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Boris Johnson emerged in front of No 10, Downing St to address TV cameras and say there will be an end to the lockdown only “when we’re sure that this first phase is over” and that the government’s five tests – falling rates of deaths and infections, protection of the NHS, sorting out testing and PPE provision and avoiding a second peak of cases – have been met.
I like Boris but he is talking nonsense on stilts.
Of course there will be a second peak if people are allowed to walk around freely. The lockdown was ordered to prevent the NHS being overwhelmed and this is no longer a foreseeable danger.
Distancing and fear will reduce infections and deaths but the important thing is to save the world economy.
Otherwise anything could happen - apart from anything else imagine the effects in Africa, where famines might well occur.
I like Boris but he is talking nonsense on stilts.
Of course there will be a second peak if people are allowed to walk around freely. The lockdown was ordered to prevent the NHS being overwhelmed and this is no longer a foreseeable danger.
Distancing and fear will reduce infections and deaths but the important thing is to save the world economy.
Otherwise anything could happen - apart from anything else imagine the effects in Africa, where famines might well occur.
I like Boris but he is talking nonsense on stilts.
ReplyDeleteOur political leaders are increasingly driven by fear. Not fear of the virus, but fear of making the wrong political move. In this case it's fear that lifting the lockdowns will incite a media frenzy which will be reflected in the opinion polls.
One of the worst effects of democracy is that it leads to political cowardice. And I'm not just picking on Boris - cowardice is universal among western politicians.