0.0a\🧵
COVID INQUIRY UK: FOR ALL CITIZENS AND POWERS.
➡️Repeated Failing Pandemic Practices and COVID Crisis Response.
➡️Toxic Chaotic Unscaled Governance.
COVID INQUIRY UK: FOR ALL CITIZENS AND POWERS.
➡️Repeated Failing Pandemic Practices and COVID Crisis Response.
➡️Toxic Chaotic Unscaled Governance.
0.0b\🧵
➡️As such lockdowns 2020/21 undoubtedly saved lives. At that time they were inevitable due to acts and omissions of govts; however too late and too little.
➡️As such lockdowns 2020/21 undoubtedly saved lives. At that time they were inevitable due to acts and omissions of govts; however too late and too little.
0.0c\🧵
➡️Powers behind politicians/govts/media succeed to privatise pandemic gains.
➡️In contrast, all excess deaths, Long COVID, socio-economic- and wellbeing losses and expenses are socialised to citizens.
➡️Powers behind politicians/govts/media succeed to privatise pandemic gains.
➡️In contrast, all excess deaths, Long COVID, socio-economic- and wellbeing losses and expenses are socialised to citizens.
0.0d\🧵
➡️Decision makers were warned but failed to see the biggest global crisis ever looming.
➡️And so, the crisis approach was naive, up and until this Inquiry, omitting key issues of the origin of COVID and cover ups incl. "global harmony" and US DoD/NATO crisis management.
➡️Decision makers were warned but failed to see the biggest global crisis ever looming.
➡️And so, the crisis approach was naive, up and until this Inquiry, omitting key issues of the origin of COVID and cover ups incl. "global harmony" and US DoD/NATO crisis management.
0.0e.1\🧵
➡️Response based on sheer ideology, with (variations) of neo-liberal herdimmunity-by-infection policies, is very shaky business.
➡️Response based on sheer ideology, with (variations) of neo-liberal herdimmunity-by-infection policies, is very shaky business.
0.0e.2\🧵
➡️These connected politicians, officials, businessmen, ideologists, protected by the powers, have one mission: covering up the game, postponing transparency and truth, while hoping to spread the blame into oblivion.
➡️These connected politicians, officials, businessmen, ideologists, protected by the powers, have one mission: covering up the game, postponing transparency and truth, while hoping to spread the blame into oblivion.
0.0f\🧵
➡️Will UK Covid Inquiry not test this opaque system on transparency, truth, and accountabilities?
➡️As citizens lost trust in govts in many countries, current Inquiries are critical; probably a tipping point for current sociopathic technocratic neo-liberal eugenecists.
➡️Will UK Covid Inquiry not test this opaque system on transparency, truth, and accountabilities?
➡️As citizens lost trust in govts in many countries, current Inquiries are critical; probably a tipping point for current sociopathic technocratic neo-liberal eugenecists.
0.1\🧵
This is "Module: Core decision-making and political governance, 20 Nov 2025." 760-page report costing £160m.
This is "Module: Core decision-making and political governance, 20 Nov 2025." 760-page report costing £160m.
0.2a\🧵
For starters, IMPRESSIONS⬇️
🔸️We don't see the real powers and lines of accountability behind the politicians and governance:
For starters, IMPRESSIONS⬇️
🔸️We don't see the real powers and lines of accountability behind the politicians and governance:
0.2b\🧵
➡️US, pharma-medical military complex, intelligence community/NATO/crisis organisation and psy-op, origin-of-COVID cover-up, businesses/philanthropist, WHO/China etc.
➡️All these entities are trying to privatise the gains.
➡️US, pharma-medical military complex, intelligence community/NATO/crisis organisation and psy-op, origin-of-COVID cover-up, businesses/philanthropist, WHO/China etc.
➡️All these entities are trying to privatise the gains.
0.3\🧵
🔸️The anguage and assignment of accountability, disinformation, via media like BBC, merchants of doubt, lobbyists, ideological think tanks, is naive.
➡️Is false global harmony leading, while deaths, morbidity, wellbeing loss, costs, tax expenses socialised to citizens?
🔸️The anguage and assignment of accountability, disinformation, via media like BBC, merchants of doubt, lobbyists, ideological think tanks, is naive.
➡️Is false global harmony leading, while deaths, morbidity, wellbeing loss, costs, tax expenses socialised to citizens?
0.4\🧵
🔸️Nowhere in the Inquiry do we see this biggest global crisis ever looming.
➡️Nowhere, the firm attitude; 'This won't happen again'!
🔸️Nowhere in the Inquiry do we see this biggest global crisis ever looming.
➡️Nowhere, the firm attitude; 'This won't happen again'!
0.5\🧵
🔸️UK had a non-empathic neo-liberal Johnson-govt, with a lack of risk management, science, planning, or practice, leading to adequate pandemic responses: "Let the bodies pile high."
