> Naturally, the government got endless flack for this, as is often the case when a government puts measures into place for a contingency that doesn't come to p

> Naturally, the government got endless flack for this, as is often the case when a government puts measures into place for a contingency that doesn't come to pass. I’m not one to show much support for the current government but the negative (media) reaction to these hospitals not actually being needed was pretty short sighted. We should be thankful that the hospitals were there and even more thankful that they weren’t needed. There were more obvious things for which to hold the government to account.