One can simultaneously take the view:
i) media missed the public mood around #Covid19, while
ii) conceding there are more important issues, and
iii) #DominicCummings broke his own rules
There is no need to die on the hill for points 1 & 2, in order to merely dispute point 3
i) media missed the public mood around #Covid19, while
ii) conceding there are more important issues, and
iii) #DominicCummings broke his own rules
There is no need to die on the hill for points 1 & 2, in order to merely dispute point 3
As should be obvious, I believe all 3 points (and have been posting about 1 & 2 since the start) and see no contradiction between believing 1, 2 & 3 while acknowledging that easing the lockdown slowly & boosting our economic recovery, is more important than my anger at Cummings
Likewise, let’s also not aggressively assert point 3, as a defensive rebuttal to points 1 & 2. It is not.
And here’s some detail on where and how I think some media outlets have misunderstood the mood of the public: https://twitter.com/maajidnawaz/status/1254828418237190145?s=21">https://twitter.com/maajidnaw... https://twitter.com/MaajidNawaz/status/1254828418237190145">https://twitter.com/MaajidNaw...