Thread by @Sakura509

"Johnson’s rank unfitness for office is evident in his lack of a domestic policy agenda: his “levelling up” speech last week was devoid of substance on how his government might seek to reverse the impact of a decade of spending cuts on the least affluent parts of the country,..."

"...together with the unequal impact Brexit is forecast to have in the coming years. It is evident in the way Brexit has played out so far: the ideological drive for a hard Brexit with no consideration of the consequences for the stability of Northern Ireland ..."

"...or the damage done by threatening close allies with breaking international law. It is evident in the way the government tries to stoke divisive culture wars over whether footballers should take a stand against racism in order to distract from its own incompetence."

"But most of all, it is evident in the higher-than-necessary death toll that has resulted from Johnson time and again acting too slowly to control the pandemic and taking unjustified risks in relaxing social restrictions too quickly."

"Tens of thousands of people are grieving the loss of relatives and friends as a result."

The actions of #LiarJohnson and UK Government breach Human Rights Act:

"Article 2 of the Human Rights Act protects your right to life."

"This means that nobody, including the Government, can try to end your life. It also means the Government should take appropriate measures to safeguard life by making laws to protect you and, in some circumstances, by taking steps to protect you if your life is at risk."

"Public authorities should also consider your right to life when making decisions that might put you in danger or that affect your life expectancy."

equalityhumanrights.com/en/human-right…

"There remains no risk-free strategy for coping with Covid. Yet the government’s decision to proceed with its self-styled freedom day despite the surging infection rates driven by a more infectious and vaccine-resistant variant is looking more ill-judged every day."

"One of the most important lessons of this pandemic has been that the precautionary principle is essential in controlling a virus that spreads exponentially: the costs of inaction can be far, far greater than the costs of action."

"It is a lesson that Boris Johnson has repeatedly ignored and too many people have paid the price with their lives."

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…