➡️Same goes for US, NL, CAN, BRAS, IND; all massively failing...
🔸️UK had a non-empathic neo-liberal Johnson-govt, with a lack of risk management, science, planning, or practice, leading to adequate pandemic responses: "Let the bodies pile high."
➡️Same goes for US, NL, CAN, BRAS, IND; all massively failing...
0.6\🧵
🔸️These connected politicians, officials, businessmen, ideologists, protected by the powers, have one mission: covering up the game, postponing transparency and truth, while hoping to spread the blame into oblivion.
🔸️These connected politicians, officials, businessmen, ideologists, protected by the powers, have one mission: covering up the game, postponing transparency and truth, while hoping to spread the blame into oblivion.
0.7\🧵
🔸️Variations of a neo-liberal herdimmunity policy by infection, mitigated by a very debatable gene therapy, are unfit for a dangerous, contagious, synthetical virus/variants, probably produced as a bat Live Attenuated Vaccine i.c. defensive bioweapon of US/CHN origin.
🔸️Variations of a neo-liberal herdimmunity policy by infection, mitigated by a very debatable gene therapy, are unfit for a dangerous, contagious, synthetical virus/variants, probably produced as a bat Live Attenuated Vaccine i.c. defensive bioweapon of US/CHN origin.
0.8.a\🧵
🔸️Despite the cover up of Fauci, Farrar, Valance, Oxbridgers/Welcome, WHO, the evidence for a lab leak of that dangerous vaccine/virus is overwhelming..,
🔸️Despite the cover up of Fauci, Farrar, Valance, Oxbridgers/Welcome, WHO, the evidence for a lab leak of that dangerous vaccine/virus is overwhelming..,
0.8.b\🧵
...with science fraudsters and promoters of science fraud like Fauci willfully violated federal policies on gain-of-function and enhanced potential pandemic pathogen research.
➡️Not an issue for the Inquiry ?!
...with science fraudsters and promoters of science fraud like Fauci willfully violated federal policies on gain-of-function and enhanced potential pandemic pathogen research.
➡️Not an issue for the Inquiry ?!
0.9\🧵
🔸️These people committed conspiracy to defraud and perjury, used US federal funds to commit crimes, and caused a pandemic, the biggest global crisis ever, that:
➡️killed 35+
➡️million citizens
➡️1+ billion long COVID
➡️costs $35+ trillion!
🔸️These people committed conspiracy to defraud and perjury, used US federal funds to commit crimes, and caused a pandemic, the biggest global crisis ever, that:
➡️killed 35+
➡️million citizens
➡️1+ billion long COVID
➡️costs $35+ trillion!
0.10.a\🧵
🔸️This criminal negligence and misconduct in the cover up produced the conscious negligence and misconduct in this governance system, that became responsible for the pandemic response..;
🔸️This criminal negligence and misconduct in the cover up produced the conscious negligence and misconduct in this governance system, that became responsible for the pandemic response..;
0.10.b\🧵
...meaning global, (inter)national, regional, local and medical..;
"A Massive Failure" says The Lancet Commission on COVID.
➡️UK is part of this failure.
...meaning global, (inter)national, regional, local and medical..;
"A Massive Failure" says The Lancet Commission on COVID.
➡️UK is part of this failure.
0.11\🧵
🔸️So, it looks the Inquiry is circumventing the real truth by not testing this opaque system on transparency: it's naive!
➡️Citizens cannot accept this. As we saw and likely continue to see in many places, citizens lost trust in govts in the UK, US, NL, BRAS, CAN etc!
🔸️So, it looks the Inquiry is circumventing the real truth by not testing this opaque system on transparency: it's naive!
➡️Citizens cannot accept this. As we saw and likely continue to see in many places, citizens lost trust in govts in the UK, US, NL, BRAS, CAN etc!
0.12.a\🧵
🔸️Without accountability and responsible ministers or govt officials/advisors the integrity of public office is at stake, and the basis for crisis response will erode.
➡️Bureaucracy/politicians will become corrupt; and a deep state will arrive.
🔸️Without accountability and responsible ministers or govt officials/advisors the integrity of public office is at stake, and the basis for crisis response will erode.
➡️Bureaucracy/politicians will become corrupt; and a deep state will arrive.
0.12.b\🧵
➡️Citizens lost trust in the public office.
➡️These current Inquiries in many countries can be a crucial tipping point for good or worse.
➡️Citizens lost trust in the public office.
➡️These current Inquiries in many countries can be a crucial tipping point for good or worse.
0.13\🧵
🔸️What will become the new role of political ideology?
➡️Weak and failing politicians lost in many countries the elections.
A pandemic crisis is like a new war, it is geopolitics and organised by the powerful elite.
🔸️What will become the new role of political ideology?
➡️Weak and failing politicians lost in many countries the elections.
