As the PM quoted Spiegelhalter, on the limited value of international comparisons, it's worth pointing out what else the Professor said to @adamboultonSKY yesterday on @SkyNews:
"Certainly, there are countries that have not done well, and that includes us."
@Keir_Starmer #PMQs
"Certainly, there are countries that have not done well, and that includes us."
@Keir_Starmer #PMQs
This point is getting lost in arguing whether UK figures are worst or second-from-worst or third-from-worst. It's irrelevant. The UK has certainly fared badly and is AMONG the worst. This is incontrovertible and all one needs to compare to where you would EXPECT the UK to be. 2/4
This is the second point getting lost. Where the UK *ought to be*. By squabbling over this imaginary race among equals, gov't supporters obscure a simple fact: We're not equals. The UK started the race in pole position in a Porsche and finished behind Greece riding a donkey. 3/4
Europe's best rated pandemic preparedness plan; a great health service; huge pharma & medical tech sectors; a rich, healthy, compliant population; a gov’t with fresh mandate and high approval; AND A TWO-WEEK HEAD START. It takes a lot of bad driving to come last OR NEAR LAST. 4/4
Don't make me keep f'kin saying this. Share the thread.
