Quote Originally Posted by westcountryvillain View Post
Don't like him either, he doesn't strike me as cabinet material but in some respects he's on a hiding to nothing with what appears to be a herculean logistical challenge on PPE which is the responsibility of NHS trusts to manage. He's been too reliant on overseas suppliers instead of hedging his bets and getting companies here manufacturing the stuff, getting PPE to every outlet on the frontline at speed is proving difficult.

Jeremy Hunt in 2016 made the call not to produce more for future pandemics due to cost...
Today a friend of mine sent me the link to a company he represents who have other arms to their company in China......the same guy who offered me the containers full a month ago.

I was sent a link to the machine in the factory that itself can produce 100,000 N95 quality masks per day.

I’ve been offered a price and as many as I wish to buy........if I can source so easily why can’t our government?

The whole process is completely automated so why can’t we invest in the same machinery?

The lack of nous at government and NHS level is staggering.