Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

There's a big election coming up, and there are real concerns that it will be marred by misinformation on Facebook.

Of course, I'm talking about Myanmar, where for many people, Facebook is the internet.

And bookshelves are heaving under the weight of memoirs this year, the political kind.

As the cut and thrust of international politics becomes more like entertainment,

the kinds of celebrity tell-alls that used to top the charts are falling by the wayside.

But first... Today, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson can expect vicious questioning in Parliament,

where he will explain his decision for a second national lockdown.

We've got to be humble in the face of nature.

On Saturday, details of his plans leaked to the media,

but his press conference to outline them was repeatedly delayed.

Eventually, Mr. Johnson interrupted primetime television to lay out the option he'd previously all but ruled out.

And so now is the time to take action because there is no alternative.

And from Thursday until the start of December, you must stay at home.

You may only leave home for specific reasons.

Strict measures will be put in place just in England.

Non-essential shops, pubs, restaurants and gyms will all close.

England is clocking up about 20,000 new coronavirus cases every day.

Government scientists have warned that their previously modeled worst-case scenario of 80,000 deaths could well be exceeded.

The sharp and sudden U-turn has raised ire among members of Mr. Johnson's Conservative Party

and fatigue among the English public.

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