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1/. It’s 3 months since I stumbled upon what may turn out to be one of the greatest scandals of modern British history: the #HerdImmunityScandal.
On 8 March, after a tip off, I found the clip of the PM’s #TakeItOnTheChin comment.
I tweeted it & it was viewed 2.5m in 24 hours.
On 8 March, after a tip off, I found the clip of the PM’s #TakeItOnTheChin comment.
I tweeted it & it was viewed 2.5m in 24 hours.
2/. Some questions raised by the #TakeItOnTheChin clip were answered by @peston No.10-sourced piece on 12 March revealing the govt’s #coronavirus “strategy” was #herdimmunity.
But then on 16 April, @peterjukes shared another tip off: the #GreenwichSpeech
But then on 16 April, @peterjukes shared another tip off: the #GreenwichSpeech
3/. In this speech, made on 3 February, @BorisJohnson mentions #coronavirus for the first time & warns there’s a danger it will “trigger panic & [measures] that go beyond what’s medically rational to the point of doing real & unnecessary economic damage.”
