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The Covid inquiry makes me feel sick

The Covid inquiry makes me feel sick

And not just with rage

Nov 02, 2023
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Hello,

This week I’ve been watching the Covid inquiry and feeling a mix of rage and, well, guilt.

Let’s start with the rage.

Here are some of the things we’ve “learned”:

  • Boris Johnson resisted locking down in March 2020 because the people getting sick “will die anyway soon”

  • He also thought the virus was “nature’s way of dealing with old people”

  • Matt Hancock t…

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