We have deep problems in our society that makes us extremely vulnerable to disasters like this. And that is where the politics starts.
Exactly. And if we can't engage, question and critique policies, politics and ideologies now, then when can we?
That was why I asked the question of Brian. It appears at the moment that any critique of the government's handling of the crisis is deflected by claims that 'this is no time for politics'. We now have a situation where the government is refusing to participate with anyone that might scrutinise them (eg Piers Morgan on GMB), and where they are unable to do so in Prime Minister's Questions (where Keir Starmer is proving to be a very effective scrutineer), they are seeking to discredit him by circulating doctored videos of Starmer making it seem as if he was defending the failure of the Rochdale debacle. I note that the 3 main Tory MPS involved (Nadine Dorries, Lucy Allan, and Maria Caulfield) have now deleted their tweets, but no apology has been forthcoming as yet.
