Quote Originally Posted by Geoff Parkstone View Post
You know what, I don't care if he lied. If Churchill, a well known manipulator of the truth in the early days of WW2, could lie to shield the people from the realities of early wartime setbacks, so can BJ. There are times that panic management needs deception and reassurances.

There will be plenty of time to rake over what we could have done better, and learn lessons, once we are past "the darkest hour". This really is a war, and sometimes the truth gets inconveniently in the way. So throw a bag over it.

When Tricky's Martians turn up, are you going to be out there telling them all our weak spots??
I think you’ve lost the plot a little today, GP. Not like you.

This isn’t ‘a war’ at all, although for some reason a number of people seem to be trying to conjure up something of the partially mythical wartime spirit.

It’s a battle against a common enemy that will be won by countries working together and politicians putting their egos to one side and following the advice of those who are more expert.

Yes, I agree that Churchill manipulated the truth during WWII, but that was approaching eighty years ago. Times have changed. Opinions are no longer formed by day old newsprint and the facts/lies (delete as appropriate) spouted by politicians are infinitely more check able. Also, unless we’ve vastly underestimated the Covid-19 virus, there is no requirement for secrecy. In this instance neither walls, nor viruses, ‘have ears’.

You still haven’t answered that question...just said you ‘don’t care’.

The truth is I suspect, that during his enforced (?) absence, Johnson has, like Trump, recognised his initial error - the herd immunity strategy - and decided to change tack. The next stage is the blatant lie...the ‘as I’ve been suggesting for weeks’ one in this case.
He hasn’t at all and neither has his Government but if you want to believe that ‘the truth inconveniently gets in the way’ in a ‘battle’ against a virus that’s up to you. I don’t...and although I genuinely wish I believed otherwise...I just think he’s living up to his reputation as an inveterate liar.