Here& #39;s the thing right. Govt policy is now - more than ever - being written by & #39;libertarian& #39;, free market thinktanks. Google various newspaper profiles of Johnson& #39;s team written after the election. Cummings is the lightning rod, but there& #39;s loads of others working for the PM..

So we shouldn& #39;t be surprised that throughout this crisis, their response has been & #39;let the market & individuals self-organise& #39;. Basically, trust in individuals to abide by vague guidelines, let private companies provide the means to fight this (see: Dyson ventilators etc)...

Johnson speech doubles down on that - VERY intentional. & #39;Go to work if you want but you know the risks& #39;. Nothing specific. You have to question whether the govt is comfortable with more deaths and *why*. Stats wont bother them because they can be massaged, as we saw.

It& #39;s completely and utterly unlike anything we& #39;ve seen in modern times, and it will get worse. Everyone was warned.