Need help understanding Cummings saga. Johnson keeping him on will lead directly to spike in deaths due to eroded confidence in govt & its lockdown guidelines. I know Tories don’t care about individual human lives but in this case 1/

turnaround from their (lack of) actions will be quite quick.
With deaths due to social care cuts & NHS privatisation, a Tory MP can say “Who me?” when a disabled kid in Hull chokes to death alone 8 months down the road due to his care package being cut. Not so w/ coronavirus. 2/

We know Johnson isn’t a good PM or person. His life’s goal was to have stationery that said “Prime Minister” on it; he doesn’t like to work as you & I understand work. But - he’s not stupid. So of what *use* is it having me, you, the Guardian, the Mail *and even Tory voters* 3/

livid at him during a global pandemic. What don’t I understand here about Johnson/Cummings plans for preservation/expansion of their power? Cummings is amazing at executing long-term plans. Is he bad at improvising? Why is this course of action, now, a good idea for them