By Christian May We may have ditched the testing swabs and face masks, but the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is still being felt. Quite understandably, we’d rather consign that era to history, but the scale of the costs incurred makes that impossible. The official inquiry is attempting to get to grips with questions of preparedness, decision making in the crisis, the response of the NHS and the government’s policies. It’s possible that the conclusions of this inquiry, not expected until 2027, will contain some useful findings but its main purpose seems to be as a form of stage-managed cathar…