Natasha Loader, The Economist's health policy editor, and Matthew Hullhouse, British politics correspondent, dive into the tangled origins of COVID-19, emphasizing the flawed WHO investigation that neglected key evidence. They discuss the implications of these findings on global health preparedness and the challenges posed by China's opacity. Shifting gears, they analyze Boris Johnson's struggles with reconciling environmental promises and the UK’s transition to electric vehicles, highlighting the socio-political complexities of this significant shift.