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1/. Today marks 3 years since the govt INSTRUCTED hospitals to send people “who may have #COVID19” to care homes WITHOUT TESTING
The govt KNEW about asymptomatic transmission in Jan/Feb 2020
Tens of thousands died
Which minister signed this off…& why?
See #CareHomeScandal👇
The govt KNEW about asymptomatic transmission in Jan/Feb 2020
Tens of thousands died
Which minister signed this off…& why?
See #CareHomeScandal👇
2/. “They cover-up crime with scandal & cover-up malice with incompetence. They want to project an image of being inept, instead of as having a cruel & well-defined plan” @sarahkendzior
Last week marked the 3rd anniversary of the US “nursing home scandal”
Parallel strategies?👇
Last week marked the 3rd anniversary of the US “nursing home scandal”
Parallel strategies?👇
3/. The evidence of a parallel UK/US #COVID19 strategy was striking, but it was circumstantial
👉an unscientific herd immunity strategy
👉soaring death rates
👉ignoring WHO warnings
👉delayed lockdown
👉lack of PPE etc
Then details of parallel contracts with Palantir came out👇
👉an unscientific herd immunity strategy
👉soaring death rates
👉ignoring WHO warnings
👉delayed lockdown
👉lack of PPE etc
Then details of parallel contracts with Palantir came out👇
Sir Patrick Vallance has signed off as as Govt Chief Scientific Adviser today
I look forward to seeing more of him in the coming months when he appears before the @covidinquiryuk
Hopefully, his memory will be better than it was when he was questioned in Parliament in 2020
I look forward to seeing more of him in the coming months when he appears before the @covidinquiryuk
Hopefully, his memory will be better than it was when he was questioned in Parliament in 2020
Tmw marks 3 years since the govt had INSTRUCTED hospitals to send people “who may have #COVID19” to care homes WITHOUT TESTING
The govt KNEW about asymptomatic transmission in Jan/Feb 2020
Tens of thousands died
Which Minister signed off this directive?
The govt KNEW about asymptomatic transmission in Jan/Feb 2020
Tens of thousands died
Which Minister signed off this directive?
Since no proper minutes were taken by SAGE & many key figures have ‘forgotten’ how crucial decisions were taken, we may never get the full truth
But we DO know about the #CareHomeScandal (which I broke on 13/5/20)
But WHY did the govt knowingly do this?
See THREAD👇for answers
But we DO know about the #CareHomeScandal (which I broke on 13/5/20)
But WHY did the govt knowingly do this?
See THREAD👇for answers
Leaked emails show Matt Hancock ignored advice to test all people entering care homes during the pandemic
On 13/5/20, I broke the #CareHomeScandal👇
Three years on, these leaks reveal Hancock decided not to make it mandatory to test those entering care homes from the community!
On 13/5/20, I broke the #CareHomeScandal👇
Three years on, these leaks reveal Hancock decided not to make it mandatory to test those entering care homes from the community!
“We stuck to the science like glue” @BorisJohnson
“We were guided by the science. We didn't always follow the science" HANCOCK
Cod behavioural science gave us “behavioural/lockdown fatigue”
Asymptomatic spread was ignored
Many errors were made…but these weren’t ‘mistakes’👇
“We were guided by the science. We didn't always follow the science" HANCOCK
Cod behavioural science gave us “behavioural/lockdown fatigue”
Asymptomatic spread was ignored
Many errors were made…but these weren’t ‘mistakes’👇
The NHS is the most trusted brand in the UK
Cambridge Analytica is the least trusted
Yet #Palantir reportedly taught CA how to scrape data
Is the big plan deregulation in order to allow the hoovering up of genomic data to give levels of power & control only ever dreamed of?!
Cambridge Analytica is the least trusted
Yet #Palantir reportedly taught CA how to scrape data
Is the big plan deregulation in order to allow the hoovering up of genomic data to give levels of power & control only ever dreamed of?!
Matt Hancock to join #ImACeleb!
