Dr Janice Morphet is a Visiting Professor at the Bartlett School of Planning. A Fellow of the Royal Town Planning Institute, she has been chief executive of a local authority, head of University school of planning and landscape, a senior adviser on local government in central government and a consultant. Janice has been a trustee of the RTPI and TCPA and was a member of the planning committee for the London 2012 Olympic Games. A frequent speaker, she has written several books and papers on planning, governance and infrastructure.
"""This timely and original book captures the COVID-19 zeitgeist and Brexit debates and in doing so, tells us something about the governance of modern Britain at a time of change and crisis."" Charlotte Burns, University of Sheffield. ""The Conservatives are demolishing devolution and recentralising power, using COVID-19 as a pretext. Here's the evidence for Boris Johnson's new order, meticulously marshalled and compellingly presented."" David Walker, former editor, Guardian Public ""An up-to-date account of how the response to the crisis is playing out and what this tells us about the changing the nature of the UK state in a post-EU context."" Tony Heron, University of York ""I suspect we will be debating the impact of COVID-19 on the devolution settlement for years to come: Janice Morphet has provided an essential early survey of the issues."" Leighton Andrews, Cardiff Business School."