A pandemic crisis is like a new war, it is geopolitics and organised by the powerful elite.
0.14\🧵
🔸️Today, citizens know very well that everyone is vulnerable and at risk.
➡️The public will be more prepared, and act accordingly.
🔸️Today, citizens know very well that everyone is vulnerable and at risk.
➡️The public will be more prepared, and act accordingly.
0.15\🧵
🔸️Today, citizens know that they must watch every politician for integrity, sound content instead of lies and deception, and for empathy, and must held to account.
.ht @danielgoyal 🙋
🔸️Today, citizens know that they must watch every politician for integrity, sound content instead of lies and deception, and for empathy, and must held to account.
.ht @danielgoyal 🙋
@danielgoyal 1a\🧵
Contents
Impressions
A. Key findings:
1) Emergence of COVID
2) First UK-wide lockdown
3) Exiting first lockdown
4) Vaccination rollout and Delta/Omicron variants.
Contents
Impressions
A. Key findings:
1) Emergence of COVID
2) First UK-wide lockdown
3) Exiting first lockdown
4) Vaccination rollout and Delta/Omicron variants.
@danielgoyal 1b\🧵
Contents
B. Key issues:
1) Need for proper planning and preparedness
2) Need for prompt [timely] and effective action to combat COVID
3) Scientific and technical advice
4) Vulnerabilities and inequalities
Contents
B. Key issues:
1) Need for proper planning and preparedness
2) Need for prompt [timely] and effective action to combat COVID
3) Scientific and technical advice
4) Vulnerabilities and inequalities
@danielgoyal 1c\🧵
Contents
B. Key issues:
5) Govt decision-making
6) Public health communications
7) Legislation and enforcement
8) Intergovernmental working
Contents
B. Key issues:
5) Govt decision-making
6) Public health communications
7) Legislation and enforcement
8) Intergovernmental working
@danielgoyal 1d\🧵
Contents
C. Key lessons:
1) pandemic preparation, planning and response
PM
Contents
C. Key lessons:
1) pandemic preparation, planning and response
PM
@danielgoyal 1e\🧵
Contents
D. Recommendations:
1) to better safeguard UK in future pandemics
2) SAGE (the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies)
3) Reforming decision-making structures
4) Communicating Decisions and implications
Contents
D. Recommendations:
1) to better safeguard UK in future pandemics
2) SAGE (the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies)
3) Reforming decision-making structures
4) Communicating Decisions and implications
@danielgoyal 1f\🧵
Contents
D. Recommendations:
5) Parliamentary scrutiny of emergency powers
6) Emergency communication structures
7) Implementation and monitoring
8) Other, more detailed recommendations
Contents
D. Recommendations:
5) Parliamentary scrutiny of emergency powers
6) Emergency communication structures
7) Implementation and monitoring
8) Other, more detailed recommendations
@danielgoyal 1g\🧵
Contents:
E. Sources
1) Related to UK Inquiry COVID
2) Good Pandemic Practices (GPPs)
3) Reform public health NOW. Pillars: transparency, truth, accountabilty and trust
Contents:
E. Sources
1) Related to UK Inquiry COVID
2) Good Pandemic Practices (GPPs)
3) Reform public health NOW. Pillars: transparency, truth, accountabilty and trust
@danielgoyal 1h\🧵
Contents:
F. Times of reference and Future reports
G. Revealing criticism for gaining further insights in UK [and ao NL Inquiry]
Contents:
F. Times of reference and Future reports
G. Revealing criticism for gaining further insights in UK [and ao NL Inquiry]
@danielgoyal 2a\🧵
A. Key findings 1) Emergence of COVID:
🔸️Initial pandemic response was marked by a lack of [use of] information, urgency, [and risk management].
A. Key findings 1) Emergence of COVID:
🔸️Initial pandemic response was marked by a lack of [use of] information, urgency, [and risk management].
@danielgoyal 2b\🧵
🔸️Despite clear signs COVID was spreading globally, govts failed to [understand Good Pandemic Practices, e.g.] take sufficiently timely and effective action, cf The Lancet Commission COVID and AlleBurgers).
🔸️Despite clear signs COVID was spreading globally, govts failed to [understand Good Pandemic Practices, e.g.] take sufficiently timely and effective action, cf The Lancet Commission COVID and AlleBurgers).
@danielgoyal 3\🧵
🔸️Limited testing capacity and lack of adequate surveillance mechanisms meant that decision makers did not appreciate the extent to which the virus was spreading undetected and failed to recognise the level of threat posed [starting, and still, with airborne character]..,
🔸️Limited testing capacity and lack of adequate surveillance mechanisms meant that decision makers did not appreciate the extent to which the virus was spreading undetected and failed to recognise the level of threat posed [starting, and still, with airborne character]..,
@danielgoyal 4a\🧵
...compounded by misleading assurances from the Dep. of Health and Social Care and the widely held view that the UK was well prepared for a pandemic [as in so many (neo-liberal) countries, incl US, NL, CAN, BRAZ, IND.]