When @DawnButlerBrent asked Hancock if he was aware of the rprtdly links between Palantir (who he allowed to run the NHS Covid data store) & Cambridge Analytica, he said:
“Er...um...er...I don’t think I was aware of that”
When @DawnButlerBrent asked Hancock if he was aware of the rprtdly links between Palantir (who he allowed to run the NHS Covid data store) & Cambridge Analytica, he said:
“Er...um...er...I don’t think I was aware of that”
In Sept 2020, #MattHancock launched a 10-year strategy, #GenomeUK, which will transform the NHS & put genomics at the heart of the programme for govt
Incredibly it was launched quietly (on a Saturday!) & received no media coverage
Were #Palantir central? #ImACeleb @imacelebrity
Incredibly it was launched quietly (on a Saturday!) & received no media coverage
Were #Palantir central? #ImACeleb @imacelebrity
“Still boiling!”
On 13 May 2020, I broke the #CareHomeScandal
The govt had ordered hospitals to send elderly #COVID19 patients to care homes without testing
Who signed the order?
#MattHancock #ImACeleb @imacelebrity #ImACelebrity #Imaceleb2022 #Hancock
On 13 May 2020, I broke the #CareHomeScandal
The govt had ordered hospitals to send elderly #COVID19 patients to care homes without testing
Who signed the order?
#MattHancock #ImACeleb @imacelebrity #ImACelebrity #Imaceleb2022 #Hancock
#RishiSunak was at the heart of the #HerdImmunityScandal
Every epidemiologist, virologist & scientist made clear that - without a vaccine - #HerdImmunity was an “outcome” never a “strategy”
On 21/9/20, Sunak & Johnson skipped a crucial SAGE meeting to meet two lockdown sceptics
Every epidemiologist, virologist & scientist made clear that - without a vaccine - #HerdImmunity was an “outcome” never a “strategy”
On 21/9/20, Sunak & Johnson skipped a crucial SAGE meeting to meet two lockdown sceptics
At the Sept meeting that Sunak skipped, SAGE had advised a circuit-breaker lockdown
Scientists had also warned against #Sunak's Eat Out to Help Out scheme which is closely linked to rise in #COViD19 cases & likely helped trigger a rise in deaths among ethnic minority populations
Scientists had also warned against #Sunak's Eat Out to Help Out scheme which is closely linked to rise in #COViD19 cases & likely helped trigger a rise in deaths among ethnic minority populations
After #Sunak & Johnson were briefed by the anti-lockdown sceptics, they ignored SAGE’s advice to:
1. introduce a circuit-breaker lockdown
2. close pubs, restaurants & gyms
3. stop households mixing in each other’s homes
4. stop face-to-face teaching at universities & colleges
1. introduce a circuit-breaker lockdown
2. close pubs, restaurants & gyms
3. stop households mixing in each other’s homes
4. stop face-to-face teaching at universities & colleges
@TomTugendhat Uk is no longer a democratic country , Tom. When the PM has been sacked by his own ministers - becuase he broke Ministerial Code, that he is the sole arbiter of, & does not resign. When the MPs that sacked him, are the only ones to chose his replacement , not a G.E. Wake up.
@TomTugendhat Not a democratic country when the previous Pm did not re-run a bent , advisory EU Ref : as told to by U.K. Sec services, when that EU ref broke electoral law: was gerrymandered by fake ads using targeted lies, from data scraped off FB.
@TomTugendhat Not democratic when the same #PM that did not re-run EU Ref was propped up by a supply and demand Govt held together with bribes: that forced Brexit on NI; who voted majority remain. That led to that Govts successor; Johnson , Govt Breaking International law ( NI protocol)
1/. “I’m not really bumbling. I’m as hard as nails”
In this interview, #BorisJohnson shows that the “bumbling Boris” character is just that: a character
“My approach to politics & human nature is that you can make a good case for anything” #BorisResigns
In this interview, #BorisJohnson shows that the “bumbling Boris” character is just that: a character
“My approach to politics & human nature is that you can make a good case for anything” #BorisResigns
2/. “#BorisJohnson put on a buffoon mask to become a celebrity, & now he can’t take it off.”
(J Lanchester)
“He seems to know that if we’re chuckling at him, we’re not likely to be thinking hard about his agenda, or doing anything to counter it.”
