This Govt is appallingly, consistently inept. By not taking obvious decisions in Jan/Feb it has already unnecessarily killed tens of thousands & is destroying our economy...now we’ve got this idiotic #StayAlert message. It is hard to stress enough: IT DIDN’T HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS

No one with half a brain could read about #ExerciseCygnus (based on a relatively mild ‘flu for which a vaccine would have been available quickly) & *not* conclude that we were hideously unprepared for the more virulent and not-yet-treatable #COVID19 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/07/revealed-the-secret-report-that-gave-ministers-warning-of-care-home-coronavirus-crisis?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Tweet

In these circumstances, ANY half decently-motivated Government that was reasonably balanced would put measures in place early to contain the virus and protect people, particularly those most at risk, while working for a global solution (we won’t be safe unless everyone is). https://twitter.com/devisridhar/status/1257566900177027072

Well, not our exceptional Government! Unlike New Zealand, Germany & many more, and against all common sense, our Govt unforgivably, negligently did the exact opposite. It *consciously* decided not to contain #COVID19 - a scandalous & irresponsible decision

We need to stop making excuses for this shambles of a Government. There’s no hope for us as a nation unless we shake up the political system that puts such hopelessly indecisive, incompetent, irresponsible & poorly-motivated people in charge at a time when we badly need the best