Originally Posted by
BCram
Watched the Hitchens Hodges chat. Hitchens final statement was great theatre but it reminded me of the terrible crime of flip flopping. Remember if someone posted for example, the Bomber was a poor managerial choice when he arrived and after he got the reaction from the team and kept the dream of avoiding relegation that same poster made a complimentary post about Bomber the cry went up about flip flopping.
Two points struck me. Reason Boris went for the Maoist approach was never disputed. Seems to me that having chosen the Maoist approach his advisors actually chickened out and started the whole fear of covid strategy for achieving public compliance.
Thought Hodges made some decent points. Facts change then policy should change is a well respected maxim. That seems to be the problem. Hitchens could accept the facts about the virus have changed because of the vaccine, but he does not believe that those currently running the country will change their approach. Hodges did believe that the government would find a new road map that did not need to rely on lockdown. As you know I am of a similar opinion.