...compounded by misleading assurances from the Dep. of Health and Social Care and the widely held view that the UK was well prepared for a pandemic [as in so many (neo-liberal) countries, incl US, NL, CAN, BRAZ, IND.]
@danielgoyal 4b\🧵
🔸️The devolved administrations were too reliant on UK govt to lead the response[,prohibiting a well-scaled response.]
🔸️The devolved administrations were too reliant on UK govt to lead the response[,prohibiting a well-scaled response.]
@danielgoyal 5\🧵
A. Key findings 2) First lockdown:
🔸️Initial approach was to slow COVID spread. By 13 March 2020 it was clear total cases was several times higher than estimated and risking healthcare systems being overwhelmed. [Panic broke out with failing medical healthcare protocols.]
A. Key findings 2) First lockdown:
🔸️Initial approach was to slow COVID spread. By 13 March 2020 it was clear total cases was several times higher than estimated and risking healthcare systems being overwhelmed. [Panic broke out with failing medical healthcare protocols.]
@danielgoyal 6\🧵
🔸️UK govt introduced advisory restrictions 16 March 2020, incl. self-isolation, quarantine, social distancing.
Had restrictions been introduced sooner the mandatory lockdown from 23 March might have been shorter or not necessary at all [ditto NL etc.].
🔸️UK govt introduced advisory restrictions 16 March 2020, incl. self-isolation, quarantine, social distancing.
Had restrictions been introduced sooner the mandatory lockdown from 23 March might have been shorter or not necessary at all [ditto NL etc.].
@danielgoyal 7\🧵
🔸️This lack of urgency and huge rise in infections made a mandatory lockdown inevitable.
🔸️One week earlier, modelling shows that Engl. alone would have 23k fewer deaths in the first wave up until 1 July 2020. [NB Key Pandemic Indicator 'Excess Deaths' is much higher.]
🔸️This lack of urgency and huge rise in infections made a mandatory lockdown inevitable.
🔸️One week earlier, modelling shows that Engl. alone would have 23k fewer deaths in the first wave up until 1 July 2020. [NB Key Pandemic Indicator 'Excess Deaths' is much higher.]
@danielgoyal 8\🧵
🔸️Inquiry rejects criticism govts were wrong to impose the mandatory lockdown; advice to
govts was clear and compelling. Without, transmission would have led to an unacceptable loss of life. Failure to act promptly [i.e. timely] and effectively puts them in this position.
🔸️Inquiry rejects criticism govts were wrong to impose the mandatory lockdown; advice to
govts was clear and compelling. Without, transmission would have led to an unacceptable loss of life. Failure to act promptly [i.e. timely] and effectively puts them in this position.
@danielgoyal 9a\🧵
Key findings 3) Exiting first lockdown
🔸️When entering the first lockdown, govts had no strategy for when or how they would exit the lockdown[i.e. pandemic risk management].
Key findings 3) Exiting first lockdown
🔸️When entering the first lockdown, govts had no strategy for when or how they would exit the lockdown[i.e. pandemic risk management].
@danielgoyal 9b\🧵
🔸️On 4 July 2020 the majority of restrictions in England were eased, despite advice this was high-risk and infections could spread more quickly [again. Ditto NL etc.]
🔸️On 4 July 2020 the majority of restrictions in England were eased, despite advice this was high-risk and infections could spread more quickly [again. Ditto NL etc.]
@danielgoyal 10a\🧵
🔸️Some govts eased restrictions more gradually [cf. Good Pandemic Practices] over summer 2020, increasing chances further lockdowns may not be necessary or as restrictive.
🔸️Some govts eased restrictions more gradually [cf. Good Pandemic Practices] over summer 2020, increasing chances further lockdowns may not be necessary or as restrictive.
@danielgoyal 10b\🧵
🔸️However, none of govts gave enough attention to the possibility of a second wave, meaning there was very little contingency planning in place.
🔸️However, none of govts gave enough attention to the possibility of a second wave, meaning there was very little contingency planning in place.
@danielgoyal 11\🧵
Key findings 3) Second wave.
🔸️UK, Welsh, N-Ireland govts introduced restrictions too late while faced with rising case rates in autumn 2020, and they were not in place for long enough, or were too weak to control the spread. [Ditto NL etc.]
Key findings 3) Second wave.
🔸️UK, Welsh, N-Ireland govts introduced restrictions too late while faced with rising case rates in autumn 2020, and they were not in place for long enough, or were too weak to control the spread. [Ditto NL etc.]
@danielgoyal 12\🧵
🔸️In Engl., despite warnings, UK govt imposed weak restrictions, allowing COVID to continue to spread rapidly.
A ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown late Sept or early Oct 2020, could have shortened or possibly avoided entirely the second national lockdown in England on Nov 5.
🔸️In Engl., despite warnings, UK govt imposed weak restrictions, allowing COVID to continue to spread rapidly.
A ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown late Sept or early Oct 2020, could have shortened or possibly avoided entirely the second national lockdown in England on Nov 5.
@danielgoyal 13\🧵
🔸️Only in Scotland, the quick introduction of stringent, locally targeted measures [cf Good Pandemic Practices] in the autumn meant cases grew more gradually, avoiding a nationwide lockdown.
🔸️Only in Scotland, the quick introduction of stringent, locally targeted measures [cf Good Pandemic Practices] in the autumn meant cases grew more gradually, avoiding a nationwide lockdown.
@danielgoyal 14\🧵
🔸️Late 2020, more transmissible Alpha variant rapidly increased.
➡️Whilst entirely foreseeable, govts failed to recognise this threat; did not take action until infection levels were critical, making a return to lockdown restrictions unavoidable, [ditto NL].
🔸️Late 2020, more transmissible Alpha variant rapidly increased.
➡️Whilst entirely foreseeable, govts failed to recognise this threat; did not take action until infection levels were critical, making a return to lockdown restrictions unavoidable, [ditto NL].
@danielgoyal 15\🧵
Key findings 4) Vaccination rollout and Delta/Omicron variants.
🔸️December 2020, UK was the first country to approve a vaccine, and commence a [not working] vaccination programme [with NL acting late.]
Key findings 4) Vaccination rollout and Delta/Omicron variants.
🔸️December 2020, UK was the first country to approve a vaccine, and commence a [not working] vaccination programme [with NL acting late.]
@danielgoyal 16a\🧵
🔸️When Delta emerged in March 2021, govts had learned from earlier lockdowns, and delayed planned relaxations to allow time for the vaccine rollout to progress...
🔸️When Delta emerged in March 2021, govts had learned from earlier lockdowns, and delayed planned relaxations to allow time for the vaccine rollout to progress...
@danielgoyal 16b\🧵
...They exited the lockdown by balancing the scale of infection against the additional protection of the vaccine [,did hardly offer protection against transmission, so was too risky to rely on.]
...They exited the lockdown by balancing the scale of infection against the additional protection of the vaccine [,did hardly offer protection against transmission, so was too risky to rely on.]
@danielgoyal 17a\🧵
🔸️The Omicron variant – less severe but much more transmissible – emerged in winter 2021. Despite the [falsely communicated] protection of the vaccine, the [good pandemic practices show the impact of (exponential growing) contagion thus]..,
🔸️The Omicron variant – less severe but much more transmissible – emerged in winter 2021. Despite the [falsely communicated] protection of the vaccine, the [good pandemic practices show the impact of (exponential growing) contagion thus]..,
@danielgoyal 17b\🧵
...sheer number of cases meant [many] more than 30,000 people died with COVID [ie excess deaths] in the UK between Nov 2021 and June 2022.
➡️Ánd the pandemic continued.
...sheer number of cases meant [many] more than 30,000 people died with COVID [ie excess deaths] in the UK between Nov 2021 and June 2022.
➡️Ánd the pandemic continued.
@danielgoyal 18a\🧵
🔸️The approach of all four govts in the second half of 2021 had an element of risk [ie was bad risk management].
🔸️The approach of all four govts in the second half of 2021 had an element of risk [ie was bad risk management].
@danielgoyal 18b\🧵
➡️If [ie As] the vaccines had been [ie were] less effective [and safe and sterilising as communicated], or if Omicron was as severe as previous variants, the consequences would have been disastrous. [Without good risk managent the response is without any chance!]
➡️If [ie As] the vaccines had been [ie were] less effective [and safe and sterilising as communicated], or if Omicron was as severe as previous variants, the consequences would have been disastrous. [Without good risk managent the response is without any chance!]
@danielgoyal 19a\🧵
B. Key issues 1) Need for proper planning and preparedness
🔸️This issue emerges throughout the Inquiry. Had UK been better prepared, lives would have been saved, [Long COVID] suffering reduced and [socio-] economic [and wellbeing] cost of the pandemic far lower.
B. Key issues 1) Need for proper planning and preparedness
🔸️This issue emerges throughout the Inquiry. Had UK been better prepared, lives would have been saved, [Long COVID] suffering reduced and [socio-] economic [and wellbeing] cost of the pandemic far lower.
@danielgoyal 19b\🧵
➡️Choices before decision makers would have been very different [ie absence of good governance and well-scaled/coordinated pandemic risk management].
➡️Choices before decision makers would have been very different [ie absence of good governance and well-scaled/coordinated pandemic risk management].
