One reason the Scottish government has been sounding a little confused recently is that there has been a marked shift in policy on coronavirus - broadly from managing it to eradicating it. Thread 1/5
3/5 This is not "herd immunity" but it reflects the consensus on SAGE that trying to eliminate the virus would simply generate a second wave. Recently, Sturgeon has been listening to the high-profile Professor of Global Public Health, @devisridhar of Edinburgh University.
4/5 Ms Sridhar thinks the UK approach was based on misguided "British exceptionalism" - an arrogant assumption that we knew better than other countries and could take it on the chin. https://twitter.com/devisridhar/status/1270962789494947840">https://twitter.com/devisridh...