“There has been a curious mixture of superiority and fatalism about Britain’s entire response to covid-19.“ - we know best coupled with old ppl gonna die anyway, innit? https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-comforting-and-misleading-political-response-to-britains-coronavirus-disaster

SAGE “appears to have given advice that was politically viable rather than aimed solely at saving lives.” —- sums up whole gov approach tbh. ?/n #COVID19

“ As in other countries, the death toll from covid-19 has been mapped onto existing inequalities. Residents of the most deprived communities in England and Wales have died from the disease at more than twice the rate of those who live in the wealthiest. ” ?/

“Once age and geography have been taken into consideration, patients with Pakistani or black African heritage who have been treated for covid-19 have died at roughly three times the rate of white patients. “ ?/n

At the centre of it all is Johnson “a remarkable politician. He wills himself to the center of things with a determination that, on occasion, even he must find alarming” ?/n

“Now that he is on the mend, however, Johnson’s illness is a distraction from those who were failed and have died. “?/n

Johnson “is congenitally unable to make it not about him.” And rather than holding him accountable certain sections of our media lap up his bull ?/n #COVID19

“Britain remains a deferential place, rich in language + symbols to fall back on during times of crisis. The nation’s slow, calamitous experience of the pandemic has been narrated with the ceaseless language of war and sacrifice. “ ?/n

“The 75th anniversary of V-E Day, falls this weekend. Listening to the Queen, celebrating Johnson’s baby, singing “Jerusalem”; everything is reassuring because it is so familiar. It is also a way of ignoring mistakes that can never be put right.“ ?/n

Thanks to @digitaldaisies for sharing original New Yorker article + pointing out that we may get a clear more objective view on Britain’s handling of covid from foreign media right now. #COVID19