The U.K. Government is more interested in distracting people from its issues than Covid and has “long abandoned any sense of following the science”, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said, as he confirmed further easing of rules in Wales. The BBC has more.
Mr Drakeford told BBC Breakfast: “We’ve always taken a different approach in Wales, one that does things step-by-step in line with the science.
“We’re a Government that doesn’t need to grab headlines to distract attention from the difficulties that we would be in if we were in the same position as the Government in England.”
Wales is currently in a three-week process of removing most of its Covid rules, with fans now allowed to return to sports stadiums and pubs and restaurants allowed to operate outdoors without the rule of six or social distancing.
But even when Wales reaches alert level zero, some measures will remain, such as face masks in shops and hospitality venues, Covid passes for nightclubs and large events and self-isolation rules.
In England, however, all Plan B measures will end on Thursday, including mandatory face masks and Covid passes.
Referring to the No 10 parties scandal, Mr Drakeford added: “I don’t think there’s any doubt at all that the U.K. Government has long abandoned any sense that it is following the science. It is a Government desperately in difficulties of its own making and is forever on the lookout for a headline which will distract people’s attention from the awful mess that it finds itself in.”
Welsh Secretary Simon Hart said: “The First Minister’s comments are an uncalled for and opportunistic insult towards medical advisers and the public.”
Russell George, the Conservative MS for Monmouthshire, asked why, if Mr. Drakeford is “so confident that he’s getting things right in Wales”, he is “running away from a Wales-specific public inquiry”, noting that: “We’ve got the worse Covid death rates of any of the U.K. nations.”
The fact that ‘Alert Level Zero’ in Wales still involves the Plan B measures – vaccine passports and mask mandate – that England is now lifting, plus the Plan A measure of self-isolation that Boris has signalled he will shortly repeal, tells you everything you need to know about Mark Drakeford’s idea of ‘The Science’. Does he ever intend to remove these measures? If so he hasn’t said – and he’ll clearly need to think up a new name for his alert levels when he does.
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Any well run organisation would have management data on the handling, analysis and follow up on yellow card reports or anything similar. Just consider general insurance firms tregulated by the FCA. These are dealing with prosaic matters compared with the life and death issues of yellow card reporting. Regulated firms must record all complaints, responses and outcomes. They must look for underlying trends or systematic faults which give rise to complaints and they must report complaints in aggregate iver a number of categories every quarter or half year depending on their size. Firms where I have worked have a report at every Borad meeting.
Now we find a tax payer funded health regulator which cannot be bothered to pay attention to critical mediacl reports during what the government claimed was a health crisis.
It’s not a well run agency. I consulted there 10 years back. Fragmented tech, poor data management and they tried to screw us on the project scope.
OT but still relevant GB News have just reported a “new” blood test for Troponin levels – did not catch it all. How odd that it should be promoting (?) this now when it has been available across the pond “since day one”..?
It is an admission in all but name of the damage these mRNA drugs HAVE done/ are doing – imho – as reported and trashed trolled and fact checked denied immediately with certain approval from HMG….. Will GPs start to offer this along with D Dimer tests? – my GP point blank refused months ago.
It also sits with why have we seen the extensive advertising for Shingles – over the last 18 months or so including GSK and now I hear from NHS adverts on commercial radio – a tacit admission that ADE induced by these drugs has screwed immune systems exactly as warned by those in the know …. and the article on Ig4 above is very moot …
I conclude that HMG/NHS and “ others” now know and accept that these mRNA drugs are not “as advertised” – but it is an official conclusion that dare not speak its name. Raine knows for sure and she should be “ held to account” prior to being thrown into jail. Cmon DS TCW and others – you know it is true so “publish and damn them all”
Hallett is unlikely or will refuse to take or attach credence to this – the cat is out of the bag so why should she be allowed to escape the criticism of her wilful blindness ??
The whole enquiry is completely blind. The report is already written, nothing to see, move on. Those of us who are studyers at heart, have done the work, and understand it all. It is clear beyond any doubt that we are watching the biggest cover-up ever, because the outcome is so serious. I will point in another direction as an example of this mindset. The Grenfell fire enquiry found many, many serious crimes were committed, the report is yet to emerge, although I listened to all the enquiry evidence. The chairman, presumably, has forgotten to complete the job. Very, very strange!
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/un-plan-to-control-online-speech/
This has just come in at TCW as a “Breaking News” item via Epoch News. The screws are tightening. I suspect recent electoral results have put the wind up the DD’s.
TCW rarely posts anything once the day’s articles are up so this is a big story.
And while we’re on the topic of being off-topic, here’s the latest from Tommy Robinson. He’s just got out after 24hrs in custody but he’s banned from London. Here he explains about his upcoming court hearing and bail conditions ( 6mins );
https://twitter.com/NiohBerg/status/1729141043164234123
Thanks for the link Mogs. Tommy Robinson is a true hero and the way he is being treated is appalling. This isn’t two tier policing it is officially sanctioned victimisation of an English man. As Tommy rightly points out there are islamists chanting for jihad on our streets and desecrating our War Memorials and plod do nothing. For crying out loud we have a doctor employed by the NHS – ie taxpayers – screaming for genocide and he has neither been arrested nor lost his job.
What is happening goes all the way to the top. We will remember this Fishy!
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12791615/Police-watch-GP-exposed-Mail-Sunday-urges-Gazas-Arab-neighbours-attack-Israel.html
I am afraid I cannot understand how a UK citizen can be banned from part of UK. The bail conditions have surely been passed by a high court Judge, if so which, because this is beyond belief? Tommy should be supported, even though I do not agree with all of his previous politics, because he was the first warning flag. His treatment now is dispicable. They are treating him as a terrorist, and even the worst IRA members were not treated this way, although the organisation was proscribed!
How did he get on with all those HAMAS supporting protesters in the next cells ….. ?
Remember. Raine made it clear in public that they had been subject to regulatory capture, when she said they now were “enablers” rather than regulators. There to make it easier for Big Pharma to damage us. Another public body that has turned its back on the public
The truly astonishing thing about this is the fact that so many people appear to be surprised that they didn’t.
FFS wake up!
The bastards have been at it for decades.
Snake oil salesmen – but in suits (just like Bankers) just to fool the sheep.
If only Bechamp had prevailed…
The MHRA considers itself to be Big Pharma’s Enabler. Why on earth would it seriously investigate jab-related deaths and adverse effects?
The Covid Inquiry won’t ask any questions which might challenge the lock-downs and associated tyranny, including the experimental jabs. It’s job is to find that everything done was justified, except it should have been done sooner, harder and lasted longer.
The MHRA is totally unfit for purpose. Close it now! It is supposed to protect the Public.
The alarm has been sounded on the drug approvals process in the UK for years now. For example New Scientist magazine in 2019:
https://www.newscientist.com/issue/3258/