Quote Originally Posted by sidders View Post
The central failure of Sunak's budget was that it centralised money (and therefore power) so that central government had the say in where it was spent. There was nothing in this budget to improve the lot of councils; they are as damaged by austerity as they have been since 2010.
What's this got to do with COVD-19? The same applies, all decisions are coming from the top down. The situation In North Yorkshire - where so far we have just 4 cases is quite different from, say, Liverpool. Local councils and NHS regional commands need to be in place. The government's wholly inadequate response was hammered on Question Time last night, mostly by its ex-chief of Public Health. Jeremy Hunt has also had a pop at them.
Suffice it to say that Bozo has gone on record as saying that his fictional hero was the mayor in 'Jaws' who did everything to keep the beaches open.
Sid, I have made my reservations about the way the government is tackling this clear already, so I agree with the gist of your post, but to avoid this turning into the usual political mud slinging thread may I suggest we avoid terms like 'Bozo' which as well as being acutely unfunny are also likely to provoke partisan political reactions which undermine the gravity of the situation?