Thread by @mafevema

Thou hypocrite, @borisjohnson first cast out the beam out of thine own eye
& then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
Last tweet of the day on the UK vaccine posturing 1/

@nyt notes that "The EU exported 25 million doses of vaccines produced in its territory LAST MONTH to 31 countries with BRITAIN (Pfizer)& Canada the top destinations".2/

"Practically speaking, ban or no ban, Britain is not exporting vaccines authorized for use at home. The country has said it would be prepared to give excess doses to Ireland, though only after it was done with its vaccination efforts at home" 3/

This is a choice of the UK: hoard vaccines. Fine. Do not help neighbours (the same who allowed 9M of doses to leave their territory to yours in just one month) when you are sitting on vast surplus. Fine. 4/

But then have the decency not to smirk & accuse others of protectionism & lack of solidarity. It is disgraceful. The UK has imposed a de facto ban. FULL STOP The fact it is contractual - an exclusivity clause - rather than a regulation does not change this fact. 5/

It's just less blatant, more hypocritical, dare I say it, more "English". This hypocrisy allows our PM in his recent Munich speech to claim that Britain is fanning "the flames of solidarity"? Imagine if the EU had blocked "our" 9M Pfizer vaccines !!!!! Tabloid frenzy 6/

Yes but COVAX... say the Brexitears. So? The EU funded COVAX too. But millions of vaccines have also left its territory for those of poor countries. And contrary to us the EU has a vaccine SHORTAGE & politicians may pay a price for these noble gestures of solidarity to others. 7/

So @borisjohnson, @DominicRaab and this whole lousy government of selfish greedy corrupt men & women, you know what? STFU because frankly the lies, the indecency, the hypocrisy, the continual posturing and boasting, it is becoming too much to bear.8/

E.U. Exports Millions of Covid Vaccine Doses Despite Supply Crunch at Home nytimes.com/2021/03/10/wor…