Folk who say 'What are the govt meant to do?' re covid, one thing they can do is stop using it to make themselves & their mates richer. They didn't bring in a proper trace & trace when they could and now both health & the economy will suffer. Instead their mates got the contracts
I've said this before but the health/economy tradeoff is misleading too.

There's this idea that it's a binary choice - you either protect the NHS, or save the economy.

The truth is that awful govt planning is terrible news for both health AND economy. It creates the tradeoff.
Instead of getting angry at the government, people whose livelihoods & businesses are at stake BECAUSE of the government, end up getting angry at anyone who expresses concern about a massive spike in cases and the health implications, branding them 'fear mongers'. It's perverse.
Get angry at the government, not each other.

If there's a choice between health & the economy why have we fucked up both?

Why does talk about immigration ramp up when the news re covid is at its worst?

Why does Patel save her most controversial comments for moments like this?
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