(J Coe)
(J Lanchester)
“He seems to know that if we’re chuckling at him, we’re not likely to be thinking hard about his agenda, or doing anything to counter it.”
(J Coe)
3/. In 2020, I dug up #BorisJohnso’s #TakeItOnTheChin
I also found the smoking gun of the #HerdImmunityScandal - the #GreenwichSpeech
“There’s a risk new diseases such as #coronavirus could trigger a panic that goes beyond what is medically rational”
I also found the smoking gun of the #HerdImmunityScandal - the #GreenwichSpeech
“There’s a risk new diseases such as #coronavirus could trigger a panic that goes beyond what is medically rational”
The PM breaking #COVID19 lockdown rules then lying about it is serious
But there are MUCH bigger scandals than #Partygate (many of which I broke)
5/3/20 - #TakeItOnTheChin #HerdImmunityScandal
3/2/20 #GreenwichSpeech👇
15/5/20 #CarehomeScandal
👉the #DataGrab / #PalantirPlan
But there are MUCH bigger scandals than #Partygate (many of which I broke)
5/3/20 - #TakeItOnTheChin #HerdImmunityScandal
3/2/20 #GreenwichSpeech👇
15/5/20 #CarehomeScandal
👉the #DataGrab / #PalantirPlan
For me, my investigation began by chance on 8/3/20 when I stumbled on @BorisJohnson’s interview with @Schofe & @hollywills where he said “one theory is we could #TakeItOnTheChin”
I clipped it & it went viral
Ironically, this was also the same day as first Briton died of #COVID
I clipped it & it went viral
Ironically, this was also the same day as first Briton died of #COVID
As #COVID19 hit, every epidemiologist/virologist made clear #HerdImmunity without a vaccine was an “outcome” not a “strategy”
Every behaviourist made clear “behavioural fatigue” was unscientific
Every expert knew about asymptomatic spread in Feb 2020
Then the penny dropped
Every behaviourist made clear “behavioural fatigue” was unscientific
Every expert knew about asymptomatic spread in Feb 2020
Then the penny dropped
A growing number of parties
Scores of suspects
Hundreds of witnesses
Hours of CCTV footage
Pages of notes & visitor logs
Thousands of email chains
It is absurd to expect Sue Gray to complete this investigation into her seniors in a week
This should be a @metpoliceuk matter
Scores of suspects
Hundreds of witnesses
Hours of CCTV footage
Pages of notes & visitor logs
Thousands of email chains
It is absurd to expect Sue Gray to complete this investigation into her seniors in a week
This should be a @metpoliceuk matter
This was Kit Malthouse on 6 December👇
He starts by saying no rules were broken at the No.10 party & finishes by saying he doesn’t know if there was an event
@kitmalthouse has been glued to @BorisJohnson’s side since before he was mayor of London.
He starts by saying no rules were broken at the No.10 party & finishes by saying he doesn’t know if there was an event
@kitmalthouse has been glued to @BorisJohnson’s side since before he was mayor of London.
An inquiry into illegal gatherings is one thing, but many of the BIG questions are still to be even asked, like:
“Which Minister authoritised sending people from hospitals to care homes without testing?”
I broke the #CareHomeScandal on 13/5/20 but am still waiting for an answer
“Which Minister authoritised sending people from hospitals to care homes without testing?”
I broke the #CareHomeScandal on 13/5/20 but am still waiting for an answer
1/. In May, when we could only meet one person, the PM was drinking in the No.10 garden
When our Christmases were cancelled they we’re having parties
On 5/3/20, when the PM was saying “one theory is we could #TakeItOnTheChin” the 1st Briton died of #COVID19
(Pic @Coldwar_Steve)
When our Christmases were cancelled they we’re having parties
On 5/3/20, when the PM was saying “one theory is we could #TakeItOnTheChin” the 1st Briton died of #COVID19
(Pic @Coldwar_Steve)
2/. Around the table with @BorisJohnson are:
👉Dominic Cummings, with a glass of wine, one week before the #BarnardCastle story broke
👉Andrew Reynolds, the guy who’s investigating whether anyone in No.10 broke #COVID19 rules by attending parties
👉Carrie Symonds with the baby
👉Dominic Cummings, with a glass of wine, one week before the #BarnardCastle story broke
👉Andrew Reynolds, the guy who’s investigating whether anyone in No.10 broke #COVID19 rules by attending parties
👉Carrie Symonds with the baby
3/. “You can meet one other person from outside your household in an outdoor, public place. But please keep 2 metres apart. Please stick with the rules & don’t take risks”
@MattHancock, 15 May 2020, the same day as the #DowningStParty & 2 days after the #CareHomeScandal broke👇
@MattHancock, 15 May 2020, the same day as the #DowningStParty & 2 days after the #CareHomeScandal broke👇
1/. #FreedomOfExpression I’d under attack
A new @amnesty report reveals how govts around the world have relied on censorship & punishment - using new legislation - to shut down reporting & target people who have been critical of govt response to #COVID19.
amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
A new @amnesty report reveals how govts around the world have relied on censorship & punishment - using new legislation - to shut down reporting & target people who have been critical of govt response to #COVID19.
amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
2/. Numerous countries have put in place oppressive laws including Tanzania, Russia, Nicaragua & China
In China, more than 5,500 criminal investigations were opened against people who’d published information about the outbreak in the first 2 months of the #COVID19 pandemic alone
In China, more than 5,500 criminal investigations were opened against people who’d published information about the outbreak in the first 2 months of the #COVID19 pandemic alone
@IOWinfo @5by5Creativity @onthewight @IWCanDepress @iwcponline We are organising protest groups nationally across the U.K.: Groups now established for Silent peaceful protest ; weekly. Please DM @madgie1941 or myself to join on #IsleofWight. Johnson has lied to U.K. public & Parliament on #WA OvenReadyDeal #PPEScandal #TestTraceTrack #NHS
@IOWinfo @5by5Creativity @onthewight @IWCanDepress @iwcponline @madgie1941 #JohnsonLiedPeopleDied #ClimateChange #Sewage on Isle of Wight beaches #Fracking #UniversalCreditUpliftCut #HerdImmunityScandal #CareHomeScandal #PPEScandal #UnsafeUKSchools #fuelshortages #FoodShortages #ExcludedUK #BloodTestShortages #FloatingBridge #PolicingBill #ElectionsBill
@IOWinfo @5by5Creativity @onthewight @IWCanDepress @iwcponline @madgie1941 #MedecineShortages #FuelCrisis #HMRCLoanChargeScandal #DWPCrimes #NHSPrivatisation All affect Isle of Wight Voters. Being lied to by own Government matters. #EnoughIsEnough
The continual references to “with the benefit of hindsight” are simply not going to wash.
There are far too many of us who know EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED & tragically STILL IS.
1/19…sorry!
@BorisJohnson @10DowningStreet @Conservatives @Jeremy_Hunt @SC_HealthSocial @Keir_Starmer
There are far too many of us who know EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED & tragically STILL IS.
1/19…sorry!
@BorisJohnson @10DowningStreet @Conservatives @Jeremy_Hunt @SC_HealthSocial @Keir_Starmer
Mr Johnson may feel a degree of safety hidden away from scrutiny on holiday, but there are literally 1000s of us who’ve been begging for a pragmatic, intelligent & compassionate response to #COVID19UK - we will not go quietly!
@AppgCoronavirus @LaylaMoran @CarolineLucas
2/
@AppgCoronavirus @LaylaMoran @CarolineLucas
2/
There’s only so much insensitive, offensive & ignorant bluster we will tolerate…HONESTY & ACCOUNTABILITY are needed now.
The buck stops at the doors of @10DowningStreet, or maybe a luxury villa in #Marbella🤔?
@sajidjavid @CovidJusticeUK @CMO_England @uksciencechief
3/
The buck stops at the doors of @10DowningStreet, or maybe a luxury villa in #Marbella🤔?
@sajidjavid @CovidJusticeUK @CMO_England @uksciencechief
3/
“We were guided by the science. We didn't always follow the science" @MattHancock
So @BorisJohnson was lying when he said “we stuck to the science like glue”
Were they following the cod behavioural science of Halpern’s Nudge Unit & the ‘data science’ of #Palantir & #FacultyAI?
