@Rhyme Animal - In response to the ‘How do you know’
Mainly... I’m close to top tier government. But not at all close to anyone in the departments handling this.
Thus All of my updates are anecdotal and second hand. But as dumb as the ruling government may be... most people in senior civil service positions are brighter than average and work together pretty damn well. There’s red tape and restrictions at many turns but the government is inherently good. Not the politicians who deal in the dark. But the people that do a social good no matter who the paymasters are. The people untouched by Cabinet reshuffles.
Gears are turning. There’s a plan and it’s trending as well as any country on earth.
Should Boris be the face of our response? Nope. But if people voted for him then he’s the face of the nation. Sadly.
Hospitals are being reorganised. We’re testing lots and our response times are pretty good. Not world leading. Sadly. But we’re doing better than most.
I think more than anything else, the UK has had an odd history with the balance point between telling the public just enough to maintain social order and simply protecting all people. Perhaps that’s fallen into sacrificing a few at times. But we’ve had many instances of it.
That seems to be where we’re at now. Readiness is happening in the background. Something like calm messaging is keeping people on an even keel.
It may all go horrifically bad. But there are plans. Things are changing without being on the front page.
