| Comment | Because the English/Westminster government prioritised economy over health. Not everything is a grand conspiracy.
It also wouldn't have been necessary for very long if they had taken the arguably less authoritarian step of restricting international travel both in and out like NZ and AUS have done.
Regarding the "less deaths than ODs and car accidents" line, are those contagious diseases that can be spread exponentially with a single superspreader event? If not, I don't think that's the gotcha you think it is. |
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