Re: playing with the politics of pandemics
Many of the problems we have now can be attributed to the view that politicians are barely capable of looking beyond tomorrow or next week, yet alone months or years in advance. That is why successive governments, left or right continue to screw up so spectacularly. It is just whack-a-mole at a new level.
Ooh, a new virus is circulating in China, let's wait and see
Ooh, we need to do something, what shall we do, I know let's wait and see
Ooh, we need PPE, lets order anything we can from people we know, what it is not fit for purpose, nah, you must be imagining it.
Ooh, we need have a long-term plan to address Covid, I know let's wait and see.
Oh dear, the ports are full of containers so nothing can come in, bugger, it is all that PPE we ordered that nobody wants, ah well, the ships can go to Rotterdam instead.
Bugger, now those pesky French won't let any lorries through, not a problem we have a cunning plan.....
Ooh, there appears to be a variation to the virus that transmits more easily, ah well, lets just wait and see what happens.
Bugger, we cocked that one up, immediate lockdown of half the country in a vague hope that we can "beat the virus".
And in between each some half-arsed guidance that most of the British public appear incapable of following.
The list goes on....
Biting the hand that feeds IT