So @BorisJohnson was lying when he said “we stuck to the science like glue”
Were they following the cod behavioural science of Halpern’s Nudge Unit & the ‘data science’ of #Palantir & #FacultyAI?
2/. On 13/5/20, I broke the #CareHomeScandal
On 2/4/20 the govt had INSTRUCTED hospitals to send people “who may have #COVID19” to care homes WITHOUT TESTING
The govt KNEW about asymptomatic transmission in Jan/Feb 2020
The question is which Minister signed off this directive.
On 2/4/20 the govt had INSTRUCTED hospitals to send people “who may have #COVID19” to care homes WITHOUT TESTING
The govt KNEW about asymptomatic transmission in Jan/Feb 2020
The question is which Minister signed off this directive.
3/. Hancock claims that no one knew about ASYMPTOMATIC SPREAD
This is not true
The govt knew asymptomatic transmission of #COVID19 was likely in Jan & had this confirmed in Feb
SAGE minutes on 28 January 2020 state that early indications suggest there was asymptomatic spread.
This is not true
The govt knew asymptomatic transmission of #COVID19 was likely in Jan & had this confirmed in Feb
SAGE minutes on 28 January 2020 state that early indications suggest there was asymptomatic spread.
1/. A year ago today, I broke the #CareHomeScandal
The reason so many had died in care homes was b/c the govt had INSTRUCTED hospitals to send people “who may have #COVID19” to care homes WITHOUT TESTING
The guidance was issued on 2 April 2020
Yet NO journalist had reported it
The reason so many had died in care homes was b/c the govt had INSTRUCTED hospitals to send people “who may have #COVID19” to care homes WITHOUT TESTING
The guidance was issued on 2 April 2020
Yet NO journalist had reported it
2/. As I’ve been doing since March 2020, I shared this widely
15 days later ITV reported it
Whilst I may have “broken” dozens of #COVID19 scandals, I no more “discovered” them than Cook discovered Australia
But by asking WHY these scandals happened, I did make a BIG discovery.
15 days later ITV reported it
Whilst I may have “broken” dozens of #COVID19 scandals, I no more “discovered” them than Cook discovered Australia
But by asking WHY these scandals happened, I did make a BIG discovery.
3/. The govt STILL claim that they put “a protective ring“ around care homes
The 2/4/20 guidance proves that, despite knowing about asymptomatic spread, the govt did the opposite
Who issued the instruction?
Was it approved by a Minister?
If so which one?
The 2/4/20 guidance proves that, despite knowing about asymptomatic spread, the govt did the opposite
Who issued the instruction?
Was it approved by a Minister?
If so which one?
“I think what the public wants, is for us to move on from this #BarnardCastle thing” said @BorisJohnson & his entire cabinet
What the public wanted was transparency & accountability
@maitlis deleted this tweet about @adamboultonSKY’s story
The media were largely silenced
What the public wanted was transparency & accountability
@maitlis deleted this tweet about @adamboultonSKY’s story
The media were largely silenced
By asking why #Cummings hadn’t been sacked by the PM, @maitlis was doing her job
Political journalists NOT asking this question were failing to do theirs
Cummings’ trip to Durham proved to be one of the 2 clear drop points in adherence to lockdown rules.
Political journalists NOT asking this question were failing to do theirs
Cummings’ trip to Durham proved to be one of the 2 clear drop points in adherence to lockdown rules.
“Some journalists are sitting on explosive information that should come out in real time.” @joncoopertweets
Shrinking space for journalism is something we witnessed in the UK during the Iraq War
Is it happening again now?
Would journalists be able to comment if it were?
Shrinking space for journalism is something we witnessed in the UK during the Iraq War
Is it happening again now?
Would journalists be able to comment if it were?
In this chilling 2013 interview, @BorisJohnson admits he’s not really bumbling
“I’m hard as nails” he says
He also tells us “a terrible truth about politics & human nature”
That you can “make a good case for any course of action.” #HerdImmunity #COVID19
“I’m hard as nails” he says
He also tells us “a terrible truth about politics & human nature”
That you can “make a good case for any course of action.” #HerdImmunity #COVID19
When the subject moves to ethics, @BorisJohnson becomes more guarded
Asked whether he believes one "can derive the ethics from the science" he avoids answering
Perhaps he’s aware that discussions of genomics can easily slip into the subject of eugenics.
