with its idea of letting the young get sick and isolating the elderly. It was an interesting, high risk theory. In reality, there was no way to do it. And so we built our steep curve. And more people died than might have.
But when they realised the theory didn't work, they changed course, put the country in isolation, and we are finally seeing deceleration. The virus taught the PM a lesson. He was willing to learn it.
Hopefully, the UK government is sensible on the far side of the curve, as we try to plan for the economic restart. Be humble. The virus will punish you damned quickly if you make a mistake.
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