@danielgoyal 20\🧵
B. Key issues 2) Need for prompt [timely] and effective action to combat COVID
🔸️Govts must act swiftly [timely] and decisively[,well-scaled] to stand any chance of stopping the spread of a virus.
B. Key issues 2) Need for prompt [timely] and effective action to combat COVID
🔸️Govts must act swiftly [timely] and decisively[,well-scaled] to stand any chance of stopping the spread of a virus.
@danielgoyal 21\🧵
B. Key issues 3) Scientific/technical advice
🔸️SAGE (Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies) provided high-quality scientific advice at extreme pace, but the effectiveness was constrained by various factors incl lack of clearly stated objectives by UK govt.
B. Key issues 3) Scientific/technical advice
🔸️SAGE (Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies) provided high-quality scientific advice at extreme pace, but the effectiveness was constrained by various factors incl lack of clearly stated objectives by UK govt.
@danielgoyal 22a\🧵
B. Key issues 4) Vulnerabilities and inequalities
🔸️Pandemic impact was not equal. Older people, disabled people and some ethnic minority groups faced a higher risk of dying from COVID.
B. Key issues 4) Vulnerabilities and inequalities
🔸️Pandemic impact was not equal. Older people, disabled people and some ethnic minority groups faced a higher risk of dying from COVID.
@danielgoyal 22b\🧵
➡️The increased risk of harm was also strongly influenced by socioeconomic factors...
[Yes, although EVERYONE is at risk of infection, death, Long COVID and socio-economic/budget & wellbeing costs.]
➡️The increased risk of harm was also strongly influenced by socioeconomic factors...
[Yes, although EVERYONE is at risk of infection, death, Long COVID and socio-economic/budget & wellbeing costs.]
@danielgoyal 23\🧵
🔸️Vulnerable and disadvantaged groups were also affected by restrictions introduced to control the virus.
➡️Despite harm being foreseeable, the impact on them was not adequately considered in pandemic planning or when decisions were taken to respond to the virus.
🔸️Vulnerable and disadvantaged groups were also affected by restrictions introduced to control the virus.
➡️Despite harm being foreseeable, the impact on them was not adequately considered in pandemic planning or when decisions were taken to respond to the virus.
@danielgoyal 24a\🧵
B. Key issues 5) Govt decision-making
🔸️UK Cabinet was often sidelined in decision-making. Similarly, in SCOT, NI govts, authority rested with a small group of ministers. But, Welsh Cabinet was fully engaged.
🔸️At the centre of UK govt: a toxic and chaotic culture.
B. Key issues 5) Govt decision-making
🔸️UK Cabinet was often sidelined in decision-making. Similarly, in SCOT, NI govts, authority rested with a small group of ministers. But, Welsh Cabinet was fully engaged.
🔸️At the centre of UK govt: a toxic and chaotic culture.
@danielgoyal 24b\🧵
🔸️See also 'Impressions' (Section 0.1)
🔸️See also 'Impressions' (Section 0.1)
@danielgoyal 25a\🧵
B. Key issues 6) Public health communications
🔸️Controlling the virus was dependent on the public understanding the risk they faced and acting accordingly.
B. Key issues 6) Public health communications
🔸️Controlling the virus was dependent on the public understanding the risk they faced and acting accordingly.
@danielgoyal 25b\🧵
The ‘Stay At Home’ campaign was effective at maximising compliance in the first lockdown, but its simplicity had risks, such as discouraging those needing to seek help or medical treatment [?].
The ‘Stay At Home’ campaign was effective at maximising compliance in the first lockdown, but its simplicity had risks, such as discouraging those needing to seek help or medical treatment [?].
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🔸️Complexity of regulations, localised restrictions, variations in rules across 4 nations made it difficult for the public to understand what rules applied.
🔸️Allegations of rule breaking by ministers and advisers caused huge distress and undermined public confidence.
🔸️Complexity of regulations, localised restrictions, variations in rules across 4 nations made it difficult for the public to understand what rules applied.
🔸️Allegations of rule breaking by ministers and advisers caused huge distress and undermined public confidence.
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B. Key issues 7) Legislation/ enforcement
🔸️Confusion betw. advice and binding legal restrictions undermined trust and compliance, made enforcement by police practically impossible or legally uncertain in some cases, in particular where legal rules diverged across UK.
B. Key issues 7) Legislation/ enforcement
🔸️Confusion betw. advice and binding legal restrictions undermined trust and compliance, made enforcement by police practically impossible or legally uncertain in some cases, in particular where legal rules diverged across UK.
@danielgoyal 28a\🧵
B. Key issues 8) Intergovernmental working
🔸️A lack of trust between the then Prime Minister and some of the leaders of the devolved nations affected the collaborative approach to decision-making.
B. Key issues 8) Intergovernmental working
🔸️A lack of trust between the then Prime Minister and some of the leaders of the devolved nations affected the collaborative approach to decision-making.
