I mean: “should the government opt for the least risky option put forward by the medical community, even if it is not the advice of its senior advisors” is not an insane question, particularly as the question of how to combat this longterm is not closed. (1/?) https://twitter.com/DPJHodges/status/1248945042712145922

And: IF medical advice is being shaped by what is perceived to be politically possible/palatable, shouldn’t that calculation be made public. The public might well have a different view. Again, this is important cos question of what happens when lockdown ends is not closed. (2/3)

As a case in point: when I talk to MPs, there’s a lot of opposition against level of state surveillance that track and trace would require. I’m far from convinced that feeling extends to most voters. (3/3)