@MidnightOnceMore It’s doubtful if anyone in government would have been X roaring success. You have a very simplistic analysis. You are assuming that they had the most suitable advisers. It’s widely believed they had ones on virus spreading but many of them didn’t agree with each other. They had virtually no one in Sage who would consider other outcomes. There were warnings from eminent cancer specialists about the gloomy outcomes for their patients but they were not on Sage. Neither were children specialists or mental health specialists. Sage were limited in breadth. So were they getting the best advice? Hopefully we learn lessons from the inquiry.
If PPE has a shelf life then it’s not surprising there was a world shortage. No one seems to have stocked up at the right time. Presumably we will learn about when to stock to avoid a world shortage next time.
The Inquiry has years to run. Glad you know more than Lady Hallett. Thank God more intelligent people are running the Inquiry and are prepared to listen to evidence and the obvious difficulties of planning and moral dilemmas faced. Not least in the future, I hope they consider how our pandemic policies are paid for. Thats crucial in my view.