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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Tell the communist worst-dressed individual in Wales to bugger i ffwrdd.
So, the science says to allow unlimited numbers to outdoor events ….just before the start of the Six Nations rugby tournament.
Anthony Fauci’s ‘science ‘, backed by Bill Gates’ money.
I would say the Backward Approach !!
It’s interesting to note how the roll out of the New World Order’s Covid war has allowed Governments to show their true colours. Heads of the UK’s smaller regions, Drakeford and Sturgeon, have just loved being tinpot dictators. Telling people to stand and sit according to their fake science. Australia has turned back into one giant open air prison camp. Austria and Germany are dusting off the swastica. Trudeau can now be the Castro of Canada and the NWO’s choirboy, Macron, can crush his yellow vest opposition and vent bile towards the UK.
Mark Dripford is not following ‘the science’ though, whatever that is. He’s lying through his teeth. There is ZERO evidence for mask wearing by the general public as a virus preventative measure, None, but a huge amount against.
It is time to challenge not follow “the science”. Drakeford follows the fringe science of wonky modellers, public health officials, behavioural nudgers and medics lobbying on behalf of the NHS. It may not be possible in Scotland but the Government should attempt to revoke his powers to impose more misery on the people of Wales. They should also arrange a Welsh specific enquiry if he refuses to hold one.
What exactly is “the science” that he and Starmer constantly refer to? The world’s scientists do not publish a regular unified concensual document about how to interpret a given nations Covid data and how to react to it. In Starker and Drakeford’ case it means doing what is in the agenda off a set of unrepresentative and unelected “advisors”
They may want to add mr Drakeford to the list of 16 in the legal filing to the international criminal court. He is in good company. Please read the Mercola report today for more info on this.
Abandoned the science feels awfy like, abandoned the club. Just sain
Does anyone admit to voting for the odious Daffy Duckford? How short people’s memories are, that they probably don’t even recall him partying unmuzzled only a few short weeks ago. And also being filmed speaking about duping the people.
Will the loss of tourism spending as well as further damage to local hospitality industry finally cause the Welsh to send him packing? Unlikely but, they will have no one to blame but themselves.
He may be right about the English government, but really – this guy is a bit of a twat, is he not?
The man is a complete joke. He’s so boring to listen to. The Welsh have the power to help themselves, ignore the buffoon and take their lives back by ignoring the stupid rules. Job done.
Drunk on power
Unfortunately for us in Wales Drip Drakeford does indeed follow The Science(tm).
The situation would be very different if he followed science – but he wouldn’t know what that is. Atherton is a 3rd rate “Health Official” just copying Whitty and Vallence but adding a bit more doom.
Drakeford is not fit for purpose and proving that, in this matter, he is rather thick.
KNOB!
In a Toy Blair 3000 votes on a turnout of 50% subjected Wales to control by inept and socially destructive politicians. Some surgeons have operating lists only every two weeks while waiting list sore. Sadly there are those who are willing to sacrifice health and well-being as long as they shown the are not the same as England. This man in November danced at Diwali maskless but demanded masks in church.
What “science”; madness or a desire for control worthy of a totalitarian government?
What happened to the defiant Celtic spirit? I can’t believe the Welsh and Scots are not fighting this with mass disobedience!! That pair of odious morons, Sturgeon and Drakeford are drunk on power.
Drakeford is not the only useful idiot round and about. The following missive was sent to schools in Devon by the Director of Public Health – Steven Brown. No prizes for counting up the number of errors, misinformation and complete bollox …
“While we have seen a reduction in the overall number of people reporting a positive test in the past week, numbers are now stabilising, and we are seeing increased rates in younger children.
“Case rates are still high and it is important that people understand that this announcement is not one of ‘freedom day’, but a reverting back to plan A.
“Devon’s uptake of the vaccination is good, with more than 85 per cent of eligible people overall now having had their booster.
“However, take-up of the booster is lower in some younger age groups, and it’s imperative that they and everyone who is eligible for their booster jab, comes forward as soon as they can.
“Omicron is by no means a mild virus, and the symptoms to those who are unvaccinated or who have underlying health concerns can be extremely serious if not life threatening.
“So while the Prime Minister is indicating light towards the end of… Read more »
What if “The Science” is wrong? Mr Drakeford (and many others) should have learned by now that “The Science” is not immutable. In the 1960s my biochemistry professor told our class that the half life of medical science was about six years – in other words, by then half of what we had learned was wrong. But which half?
The Inquisition followed The Science for decades notwithstanding Galileo and Copernicus. Just because it was there didn’t mean it was right.
My Biochemistry Prof in the mid 60s told us to never trust anyone who said there was a scientific consensus …..!!
The whole notion of a scientific consensus is ridiculous. Over history, science has been progressed by those who went against the consensus. Science is also not something you “follow” or “believe”. They are attributes of a religion.
We have all the evidence we need that Wales will always be in used for political posturing if we don’t abandon devolution.
Calling your cultism ‘the science’ doesn’t make it science though this is part of being a Corbynite.
What, though, is Kim Jong-Johnson’s excuse for doing almost as much as this?
What a f***ing idiot Drakeford is. He may end up with his head on a non covid spike
We live in hope.
Who has the power to get rid of this power crazed Marxist cretin?
Did Blair forget to include it in his disastrous, forced Welsh devolution?
Fucking little dictator. I hope someone takes him out!
That is the kind of talk likely to get you arrested in this here new normal… Just sayin likesay…
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Oh man how I’d love to see this guy get fired out of a cannon into deep space along with so many other power hungry corrupt fucks!