Mattconrov
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Well now - an old saying my old dad Has always said. If you can't back it up, say nothing.
COVID Inquiry findings
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Well now - an old saying my old dad Has always said. If you can't back it up, say nothing.
Wisbech Eagle
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Rather than reference a right wing website’s report on Module 1 of the report it would be better to read the report itself! Here it is:-Including this scientist?
Did the Covid inquiry just admit lockdown was a mistake?
The Covid inquiry has this afternoon published a full report on its first module, assessing the resilience and preparedness of the UK’s pandemic response. It has so far been met with apparently predetermined headlines of how the UK Government failed its citizens by “preparing for the wrong...unherd.com
Module 1 report: The resilience and preparedness of the United Kingdom - UK Covid-19 Inquiry
The independent public inquiry to examine the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK
covid19.public-inquiry.uk
Module 1 looks only at the UK’s “resilience and preparedness” for the pandemic and nothing else. It therefore makes no comment on what we actually did. Only on whether we were prepared. It makes many criticisms and suggestions.
The assertions made in the UnHerd report do not appear in the actual report. There is no criticism of lockdowns. How could there be, this module doesn’t deal with them. The lockdowns were dealt with in Module 2:-
The UnHerd “report” is pure politics. It’s to wind up those convinced that what was done was unnecessary and that the report confirms that. It doesn’t! It says we didn’t do enough and need to learn those lessons.
Teddy Eagle
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It quotes a Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology who's been awarded an OBE for his work in the field but never mind him just attack the source.Rather than reference a right wing website’s report on Module 1 of the report it would be better to read the report itself! Here it is:-
Module 1 report: The resilience and preparedness of the United Kingdom - UK Covid-19 Inquiry
The independent public inquiry to examine the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK
Module 1 looks only at the UK’s “resilience and preparedness” for the pandemic and nothing else. It therefore makes no comment on what we actually did. Only on whether we were prepared. It makes many criticisms and suggestions.
The assertions made in the UnHerd report do not appear in the actual report. There is no criticism of lockdowns. How could there be, this module doesn’t deal with them. The lockdowns were dealt with in Module 2:-
The UnHerd “report” is pure politics. It’s to wind up those convinced that what was done was unnecessary and that the report confirms that. It doesn’t! It says we didn’t do enough and need to learn those lessons.
Wisbech Eagle
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The report itself quotes a very large number of high level scientists.
This report on the report quotes just one. One that isn’t actually in the report itself, but in an addendum. A witness statement that took a very long time to find. It must have taken UnHerd a lot of effort to dig this up, and then misquote it. Remember too this is only in the context of our preparedness. That’s all Module I is addressing.
The actual quote is very much longer than the words that UnHerd used. You can find them in Paragraph 10, but need to read the whole statement to understand what he is actually saying. Which isn’t what UnHerd want you to think he is:-
When the source is trying to deceive it is necessary to attack it!
Teddy Eagle
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Not like the BBC to try to deceive anyone.
Scottish officials 'froze' at start of Covid pandemic - academic
Warnings about Covid-19 were not listened to in early 2020, an expert has told the UK inquiry.
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Wisbech Eagle
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That was a different statement in answer to a different question at another point in the enquiry. Woolhouse is quoted many times throughout the reports. This one was addressing the situation in Scotland. If you read it all he seems to be saying that “stay at home” orders could have been avoided with better preparedness and more decisive early action.Not like the BBC to try to deceive anyone.
Scottish officials 'froze' at start of Covid pandemic - academic
Warnings about Covid-19 were not listened to in early 2020, an expert has told the UK inquiry.
Something that it now seems is going to be the key recommendation from the enquiry.
The quote you referenced in UnHerd was about something else and incomplete.
Teddy Eagle
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His position is consistent.
Apparently incomplete quotes are only acceptable when the BBC is responsible.