By 24th January, Johnson knew the reality of Covid19 cityam.com/prime-minister…
Its fatality and infection rate - published that day in the Lancet - meant >500K deaths if left unchecked. And it could have been stopped in its tracks with far less economic damage than we face now.
Its fatality and infection rate - published that day in the Lancet - meant >500K deaths if left unchecked. And it could have been stopped in its tracks with far less economic damage than we face now.
So why did he do nothing on 24th January?
I believe he realised he could not declare emergency measures without being asked to pause Brexit. I believe he chose to risk 0.5M British lives, to get his Brexit over the line. And everything since has been a post-rationalisation...
I believe he realised he could not declare emergency measures without being asked to pause Brexit. I believe he chose to risk 0.5M British lives, to get his Brexit over the line. And everything since has been a post-rationalisation...
… of that ideological decision:
3rd Feb: UK was making a "powerful case" to avoid "unnecessary economic damage"
5th March: "just take it on the chin"
13th March: "herd immunity"
I am certain that but for the Brexit cult we would have acted quickly like Australia, NZ, SK etc...
3rd Feb: UK was making a "powerful case" to avoid "unnecessary economic damage"
5th March: "just take it on the chin"
13th March: "herd immunity"
I am certain that but for the Brexit cult we would have acted quickly like Australia, NZ, SK etc...
...and around 20K Brits would be alive today, who have been lost so far to Coronavirus in our hospitals, homes and care homes.
