Joining the discussion are Matt Steinglass, a Europe correspondent for The Economist with deep political insights, and Emma Hogan, the deputy briefings editor focused on mental health. They dive into Hungary's troubling slide into authoritarianism under Viktor Orban, exploring the EU's ineffective response. The conversation shifts to the alarming mental health impacts of COVID-19, especially on youth. Lastly, they highlight Japan's #KuToo movement, advocating for the transformation of outdated workplace dress codes that impose gender-specific restrictions.
Under Hungary’s shape-shifting prime minister the country has essentially become a dictatorship—and it seems there is little the European Union can do about it. We examine the serious mental-health effects the covid-19 crisis is having—and will have in the future. And Japan’s #KuToo movement aims to reform some seriously sexist dress codes at work. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer