Re: Johnsons fault or click bait?
There is no individual to blame
That's even more stupid than anything Trump ever said!
Of course individuals are to blame:
1) whoever authorised the deletion of the data (or let it happen)
2) whoever didn't keep proper backups
3) whoever is in charge of IT operations at the PNC
4) whoever is in charge of the PNC
5) whoever signs the cheques to Fujistu
6) whoever issued the contract to Fujitsu to run the PNC
7) the politicians and officials at the Home Office who oversee this omnishables
The politicians and officials aren't to blame for the actual data deletion of course. They are however to blame for the circumstances (outsourcing, crappy compliance, unclear accountabilitty etc) which caused that.
The missing data didn't spontaneously disappear. Somebody made that happen. Others were/are in charge of the processes and procedures which caused it. Those processes and procedures didn't materialise out of nowhere. Somebody created them.