For the record
Months the UK "hesitated"
January 2020
February 2020
March 2020
April 2020
May 2020
June 2020
July 2020
August 2020
September 2020
October 2020
November 2020
December 2020
January 2021
February 2021
Months the UK "hesitated"
January 2020
February 2020
March 2020
April 2020
May 2020
June 2020
July 2020
August 2020
September 2020
October 2020
November 2020
December 2020
January 2021
February 2021
Priti Patel
Is eager to divulge internal debate held in cabinet to bolster her reputation & get a boost for Tory leadership post Boris
“On ‘should we have closed our borders earlier?’ the answer is yes, I was an advocate [of] closing them last March.”
theguardian.com/world/2021/jan…
Is eager to divulge internal debate held in cabinet to bolster her reputation & get a boost for Tory leadership post Boris
“On ‘should we have closed our borders earlier?’ the answer is yes, I was an advocate [of] closing them last March.”
theguardian.com/world/2021/jan…
So this is going to be a really simple thread
I have a larger thread on Priti Patel
Which we will come to at the last
But I want to focus on
“On ‘should we have closed our borders earlier?’ the answer is yes, I was an advocate [of] closing them last March.”
I have a larger thread on Priti Patel
Which we will come to at the last
But I want to focus on
“On ‘should we have closed our borders earlier?’ the answer is yes, I was an advocate [of] closing them last March.”
So I would ask of Priti
What evidence did you have that informed your advocacy?
Did you have (to borrow a phrase) an "absolute burden of proof"?
Was it just a hunch or belief?
Were you trying to "do-good" so to speak?
What evidence did you have that informed your advocacy?
Did you have (to borrow a phrase) an "absolute burden of proof"?
Was it just a hunch or belief?
Were you trying to "do-good" so to speak?
https://twitter.com/ImIncorrigible/status/1173297621819187207
Now if I was Home Secretary
In March 2020
As a pandemic was raging out of control and resulting in a panicked delayed and late lock down
I would be marshalling and arguing
All my skills
All the evidence or views I held
To persuade my colleagues of my case
In March 2020
As a pandemic was raging out of control and resulting in a panicked delayed and late lock down
I would be marshalling and arguing
All my skills
All the evidence or views I held
To persuade my colleagues of my case
And behind that would come the fact
That I am the British Home Secretary
One of the senior offices of state in Her Majesty's Government
And the weight of that office behind marshalled behind that argument
That I am the British Home Secretary
One of the senior offices of state in Her Majesty's Government
And the weight of that office behind marshalled behind that argument
If I had clearly failed to persuade your cabinet colleagues
In a room full of people who wanted to "take back control" of our borders
IF I had managed to fluff up persuading them that in the midst of a public health emergency they had allowed to "ramp up" out of control
In a room full of people who wanted to "take back control" of our borders
IF I had managed to fluff up persuading them that in the midst of a public health emergency they had allowed to "ramp up" out of control
I did not manage to persuade
I would take a lesson from that
On the evidence I brought
On the hunch I brought
And on how I marshalled my arguments and persuade people
I would take a lesson from that
On the evidence I brought
On the hunch I brought
And on how I marshalled my arguments and persuade people
And if I failed in March 2020
I would be eternally vigilant
As the UK death toll went from ..... well you know the numbers there through Spring of 2020
To where we are now
I would be eternally vigilant
As the UK death toll went from ..... well you know the numbers there through Spring of 2020
To where we are now
I would be keeping an eye on other countries that did similar travel restrictions
And how they fared with those
Of course - its no simple direct analogy - every country has a panoply of measures they choose to follow in containing coronavirus
And how they fared with those
Of course - its no simple direct analogy - every country has a panoply of measures they choose to follow in containing coronavirus
To borrow a phrase
I would take notes
Boris Johnson 17/4/2020
"I’ve been comparing notes & talking to leaders around the 🌍, & I can tell you that 🇬🇧 is leading a growing global campaign amongst friends & allies"
I would take notes
Boris Johnson 17/4/2020
"I’ve been comparing notes & talking to leaders around the 🌍, & I can tell you that 🇬🇧 is leading a growing global campaign amongst friends & allies"
And over the course of the virus progression
I would be revisiting that decision back in March 2020
And reminding my cabinet colleagues of the growing strength of concern and basis for travel restrictions
I would be revisiting that decision back in March 2020
And reminding my cabinet colleagues of the growing strength of concern and basis for travel restrictions
I would be refining and preparing the plans and detail of how to implement travel restrictions
So that should that day come when I do win the argument
The Home Office is ready to go
It has a plan
It is oven ready (again to borrow a phrase)
So that should that day come when I do win the argument
The Home Office is ready to go
It has a plan
It is oven ready (again to borrow a phrase)
Now I remember the days where Conservative's used to get annoyed at a Home Secretary for getting a number wrong
theguardian.com/politics/video…
theguardian.com/politics/video…
On police funding - here's also a thread on the priorities of the "People's Government"
Yes the one who cut police funding for a decade
Denied the consequences
Blocked their local police federation
And now want your gratitude
Yes the one who cut police funding for a decade
Denied the consequences
Blocked their local police federation
And now want your gratitude
https://twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1321871265553096704
They also weaponise other topics
A reminder: they told the police to shut up and stop crying wolf
A reminder: they told the police to shut up and stop crying wolf
https://twitter.com/BarristerSecret/status/1270005420405534724
Anyway sorry back to Priti
it is the headline
gets it "wrong for second time in three days"
uk.style.yahoo.com/priti-patel-co…
it is the headline
gets it "wrong for second time in three days"
uk.style.yahoo.com/priti-patel-co…
So to end with two threads
One on Priti Patel
One on Priti Patel
https://twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1330838685605093377
And two more general questions
Priti Patel said Boris Johnson was "ahead of the curve"
Ask her to explain
1. What absolute burden of proof does she have for that claim?
2. What would the UK had looked like if we were "behind the curve"?
Priti Patel said Boris Johnson was "ahead of the curve"
Ask her to explain
1. What absolute burden of proof does she have for that claim?
2. What would the UK had looked like if we were "behind the curve"?
https://twitter.com/PandaScottish/status/1359992133898424330
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