UK Covid death toll

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but you still keep on wingeing about letting people do what they want

That's a fine misrepresentation.

Coming from the master I take that as a compliment 

We are at a point now where there is clear evidence that locking down earlier both times would have saved lives and businesses. We have a group in charge that have dithered and delayed because of the backbench (and frontbench by the sounds of it) overruling of the scientific evidence. Even to the point where there are people trying to justify their theories based on any scrap of noise (estimated case data was the one you highlighted), and it stinks - any form of contact, in the office, in the pub, in the street needs to be minimised as much as possible until we have the vaccine rolled out. Businesses have and will take a hit but a lot will recover (try to avoid misrepresenting me on this point again), I think the way that the govt have handled a good idea (furlough) badly just is another example of how shit they really are. 

The times article is a good summation - what are your views on it?