Nazir Afzal, the tenacious Crown prosecutor credited with bringing perpetrators of child abuse to justice in Rochdale, shares the story of his Coronavirus crowdfunding campaign exclusively with the Byline Times podcast. He wants to hold ministers to account for their failures during the pandemic.

PLUS The War on Democracy - is the government blocking legitimate journalistic enquiry? With Mary Fitzgerald who is campaigning to save and strengthen Freedom of Information laws, Sam Bright from Byline Times and Jason Evans from the Factor 8 campaign.

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