The UK government message should be unambiguous: "We don’t have enough PPE for NHS b/c we made mistakes. But pls make your own masks & protect yourself"

But its neither admitting its mistakes nor advising people to wear masks. That should alarm all of us https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/ppe-shortage_uk_5ea00ea2c5b69150246af94e?hi

My wider worry is that this controversy increasingly looks like the UK government is trying to cover up its failings, and then trying to get scientists to back them up.

At a time like this the government needs to be more honest, not spin harder.

A great thread here rebutting objections to the public wearing masks
(via @CLARESAMBROOK) https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1253244613927874560?s=20