I wasn't overly impressed with Cummings' reason for driving to Barnard Castle. I think the Durham police got it about right in this instance when they said he may have committed a minor breach of lockdown rules. If you're asking me what's worse, driving to Barnard Castle or deciding not to comply with a request to self isolate having been told you've come into contact with a known infected person, then clearly it is the latter.Originally Posted by CL
If you'd read my posts properly, you would notice that I don't agree with what Cummings did. Before his press conference I said he had questions to answer and afterwards I said that I was not convinced that he'd done the right thing. Many people would think such an option had not been available to them. Yesterday I said that he did self-isolate but that I thought driving 260 miles to Durham to do so was pushing it.
So I can see, why normal people and not just left-wing nutjobs are angry with Cummings, and Boris for not sacking him. In my opinion, if he didn't break the rules he definitely bent them. There is a danger that his actions may cause some people to use them as an excuse to do what they want.
I wouldn't put what Cummings did in the same category as Neil Ferguson, or Catherine Calderwood, the Scottish medical officer. Cummings was motivated by a desire to protect his four year old son and did after all self-isolate, while the other two had not such reason to flout the lockdown rules. So it is quite galling to see the SNP being so vocal against Cummings when Sturgeon initially tried very hard to keep Calderwood, despite her actions being less justified.
I suppose Cummings gets my sympathy because there is clearly a politically motivated witch hunt against him and there is a lot of double standards going on. Plus the abuse he and his family are getting at their home from the usual left wing half-wits is deplorable.
This is probably why my view of the situation is more nuanced than some.
