The COVID Diaries – 18 8th April am
The Prime Minister remains in intensive care at St Thomas’ hospital. We are told he is comfortable and in good spirits. There is a suspicion we are not being told the whole truth. Everybody hopes he will recover, but you don’t return to work quickly after such a serious bout of COVID-19.
This raises the question of the power vacuum that is emerging at the top of government, just at the moment as the crisis deepens and clear leadership is needed. Dominic Raab, a man who appears to have had a charisma bypass, is the nominated deputy. He insists he and his cabinet colleagues are implementing the Prime Minister’s plans.
But what are those plans? It was becoming increasingly clear that there wasn’t a clear plan as to where we go next. Nobody can say when or how we will move on from the current lock-down. The government has been on the back front throughout this crisis.