@danielgoyal 28b\🧵
🔸️It is incumbent on politicians to work collectively in the public interest in any future emergency.
🔸️It is incumbent on politicians to work collectively in the public interest in any future emergency.
@danielgoyal 29a\🧵
C. Key lessons 1) 10 'lessons' to inform planning and response to a pandemic
➡️These 'lessons' are additive to the 'recommendations' of both this Modules 2, and Module 1: "Better safeguard UK in any future pandemic."
C. Key lessons 1) 10 'lessons' to inform planning and response to a pandemic
➡️These 'lessons' are additive to the 'recommendations' of both this Modules 2, and Module 1: "Better safeguard UK in any future pandemic."
@danielgoyal 29b\🧵
➡️See Module 1: The resilience and preparedness of the UK, 18 July 2024
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/documents/modu…
➡️See Module 1: The resilience and preparedness of the UK, 18 July 2024
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/documents/modu…
@danielgoyal 30a\🧵
D. Recommendations 1) to better safeguard UK in future pandemics
🔸️Improving consideration of the impact decisions might have on those most at risk in an emergency..:
D. Recommendations 1) to better safeguard UK in future pandemics
🔸️Improving consideration of the impact decisions might have on those most at risk in an emergency..:
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...changes should aim to identify any risks to vulnerable groups, in both the planning for and response to emergencies.
➡️Bear in mind everybody is at risk!
...changes should aim to identify any risks to vulnerable groups, in both the planning for and response to emergencies.
➡️Bear in mind everybody is at risk!
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D. Recommendations 2) SAGE (the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies)
🔸️Broadening participation in SAGE, through open recruitment of experts and representation of devolved administrations.
D. Recommendations 2) SAGE (the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies)
🔸️Broadening participation in SAGE, through open recruitment of experts and representation of devolved administrations.
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D. Recommendations 3) Reforming decision-making structures
🔸️Reforming and clarifying the structures for decision-making during emergencies within each nation.
D. Recommendations 3) Reforming decision-making structures
🔸️Reforming and clarifying the structures for decision-making during emergencies within each nation.
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D. Recommendations 4) Communicating Decisions and implications
🔸️Ensuring decisions and implications are clearly communicated to the public.
🔸️Laws and guidance should be easily understood and available in accessible formats.
D. Recommendations 4) Communicating Decisions and implications
🔸️Ensuring decisions and implications are clearly communicated to the public.
🔸️Laws and guidance should be easily understood and available in accessible formats.
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D. Recommendations 5) Parliamentary scrutiny of emergency powers
🔸️Enabling greater parliamentary scrutiny of the use of emergency powers through safeguards such as time limits and regular reporting on how powers have been used.
➡️ See section 0.2 Impressions!
D. Recommendations 5) Parliamentary scrutiny of emergency powers
🔸️Enabling greater parliamentary scrutiny of the use of emergency powers through safeguards such as time limits and regular reporting on how powers have been used.
➡️ See section 0.2 Impressions!
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D. Recommendations 6) Emergency communication structures
🔸️Establishing structures to improve communication betw. 4 nations during emergency to ensure better policies alignment where desirable and to provide a clear rationale for differences in approach where necessary.
D. Recommendations 6) Emergency communication structures
🔸️Establishing structures to improve communication betw. 4 nations during emergency to ensure better policies alignment where desirable and to provide a clear rationale for differences in approach where necessary.
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D. Recommendations 7) Implementation and monitoring
➡️The Chair expects that recommendations are acted upon and implemented within the time frames.
➡️The Inquiry will be monitoring the implementation of the recommendations during its lifetime.
D. Recommendations 7) Implementation and monitoring
➡️The Chair expects that recommendations are acted upon and implemented within the time frames.
➡️The Inquiry will be monitoring the implementation of the recommendations during its lifetime.
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B. Recommendations 8) Other, more detailed recommendations
➡️These recommendations are to be found in the full report:
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports
B. Recommendations 8) Other, more detailed recommendations
➡️These recommendations are to be found in the full report:
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports
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E. Sources: 1) COVID Inquiry
🔸️Modules 2, 2A, 2B, 2C: Core decision-making and political governance, 20 Nov 2025:
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/
🔸️Module 1: The resilience and preparedness of the UK, 18 July 2024
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/documents/modu…
E. Sources: 1) COVID Inquiry
🔸️Modules 2, 2A, 2B, 2C: Core decision-making and political governance, 20 Nov 2025:
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/
🔸️Module 1: The resilience and preparedness of the UK, 18 July 2024
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/documents/modu…
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E. Sources: 2) Good Pandemic Practices (GPPs)
➡️Good pandemic governance is based in multi-level public-health thinking and acting.
