This piece is upsetting to read. The 11 days from March 12 to March 23 were an agony. Overwhelming evidence we needed to act. Govt refused.
@bbclaurak says no 10 realised it had got it wrong ***by March 13***
What she doesn’t say is that this vital info was withheld from us
@bbclaurak says no 10 realised it had got it wrong ***by March 13***
What she doesn’t say is that this vital info was withheld from us
https://twitter.com/bbclaurak/status/1371583263370842113
‘Advisors’ convinced ministers on March 13 that the virus was moving far far quicker than it admitted.
And yet: they didn’t even ban mass events. Cheltenham Gold Cup took place that day.
Scientists begged to see the evidence behind govt’s decisions. IT REFUSED TO DISCLOSE IT
And yet: they didn’t even ban mass events. Cheltenham Gold Cup took place that day.
Scientists begged to see the evidence behind govt’s decisions. IT REFUSED TO DISCLOSE IT
Our govt culture of secrecy, this lack of transparency, the lobby system of anonymous sources, the total lack of accountability, is what created the conditions for this massive loss of life. If we don’t tackle that, we learn nothing from this man-made disaster
March 13, 2020
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