That depends. If a law is passed then we must follow it. Politicians sometimes need to take decisions based upon more than one set of considerations. Science only looks at whatever discipline is involved. Politicians are elected to try to balance them all.

On specifics, and without the law overriding things, I would always follow the science.

For instance if medical science is saying we need to isolate to minimise risk but behavioural science is saying that our society is unable to comply and economists are saying the economic damage is too high, then the politicians must decide. I would though still isolate based on the science, unless unlawful to do so.

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Not by Boris Johnson! If only half the things being said are true then my impression of him has been totally confirmed.

Not all politicians are like Johnson though. Some actually try to serve the people and not just themselves.

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Hopefully it is always for the right reasons. The Covid lockdowns certainly were. It seems they were just late and delivered in a state of confusion.

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This all sounds quite familiar.

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I have been following the enquiry and I cannot detect any kind of suggestion that the lockdowns could have been avoided. There are suggestions that being indecisive and delaying them probably resulted in them lasting longer and caused harm that could have been avoided.

So I am forced to wonder how this observer reached his conclusions. I don’t think they are credible.

Yes the excess death rates are still higher. For fairly obvious reasons. Covid is still with us, especially long Covid, but more importantly so is the impact on our health services. Delays to diagnosis and treatment are bound to have a knock on effect.

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Not as ridiculous as kowtowing to our lords and masters and never doubting their integrity. You've already said that Boris was a liability so why support what his government did? Follow the science except when you don't agree with it? Yeah, right.