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UK government seems to be behind everyone else on every policy decision on coronavirus. Win for privacy.

• Traster 6y ago
  That's what you get when you put fairly incompetent people in positions of power because they align with your political views. All the way back to having political advisors sitting on the "Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies" the first question has been about the politics of policy rather than efficacy.
  • arethuza 6y ago
    Someone who is currently a cabinet minister did memorably say: "I think the people in this country have had enough of experts"
    • timthorn 6y ago
      The full quote continues: "...from organisations with acronyms saying they know what is best, and getting it consistently wrong."
      • faemir 6y ago
        ...while trying to peddle absolute economic lies, which were called out by the independent UK statistical authority as misleading. In the same breath also lying about him not running a candidacy to be PM, declining to name any figures backing his assertions. What are you trying to say?
        • lambdadmitry 6y ago
          That the quote is taken out of context, I guess. Other factors that you've mentioned don't change the fact.
          • arethuza 6y ago
            HMG is also an acronym!