> The lockdown policies inevitable have political component, because they are made by politicians and will be evaluated in a political framework This is true f

> The lockdown policies inevitable have political component, because they are made by politicians and will be evaluated in a political framework This is true for the policies, but absolutely not true for advice from public health officials. Globally the policies made in response to this pandemic have been justified almost entirely by appeals to the authority of health officials. The supposed basis of these policies was that those officials were providing expert and politically neutral advice on risk management. Having the expert health and safety advice show a readily apparent political motivation undermines all of it.