[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by jfman

It's not about Brexit, Mick. The people voted for it, and in 2019 voted for a Government to deliver it. Fair is fair. Politicians that wanted to remain had opportunities via the opposition and didn't do it, that's their fault.

Whether anyone would consider the same action as Cummings as reasonable for their own kids isn't relevant. Nowhere, anywhere, did it say in the guidance to remove your kids from the situation, or across the country, if someone in your household has coronavirus. You had to isolate for 14 days with the very significant risk you'd transmit it amongst yourselves.

The urge for him to resign is just the natural way of things - everything needs a resignation. Scotland's CMO, the Professor with the mistress, it's simply untenable to insist the public follow rules that you will not. You can't stand up there, apologise for being an idiot and move on.

Politics would probably be better off, and much less polarised, if you could.

Agree 100%.
I think some people's admiration for Cummings - inside and outside Government - is blocking them from accepting his need to resign. As Den suggests, the public aren't fools and there is now a competent opposition leader so the current situation will not last.