Asked whether he believes one "can derive the ethics from the science" he avoids answering
Perhaps he’s aware that discussions of genomics can easily slip into the subject of eugenics.
I know!
Most of us switch-off at the mention of “genomics”, but it is crucial to understanding how the world is transforming & how “super forecasters” see the need for society to transform too
This thread👇offers a potted summary of just some of what is going on. #GenomeUK
Most of us switch-off at the mention of “genomics”, but it is crucial to understanding how the world is transforming & how “super forecasters” see the need for society to transform too
This thread👇offers a potted summary of just some of what is going on. #GenomeUK
Still lack of checks at airports. We know about Brazilian & S.African variants so why not close off the air corridors?
Victoria Aitkins: “Travel measures take a little bit of time...There’s a delicate balancing act btw controlling the virus & the economy”
Victoria Aitkins: “Travel measures take a little bit of time...There’s a delicate balancing act btw controlling the virus & the economy”
Ystdy, @YvetteCooperMP asked the PM what the govt are doing to stop new S.African variant spreading in the UK.
Why have people been able to travel from SA to UK for last 4wks without being tested & can go on public transport.
@BorisJohnson didn’t know!
Why have people been able to travel from SA to UK for last 4wks without being tested & can go on public transport.
@BorisJohnson didn’t know!
“Oh god!”
Questioned about his govt’s repeated inexplicable failures to try & control #COVID19 at airports & lack of action to protect the UK from a new Brazilian variant of #coronavirus @BorisJohnson appeared to mutter “oh god” under his breath.
Questioned about his govt’s repeated inexplicable failures to try & control #COVID19 at airports & lack of action to protect the UK from a new Brazilian variant of #coronavirus @BorisJohnson appeared to mutter “oh god” under his breath.
JOURNALIST: Why, after 10 months, are there still no checks at airports?
@BorisJohnson: Um...er...We will be bringing in measures to...um...er...to ensure that we...err...test people coming into this country & prevent the virus...er...being re-admitted.
@piersmorgan last July👇
@BorisJohnson: Um...er...We will be bringing in measures to...um...er...to ensure that we...err...test people coming into this country & prevent the virus...er...being re-admitted.
@piersmorgan last July👇
The PM, #BorisJohnson, also says at the start of his answer👆
“Just to repeat, schools are safe” on the same day he just introduced a new #lockdown & shut down schools because they’re not safe.
#Lockdown3 #schoolclosures #COVID19 #coronavirus #HerdImmunityScandal #covidbriefing
“Just to repeat, schools are safe” on the same day he just introduced a new #lockdown & shut down schools because they’re not safe.
#Lockdown3 #schoolclosures #COVID19 #coronavirus #HerdImmunityScandal #covidbriefing
#BorisJohnson makes clear his strategy is sometimes to PRETEND not to know what's going on so that when he ACTUALLY doesn’t know, people won’t be able to tell the difference
The trouble is that we can ALL tell
Is the #BumblingStrategy really govt policy?
The trouble is that we can ALL tell
Is the #BumblingStrategy really govt policy?
1/. On New Year’s Eve last year, I sent a post-midnight cartoon to friends with a message saying hold on tight & enjoy the ride & a Rilke quote: “And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been."
Nothing could have prepared us for what lay in store. #COVID19
Nothing could have prepared us for what lay in store. #COVID19
2/. We’d hardly had a chance to recover from our hangovers before US assassinated General Soleimani, dramatically escalating tensions with #Iran
Until 20 January & Trump's departure, a danger of "Rapture-believing" hawks launching strikes on Iran remains.
Until 20 January & Trump's departure, a danger of "Rapture-believing" hawks launching strikes on Iran remains.
3/. At the time of the Iran airstrike - while @BorisJohnson was holidaying on a private Caribbean island with his pregnant girlfriend - another crisis was brewing: #COVID19
@MattHancock says he knew about COVID at the v start of January & informed the PM.
