I think some of you are being a bit unfair about the questions from journalists. For one thing they do give the politicians a chance to explain why some things are or are not happening, and if the explanation is reasonable and sensible then it can put minds at rest.
For instance, there was a question today about why the Govt. had not been using more U.K. firms to produce protective equipment. Part of the answer given was that some of the firms that had offered to make the equipment and wanted a Government contract, had only been set up as companies the day before. I had not thought of that, so a sensible and reasonable explanation, which would not have been given if the question had not been asked in the first place.
Also yesterday one of the journalists from a smaller organisation asked what I thought was a very interesting question, as to whether any of the scientists were modelling how we, the public, might behave when the lock down is lifted. There was no clear answer given, but an interesting question, one that could possibly be taken on board and considered as a possibility.
