The lockdown is now all about protecting politicians\u2019 backs. They are not wicked men, just timid ones, terrified of being blamed for deaths on their watch. But it is a wicked thing that they are doing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Sumption also makes the point that the government\u2019s priorities are all wrong:<\/p>\n

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The lockdown was originally justified as a temporary measure to spread coronavirus infections over a longer period. This was to allow time for the NHS\u2019s critical care capacity to catch up. Hence the slogan \u2018Protect the NHS\u2019<\/p>\n

It was never much of a rationale. The NHS is there to protect us, not the other way round.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It used to be said that however disappointing Boris Johnson and his crew might turn out to be, at least Britain dodged the far bigger bullet at the last election of being run by the dilapidated Marxist Jeremy Corbyn.<\/p>\n

But I\u2019m not sure this is true any more. At least if Corbyn had been in charge right now, there would have been a Conservative opposition ready to hold him to account, calling for the end of the lockdown, warning of the grave damage being done to the economy, and so on.<\/p>\n

Instead, we voted Conservative and just got incompetent socialism all the same.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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