the Biennial draws on non-Western thinking that challenges our understanding of the individual as a defined, self-sufficient entity. Instead, the body i
Liverpool Biennial launches programme for the 11th edition in spring 2021
Haroon Mirza, Digital Switchover, 2012. Installation view at Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen. Photo: Gunnar Meier.
LIVERPOOL
.-Liverpool Biennial launched the programme for the 11th Edition happening in spring 2021, running from 20 March 6 June, with previews held on 18 and 19 March.
This inspiring programme of commissioned exhibitions, screenings, sculpture and sound will unfold over 12 weeks, showcasing and celebrating the citys most iconic buildings and architecture. New venues announced include the historic Lewiss Building which will host 16 works. The Grade II listed former department store is well-loved by Liverpools residents and after 10 years of closure, the site will be reopened for LB2021, with two floors dedicated to a wide array of multi-disciplinary art works, including many new commissions.