I think what people overlook is that all countries are suffering, and while the degree of suffering falls partly on the readiness and supporting infrastructure, countries of all political colours and abilities are not having a good time.
It is easy to pick holes in what Boris has done ( - even as a Tory I am absolutely no fan of Boris!) but no-one has any particular way to do it all better. Obviously PPE shortages - but they happened elsewhere. As did the care homes fiascos and disaster planning for this scenario. Financial support has been very well managed IMO though obviously again with hindsight it could have been done differently. Track and trace turned out to be a bit of a disaster but no-one likes it anyway supposedly, and won't be loading the app.
The one thing I'm glad got overturned was the herd immunisation which, as I think is now being proven in Sweden where new cases are soaring despite supposed herd immunity first time round, would likely have had a far worse outcome than the actuality. But that was a science recommendation and it was the government who decided against it, from what I remember.
We have more to fear from our fellow citizens than our politicians!
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