Day 45 of UK lock down: Dead cat day

32,000 people in the UK have so far died as a result of the virus – putting the country at the top of the league table of deaths in Europe. Dominic Raab predictably brought his

junior barrister’s mind into gear to point out that the positioning on the league table is just speculative and not to be taken literally. Fair enough Dom, but 32,000 deaths juxtaposed onto the UK government’s slow and inept handling of the crisis is not speculative and should be taken very seriously indeed, regardless of how we compare to Italy.

Similarly, the sensitive Matt Hancock has reportedly been left speechless by the news, smeared all over the British press, that one of the government’s top scientific advisors contravened the lockdown guidance and had a social visit from a friend. By implication, and comparison, Mr Hancock must be a man of great integrity, which makes what he has been up to when not sweating in front of the daily bulletin cameras all the more breathtaking – steadily transferring large chunks of our heroic NHS to the private sector in the midst of this crisis. That’s the same NHS that we’ve been told to save and applaud, whilst trying not to think about its woeful lack of funding.

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