[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Well yeah,. the next pandemic was never an..if scenario, but a when. This was acknowledged widely, yet still we were seemingly caught unprepared?!

Our government got the report back in January 2020 I believe, detailing how bad it would get, yet they didn't act until March when things were getting out of control. No preparation, no pre-emptive action, nothing. Most other countries would have wanted their leader's head on a spike for such incompetence but we just accept it, cus it's Boris. It makes me sick.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Our government got the report back in January 2020 I believe, detailing how bad it would get, yet they didn't act until March when things were getting out of control. No preparation, no pre-emptive action, nothing. Most other countries would have wanted their leader's head on a spike for such incompetence but we just accept it, cus it's Boris. It makes me sick.

Yeah, the lack of holding to account is just..weird.

Meanwhile, I saw many many posts about 'it would be worse with corbyn!!!'...while..absolving boris of any blame at the same time. I mean, its ridiculous to blame him FOR the pandemic, I agree on that, but the bungled response to it? 100% him (and his party)

Someone else might have done just as badly. And if they did, they would also be held to account.

It not even really a 'with the benefit of hindsight thing' either...given the same mistakes have been repeated OVER AND OVER. One **** up, yeah fine..unprecedented situation, etc.. Every decision (seemingly) being a **** up? Not so much.

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Our government got the report back in January 2020 I believe, detailing how bad it would get, yet they didn't act until March when things were getting out of control. No preparation, no pre-emptive action, nothing. Most other countries would have wanted their leader's head on a spike for such incompetence but we just accept it, cus it's Boris. It makes me sick.

One year on and in the midst of the 2nd spike, the nhs still runs, and has as yet not been overwhelmed, I believe that was the governments plan from the start after knowing how bad it was going to get...they are still achieving that.

Its workforce, however, well one can only imagine how overwhelmed they are personally.