Boris Johnson: "I know there will be many people looking now at our current success and beginning to wonder whether now is the time to go easy on those social distancing measures."
Success? Success?! Tell that to the families and friends of all the dead. theguardian.com/politics/2020/…
Success? Success?! Tell that to the families and friends of all the dead. theguardian.com/politics/2020/…
"I know how hard and how stressful it has been to give up even temporarily those ancient and basic freedoms."
No sooner is he back than he returns to idiotic pontificating mode. So slimy! So out of touch!
No sooner is he back than he returns to idiotic pontificating mode. So slimy! So out of touch!
Boris Johnson (paraphrased): I know you've been so worried about not going to the pub.
People (paraphrased): we're worried about the huge number of deaths, and our NHS at the mercy of inadequate PPE, and the weird plots being cooked up by your buddy Cummings.
People (paraphrased): we're worried about the huge number of deaths, and our NHS at the mercy of inadequate PPE, and the weird plots being cooked up by your buddy Cummings.
This is what happens when you redefine "success" very, very narrowly as "are there still beds available in the NHS", while ignoring every other metric.
Because there will of course still be beds if you fill warehouses up and down the country with them. But that's not the point.
Because there will of course still be beds if you fill warehouses up and down the country with them. But that's not the point.
