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There are now call for a public inquiry into the government response to Covid-19. Well I know a bit about what an inquiry involves and you normally go to the

I am posting this again. To be clear not advocating official inquiry into HMG’s response, at least not now. That would be enormous distraction for those trying to cope with

How we ease some of the current restrictions is a major issue but asking for an ‘exit strategy’ may be unhelpful as suggests a clear and logical sequence of steps

I've long had a theory that if the government wants to keep a secret its best course is to publish the information in an official document because then you can

‘Although we have had 30 years to prepare for what should be done in the event of an influenza pandemic, I think we have all been rushing around trying to

Given allegations about early UK response to Covid-19 I’ve been looking at minutes of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG). This to the main Scientific Advisory