The UK government has made some mistakes, but to describe them as having “totally failed” is just needless hyperbole. Edited to add: “total failure” would have

The UK government has made some mistakes, but to describe them as having “totally failed” is just needless hyperbole. Edited to add: “total failure” would have been to just do nothing, allow the health service to be overrun, let hundreds of thousands die, let millions be hospitalised, and let the economy tank with no support for business or workers. None of which is true of the UK government response. You may not like the UK government, but stating something that is so obviously wrong just undermines the rest of your legitimate criticism.