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Were we all hoodwinked over lockdowns?

O chefe do DIB, Frank McKenna, pergunta: uma abordagem mais comum e menos draconiana da pandemia poderia ter sido adotada? O impacto catastrófico na economia, educação para crianças e saúde mental foi evitada? Certamente, pelo que Sue Gray nos diz, a equipe da 10 Downing Street não parece ter visto Covid como o vírus mortal que eles nos fizeram acreditar.

o#Partygate Scandal Rumping, com a publicação do tão esperado relatório de Sue Gray confirmando o que muitos de nós assumimos há meses. Parties were regularly held at Number ten, lockdown rules were not just broken, but flagrantly ignored, and the prime minister, despite his protestations to the contrary, knew what was going on, and alongside his senior civil servants encouraged this culture of law-breaking.

If you were among those who had to bury a loved one (like my family), miss out on celebrating a special anniversary or birthday, or were unable to visit and see loved ones, then you have every direito de ficar chateado. A raiva e a frustração em torno desse aspecto do PM e o comportamento de sua equipe foram bem cobertas. Quando todas essas partes estavam ocorrendo, fomos informados de que as medidas que estávamos seguindo eram essenciais para impedir a propagação da pandemia. As regras estavam em vigor para impedir a transmissão. O fato de o PM estar em terapia intensiva ter sido atingida pelo vírus torna essa atitude mais cavalheiresca em relação às regras ainda mais notável. Talvez eles reconhecessem que o vírus "mortal" só era mortal para membros vulneráveis ​​específicos em nossa comunidade-em grande parte, embora não exclusivamente dos anos 80. Talvez eles soubessem que uma abordagem de senso comum era suficiente para garantir que você não tenha sido covid - e que, mesmo que você tenha causado o impacto em você, provavelmente não fosse pior do que um grave grave da gripe. De fato, eu chegaria ao ponto de dizer que eles pensavam, e talvez ainda pensassem que, por onde eles eram brilhantes o suficiente para adotar uma abordagem mais sutil ao vírus, não se poderia confiar que nós 'Plebs'. Veja o relatório relacionado ao seu tratamento escandaloso de limpadores de rua e equipe de segurança. Estou tão zangado e frustrado por minha esposa não ter sido capaz de dar ao avô para ela que ele merecia. Estou surpreso que o primeiro -ministro nem tenha pensado em oferecer sua demissão. Preocupado por termos lixo nossa economia, impactado massivamente na educação de nossos filhos e criou uma pandemia de saúde mental, adotando as regras de bloqueio draconiano que estou cada vez mais convencido não eram realmente necessárias. Downtown in Business

However, less attention has been paid to what is the even bigger scandal than the ‘one rule for them’ approach of Downing Street. When all of these parties were taking place, we were told that the measures we were following were essential to prevent the spread of the pandemic. The rules were in place to prevent transmission.

Every one of those party-goers was not only putting themselves at risk, but subsequently everyone they came into contact with- their immediate family, essential workers, and so on. That the PM had been in intensive care having been hit by the virus makes this cavalier attitude toward the rules even more remarkable.

Unless, of course, those making the rules didn’t really believe in the rules. Maybe they recognised that the ‘deadly’ virus was only deadly for specific vulnerable members in our community – largely though not exclusively the over-80s. Perhaps they knew that a common sense approach was enough to ensure that you didn’t get COVID – and that even if you did the impact on you was likely to be no worse than a serious bout of the flu. Indeed, I’d go as far as to say that they thought, and maybe still think, that whereby they were bright enough to adopt a more nuanced approach to the virus, us ‘plebs’ couldn’t be trusted to do so.

You think this gang think everyone is equal to them? Look at the report relating to their scandalous treatment of Downing Street cleaners and security staff.

I’m disappointed, if not surprised, by #partygate. I’m as angry and frustrated that my wife wasn’t able to give her Granddad the send off he deserved. I’m astonished that the PM hasn’t even thought about offering his resignation.

But most of all I’m concerned. Concerned that we have trashed our economy, impacted massively on our kids education, and created a mental health pandemic, by adopting draconian lockdown rules that I’m increasingly convinced were not actually necessary.

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