The UK suffering an unbelievably unfortunate perfect storm of the worst government in living memory, at the most critical moment in living memory, with the most incompetent opposition in living memory.

MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis World Health Organization (WHO) GOARN PAHO/WHO Emergencies-OPS/OMS Emergencias Medical Research Council UK Research and Innovation BBC News (UK) CNN Breaking News Imperial College London Imperial School of Public Health CBS News So the conclusion and recommendation is epidemic suppression but the government is pursing mitigation / delay despite knowing the fact this will overwhelm the NHS ICU capacity by 8x ?!?!?! How does this work? Can Professor Chris Whitty @PHE_uk Government Office for Science explain??

Some good news for the #NorthEast in this sad moment. Can't wait to reopen our, now #awarded, amazing office. Can't wait to celebrate with everyone. A great kudos to my colleagues at @InnovAgeUK for this fantastic achievement. #Geordie🤘

So tonight we made a rainbow picture, and played with balloons! Thank you to all the wonderful health and social care professionals that are keeping us safe round the world. #StayHomeSaveLives #keepsafe #rainbowsofhope

Leadership in action: Jacinda Ardern’s coronavirus plan is working because, unlike others, she’s behaving like a true leader independent.co.uk/voices/coronav…

How can anyone be seriously considering a lockdown that singles out 'over-70s' as if they are some homogeneous weak group of people. Many over-70s are fitter and stronger than 40 and 50 somethings. If democracy denies freedom where will it go next?

dave jones, EOTM, Model Inditex in Spain. It's the parent company of stores Zara, Pull and Bear amongst others. They have kept all staff on full pay (without government subsidies) and are using their factories to make PPE. The owner has also personally spent over €65mill on PPE for health workers.

I had to console my Gran crying, getting depressed. Shes 80 with 0 health conditions and active. She says this is worse than the miners strike for a geordie gran is a big deal! Need better understanding of risk and quality of life for our older people. #gerotwitter #COVID19

UK surging to 2nd worst #coronavirus death toll in the world. Again I ask.... WHY?

Cummings will never be taken seriously again

Sage minutes reveal Government didnt actually follow a lot of scientific advice after all - they were *informed by* the science, but ignored it & made convenient political choices instead. In other words - they followed *Cummings* advice. He must be sacked theguardian.com/world/2020/may…

So who, exactly, has been in charge and ‘direct control’ til now?

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Carl another superb Spectator article - I gave up any hope of integrated science and common sense ! Hope you are on the SAGE committee or may be they already have a primary care person on it!

I’m also having lots of feedback about how brilliantly the vaccination centres are working and how impressive the set up is. In a sea of incompetence, investing in vaccines and rolling them out is likely to be the best thing this government has done. But the bar is set very low..

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