Johnson needs to resign immediately. The man is an utter hypocrite. Him, and the government in general, have no credibility whatsoever, and just lie, lie and lie again. Javid is no better.
But the real question is, we are going to get one of these mutations every few months. Can we afford to react like this every single time? People need to be putting these questions to politicians. I don't understand why they aren't being challenged. If we carry on reacting like this every time there's a new mutation, there is going to be a confidence crisis in large sections of the economy. OK it's not full lockdown yet, but knowing people like Johnson and Javid and their constant U-turns, it wouldn't surprise me if they try to bring that in by January.
I know that this is a somewhat controversial opinion, but we need to grasp the nettle and live with Covid. We should protect the vulnerable, not try to lock everyone down. Do the politicians not realise that this might, perhaps, cause less total suffering than living under the constant fear of lockdowns? An environment where pubs and restaurants perhaps only open 8 months of the year, and overseas travel is only allowed 6 months of the year? An environment where even meeting your friends is criminalised for 3 months of the year? Do they not realise the effect on the economy (and therefore jobs and livelihoods) and people's mental health that this may have?
These questions need to be urgently asked of politicians, otherwise this may happen every year. We've had two years. Like most, I guess, I was prepared to put up with the first lockdown for a few months, but two years on, the approach has to change otherwise we're going to be stuck with this for many years and for many people, winter is going to become a living hell.
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