By this morning it was clear there is an urgent case for a total lockdown, total schools closure and a new furlough scheme. What did the Tories do? Dithered. What did their outriders do? Demeaned the deaths over-60s with "conditions". By tonight - no action. Remember that...
... the exponential function does not wait for political kite flying, or for radio hosts to stop spewing lies, or for Xmas to be over... it doubles over time. Everything coming off the wards says it's horrendous now. HM Govt job is to take action...
Much as I want Wed 29/12 to be a debate about the Brexit deal it is totally secondary to saving lives. I urge MPs to stage a rebellion tomorrow unless the govt shuts all schools and imposes a new, urgent lockdown...
remember... the scientific advice for schools is being sat on. The tactical picture in SE England hospitals is patchy because there is no proactive govt reporting, but it looks like the risks are rising...
... I want to hear Johnson give a strong public health *order* in the next 24 hours... otherwise what happens next is down to the entire government...
... when government is paralysed, as it clearly is today, all the leg work is being done by medics' and emergency service workers' tweets about traumatising shifts...
... as for "the economy" it's already on the life support of central bank money; if the vaccine takes rapid effect, the economic hit is containable. A generous and universal furlough offer for Jan-March has to be on the agenda.
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