9.164. The Inquiry agrees that the phrase ‘following the science’ blurred the boundary between scientific advice and policy-making. It should not have become an often used mantra to justify policy de… (View Post)

The lawyers have delivered the report that Boris commissioned. There are, however, recommendations in the report as well. (Some are implicit: like, consult with the Department of Health before doing … (View Post)

6.47. Mr Case complained about Mr Johnson: “He changes strategic direction every day (Monday we were all about fear of virus returning as per Europe, March etc – today we were in ‘let it rip’ mode co… (View Post)

8.28. There was sufficient information available by October 2020 for decision-makers to understand that Long Covid was a significant policy and health issue to be tackled.72 However, the UK governmen… (View Post)

20 Sep 2020: 6.93. Dr Anders Tegnell, Swedish state epidemiologist, was also in favour of further action by the UK government. He told the meeting that “the myth that Sweden did nothing during the pa… (View Post)