@MattHancock says he knew about COVID at the v start of January & informed the PM.
In June, when @KayBurley asked @MattHancock why the contact tracing app was such a disaster he could hardly stop laughing
Today, when she was asking him about the six-fold increased risk of death for people with learning difficulties, he was grinning.
Today, when she was asking him about the six-fold increased risk of death for people with learning difficulties, he was grinning.
A govt minister grinning & laughing inappropriately isn’t a big deal
What’s more concerning is how unaffected ministers have remained in the face of the soaring death toll that has resulted from their #COVID19 strategy
Watch their body language, their eyes, their bullishness.
What’s more concerning is how unaffected ministers have remained in the face of the soaring death toll that has resulted from their #COVID19 strategy
Watch their body language, their eyes, their bullishness.
The only time the Cabinet seemed truly ruffled was NOT when the death toll became the highest in Europe or when the #CareHomeScandal broke or when it was revealed late lockdown had cost 20,000+ lives
It was when #Cummings’ trip to #BarnardCastle came out.
It was when #Cummings’ trip to #BarnardCastle came out.
"I am not confident - & nor is anybody confident - that the Tier 3 proposals for the highest rates, if we did the absolute base case & nothing more, would be enough to get on top of it.” Whitty
Did the govt just announce a #COVID19 strategy that they are not confident will work?
Did the govt just announce a #COVID19 strategy that they are not confident will work?
Whitty goes on: “That’s why there is a lot of flexibility in the tier 3 level for local authorities, guided by the directors of public health, to actually go up that range so they can do significantly more than the base, b/c the base won’t be sufficient huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/local-lo…
After months of excluding
local & regional public health experts from outbreak management (centralising data & contracting testing to companies like Serco etc), No.10 now going to get local govts involved in deciding & enforcing restrictions
@doctorshaib👇
local & regional public health experts from outbreak management (centralising data & contracting testing to companies like Serco etc), No.10 now going to get local govts involved in deciding & enforcing restrictions
@doctorshaib👇
1/ Is this the “smoking gun” of the #EducationScandal?
NHS Professionals - the organisation that supplies temporary staff to the NHS - “received some important training updates”
Staff are told they “should not escalate any #COVID19 cases who work or attend educational settings”
NHS Professionals - the organisation that supplies temporary staff to the NHS - “received some important training updates”
Staff are told they “should not escalate any #COVID19 cases who work or attend educational settings”
2/. This document appears to give clear instructions to Tier 2 (national) contract tracers not to pass on single positive #COVID19 cases in schools, colleges & universities to Local Health Protection Teams.
I’m no expert, but surely this is not good outbreak management advice?
I’m no expert, but surely this is not good outbreak management advice?
3/ This would presumably mean having to wait for a #COVID19 outbreak before the Local Health Protection Teams even knew there has been a positive test in the school or university
In Scotland, by contrast, there are daily updates in local areas citing individual cases in schools
In Scotland, by contrast, there are daily updates in local areas citing individual cases in schools
1/. One thing the govt excel at is shifting blame
They blame the scientists & the science, the students & the teachers. They even blamed NHS workers for using too much PPE!
Now the PM says the COVID spike is a result of a "fraying of people's discipline"
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-543921…
They blame the scientists & the science, the students & the teachers. They even blamed NHS workers for using too much PPE!
Now the PM says the COVID spike is a result of a "fraying of people's discipline"
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-543921…
2/. Dido Harding said the rise in demand for COVID tests was unexpected & BLAMED it partly on schools not preparing enough over summer
Like the PM's "invisible mugger", it was "unexpected" even though public health experts had warned about this for months news.sky.com/story/coronavi…
Like the PM's "invisible mugger", it was "unexpected" even though public health experts had warned about this for months news.sky.com/story/coronavi…
3/. On the #CareHomeScandal, @BorisJohnson claimed:
* “clinicians made the final decision” to discharge from hospitals even though they were ordered to by govt
* care homes didn't "follow procedures"
* scientists didn’t know about asymptomatic spread
* “clinicians made the final decision” to discharge from hospitals even though they were ordered to by govt
* care homes didn't "follow procedures"
* scientists didn’t know about asymptomatic spread
