The COVID Diaries – 44 11th May
First thing today, we had to send a message to all our staff saying nothing has changed – we need you to work from home whenever possible! Thank you Boris for making such a hash of things and leaving everyone so confused with your stupid and ill-advised (if it was advised at all) new slogan.
Simon Jenkins summed it up well in today’s Guardian:
“Boris Johnson says we can be a little less careful while still being extremely careful. What that means remains unclear.
“What looks like being Europe’s longest shutdown has not prevented one of the worst death rates in Europe. In the long run, we’ll know whether an earlier lockdown or a full embrace of the Swedish model would have been more effective. He should at least acknowledge that others did not follow his route, and have not had to pay his price.”