We were constantly told we were two weeks behind Italy. But will this government be reopening our bars in two weeks? Not a chance. Will anyone who raises the possibility be branded a eugenicist/genocidal maniac? Absolutely https://twitter.com/antoguerrera/status/1262496678914990091

It’s not just the government’s doing. They are incredibly reactive to public opinion, they know there’s widespread support for continued lockdown and are acting accordingly. I’d love to know why our national mindset is different, why mentally we seem so far behind Europe’s curve

Either way, the trouble with government by opinion poll is that you still get blamed for bad decisions. A majority backed the Iraq war in opinion polls, but no one cared or remembered this when the retrospective backlash began. At some point you have to actually govern