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THE question by Rebecca Long-Bailey in today’s evidence session of the Health and Social Care Committee cut to the heart of the UK’s shambolic response to Coronavirus.

The Labour MP asked Dominic Cummings about his tweet last week that pointed to “destructive behaviour” in the political system. Cummings’ response was startling.

“There are brilliant people throughout the civil service but the system tends to weed them out of senior management jobs. The problem in this crisis was very much lions led by donkeys over and over again.” He added: “What is it about Whitehall that promotes so many senior people who are completely out of their depth?”

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Cummings’ recollections about the Government’s response in the critical early days of the pandemic made you think of a chimpanzees’ tea-party – only with less mess.

The head of the UK Civil Service suggested we hold “chickenpox parties” as a means of achieving herd immunity. Yes, really.  


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