This short-sighted, libertarian dash for the Covid exit is reckless Will Hutton
It was an extraordinary way to end nearly two years of restrictions and lockdowns. With no explanatory briefings from either the chief medical officer or chief scientific adviser, no input from Sage and no consultation with Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, the UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, told a surprised House of Commons he would unilaterally lift all Covid restrictions in England a month ahead of time on 24 February. How public health could be sustained thereafter
was plainly an afterthought, of little consequence to be unveiled after the recess in a
