Thread by @justinmadders

Here is a reminder of some of the failings in the past 12 months that have led to so many infections & deaths-

1.The PM missed 5 cobra meetings at start
2. The Government ignored warnings about pandemic preparations
3. They allowed ppe stockpiles to run down (1/10)

4. Delayed lockdown number one
5. Delayed lockdown number two
6.Delayed lockdown number three
7. Ignored Sage advice on a circuit break lockdown for 6 weeks
8.Allowed people to enter the UK without checks
9.Stopped contract tracing in March (2/10)

10. Discharged people into care homes without testing
11.Allowed ppe to be exported
12. Ignored WHO advice to “test test test”
13. Couldn’t track how many people were being tested each day
14.Didn’t require private testing companies to report results to local councils (3/10)

15. Created an app that notification to self isolate from didn’t count for claiming a self isolation payment
16. Recommended face coverings in May but didn’t make it compulsory until July
17.Didn’t join cross Eu ppe procurement (4/10)

18. Handed contact tracing to private companies with no record
19. Handed ppe contracts to companies with no record
20.Failed to support people to self isolate
21.Brought in scheme of support for self isolation that only 1 in 8 people qualify for (5/10)

22.Failed to increase testing capacity when known return of schools & workplaces would see increase in demand
23.Introduced a tiers system that didn’t work
24.Introduced a tiers system experts said wouldn’t work
25.Introduced another tiers system that didn’t work (6/10)
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26. Created new tiers that didn’t work because tiers system didn’t work
27.Had no plan to get areas out of higher tiers
28.Sent people 100’s of miles to get a test
29.Missed 1000’s of new cases because the spreadsheet was full (7/10)

30.Spent £670k on PR consultants for the vaccines taskforce
31. Facilitated mass gatherings of people by shutting all pubs at 10pm
32.Delayed rollout of routine testing for care home staff
33. Gave contracts to companies to provide PPE that didn’t provide any (8/10)

34. Set up 119 hotline that missed 1000’s of calls
35. Signed £10b worth of contracts on covid procurement without following usual rules
36.Refused to change the Xmas rules because it was “too late” to do so only to do it 3 days later anyway (9/10)

37.Said it was safe to return to school only to close them the next day
38. Didnt give police resources to enforce new rules
39. Created a scheme to help hospitality which helped the virus
40.Overpromised & undelivered every step of the way

This is a non-exhaustive list (10/10)