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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
I understand what you've just said. In this situation there are different strands accounting for different things.
One strand is the overall count, which follows expected epidemic behaviour. The Guvmin, in following the science, isn't to be seriously criticised here, imo.
Another strand is the tragedy of deaths among selfless NHS workers, where the Guvimin should be criticised for the waffle and bullshit they've been putting out instead of coming clean from day 1 that they simply can't get the stuff that's needed due to worldwide demand.
Yet another strand is the deaths of transport workers for which the Guvmin can't be directly blamed. The bus companies couldn't get hold of protective gear and sanitisers but the Guvmin did ignore something that was predictable.
A further strand is what's going on in care homes. The Guvmin should be roundly criticised for not setting the Communities Secretary ("Three Homes") onto that
I suppose that in terms of strands, the Guvmin hasn't done all that well. But in terms of wider impact, they've done all that could be expected, imo.
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There's a huge difference in not doing all that well and mismanagement. I think their biggest failing is lack of transparency. The truth may well have been hard to bear but would have prepared people for the worst which I think is yet to hit.