Hmm,
I think Johnson's "toughness" or desire to appear tough might, in part, be responsible for putting him in his current position in an ICU. He got sick and instead taking time off to give his body a chance to fight the disease, he carried on working.
True, although not unexpected - I think it is difficult for the leaders of any organisation in the current climate to accept that they need to step back rather than being front and centre.
More significantly, to my mind, was his failure to follow the advice, including advice of his own government. Until recently he was telling us all to work from home, to self distance in a packed room full of journalists in daily press conferences. And holding non-remote cabinet and other meetings, and still sitting in the commons.
Another thing that's winding me up: he was described as being in "good spirits" four times by three people in the space of five minutes on the BBC lunchtime news. Sorry, but I don't believe it. He's a human being in an ICU with a life threatening disease. |I would not be in good spirits in that situation. I don't expect Johnson to be, nor would I think any the worse of him if it was reported that he was quite unhappy.
I agree entirely and I also don't believe it. Late last week were told that he was was just having a bit of difficulty shaking off some mild symptoms but otherwise fine - then he was carted off to hospital.
We were told that being in hospital was just precautionary and for tests - and then he's carted of to intensive care.
Now we are being told he'd in good spirits, not on a ventilator etc - somehow I don't believe them - I suspect things are rather worse than we are being told and don't forget that the death rate for people his age entering intensive care with coronavirus is 46%.
