Relaxing the lockdown was supposed to coincide with the Covid-19 threat level being reduced from 4 to 3. But the UK's four chief medical officers ALL refused to reduce it.
The government's response? It relaxed the lockdown anyway.
I call this culpable homicide.
The government's response? It relaxed the lockdown anyway.
I call this culpable homicide.
Level 4 means "Transmission is high or rising exponentially". That's the level we're on, according to the government's own scientific advisers. The government's own code says that a "gradual relaxation of restrictions" should happen only at Level 3.
bbc.co.uk/news/explainer…
bbc.co.uk/news/explainer…
So the government is directly countermanding its own criteria and the assessment of its advisers, putting us at sustained risk, and perhaps locking us into this pandemic for many months to come.
Why? So that Johnson can claim progress is being made.
Why? So that Johnson can claim progress is being made.
This relaxation has nothing to do with the balance of risk. It's all about managing public perceptions, generating a sense of optimism, distracting from the Cummings scandal and, Johnson must hope, boosting his ratings.
For this, many people must die.
For this, many people must die.