E. Sources: 2) Good Pandemic Practices (GPPs)
➡️Good pandemic governance is based in multi-level public-health thinking and acting.
https://x.com/AlleBurgers/status/1866972584706789838?t=FlNHAUY5ql46eaq4B_2Izg&s=19
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E. Sources: 3) Reform public health NOW.
➡️Pillars: transparency, truth, accountability and trust:
🔸️clean air
🔸️prevention
🔸️containment
🔸️tracking, tracing, quarantining (TTIQ)
🔸️safe and sterilising/effective vaxx.
➡️
E. Sources: 3) Reform public health NOW.
➡️Pillars: transparency, truth, accountability and trust:
🔸️clean air
🔸️prevention
🔸️containment
🔸️tracking, tracing, quarantining (TTIQ)
🔸️safe and sterilising/effective vaxx.
➡️
https://x.com/AlleBurgers/status/1825622020056592846?t=bXe9VpnrSBSMjASxJBe-TA&s=19
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E. Sources: 4) COVID-19/long COVID response/public health: massive failure.
➡️
E. Sources: 4) COVID-19/long COVID response/public health: massive failure.
➡️
https://x.com/AlleBurgers/status/1792558199784034459?t=qwDqVl2eZemTvg_zU6bEVg&s=19
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Sources: 5) Background overview: COVID INQUIRY UK, Megathread 2024, and 2025; ht @_CatintheHat
➡️24 Nov 2024
x.com/_CatintheHat/s…
➡️Nov 2025
x.com/_CatintheHat/s…
x.com/_CatintheHat/s…
Sources: 5) Background overview: COVID INQUIRY UK, Megathread 2024, and 2025; ht @_CatintheHat
➡️24 Nov 2024
x.com/_CatintheHat/s…
➡️Nov 2025
x.com/_CatintheHat/s…
x.com/_CatintheHat/s…
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F. Terms of reference and Future reports will focus on specific areas, including:
🔸️Healthcare systems
🔸️Vaccines and therapeutics
🔸️Procurement and distribution of key equipment and supplies
🔸️Care sector
🔸️Test, trace and isolate programmes
F. Terms of reference and Future reports will focus on specific areas, including:
🔸️Healthcare systems
🔸️Vaccines and therapeutics
🔸️Procurement and distribution of key equipment and supplies
🔸️Care sector
🔸️Test, trace and isolate programmes
@danielgoyal @_CatintheHat 43b\🧵
🔸️Children and young people
🔸️Economic response to the pandemic
🔸️Impact on society
Source: Terms of reference, 20 July 2022
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/documents/term…
🔸️Children and young people
🔸️Economic response to the pandemic
🔸️Impact on society
Source: Terms of reference, 20 July 2022
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/documents/term…
@danielgoyal @_CatintheHat 44a\🧵
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@NOS @volkskrant @telegraaf @ADnl @nrc @vrij_nederland @DeGroene @dvhn_nl @parool @DeGelderlander @tubantia @trouw @brabantsdagblad @op1npo @Nieuwsuur @RTLnieuws @HartvNL Parlementaire Enquête #Corona #Covid #LongCovid De NOS Nosjournaal
@danielgoyal @_CatintheHat @NOS @volkskrant @telegraaf @ADnl @nrc @vrij_nederland @DeGroene @dvhn_nl @parool @DeGelderlander @tubantia @trouw @brabantsdagblad @Nieuwsuur @RTLnieuws @HartvNL 44b\🧵
@Daandekort92 @PvanHouwelingen
@2eKamertweets Tweede Kamer #Wilders de PVV @RobJetten @D66 @henribontenbal @cdavandaag @harmenkrul @jimmydijk Minister President #Schoof Van Baarle @DassenLaurens @gl_pvda
@miriambikker @estherouwehand @JulianBushoff
@Daandekort92 @PvanHouwelingen
@2eKamertweets Tweede Kamer #Wilders de PVV @RobJetten @D66 @henribontenbal @cdavandaag @harmenkrul @jimmydijk Minister President #Schoof Van Baarle @DassenLaurens @gl_pvda
@miriambikker @estherouwehand @JulianBushoff
@danielgoyal @_CatintheHat @NOS @volkskrant @telegraaf @ADnl @nrc @vrij_nederland @DeGroene @dvhn_nl @parool @DeGelderlander @tubantia @trouw @brabantsdagblad @Nieuwsuur @RTLnieuws @HartvNL @Daandekort92 @PvanHouwelingen @2eKamertweets @RobJetten @D66 @HenriBontenbal @cdavandaag @HarmenKrul @jimmydijk @DassenLaurens @gl_pvda @estherouwehand @JulianBushoff 45\🧵
G. Selected revealing criticism gathered for gaining further insights in UK, and ao Dutch Inquiry.
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G. Selected revealing criticism gathered for gaining further insights in UK, and ao Dutch Inquiry.
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