Well yes...but I think the population of Sweden is about the same as London and the UK was never going to not fall in line with the "European" model. It is alleged that Macron told Johnson by phone that if the UK didn't follow France the border would be closed immediately and that is when Johnson changed tack. Realpolitik.Originally Posted by Muddy Retriever
And being radical and risking 100,000 or was it 250,000 deaths is not a vote winning approach - much better to play safe. Yes the Swedish model might have made Johnson a hero, but only might and this is politics and Johnson is a politican who wants to be Churchill (saviour of the nation).
Yes, the government has made mistakes in getting to where we are now, although I suggest not as many as the gutter media suggest - my hope is they make fewer in future (or "going forward" as we now appear to say) because that is what matters now.
And as for journalistic hindsight? Well I wish I had bought into Microsoft and Apple - but I am glad I didn't buy the other 100,000 starts-ups that went bust so I can still put food on the table.
