Was the wool pulled over our eyes?

It was said at the time that there were so many family connections with the vaccine that it made me wonder.

My answer would be a resounding yes! He’s an unprintable word.

I don't believe it was for an eye test or had anything to do with a factory. If it had been, that would have been more plausible than expecting anyone to believe he was testing his eye sight.

Doesn't anyone earn an honest crust nowadays without an ulterior motive ? It was once said that rogues never prosper, but they jolly well do in this day and age.

I think he was seen wandering around in the woodland and admiring the view. he was sighted by several people quite independently.

Oh, just read Septimia's post, she has already pointed this out.

More generally just because some one visits a beauty spot, a shop or relations near some facility that could be of interest to him does not automatically mean that they are up to some nefarious subterfuge. they may indeed just be visitng a beauty spot, shop or want to see their relations.

I am particularly suspicious, when the proximity and suggested link isn't suggested until months later.

Probably too long a gap between Cummings visit to Barnard Castle and this announcement. Moreover, GSK's factory there is a satellite one - there are bigger and more important ones in other places. Any agreement would be negotiated with head office, surely.

Besides which, if Cummings was seen by the river as reported, he was a good distance from the GSK facility.

GSK have had a large facility in BC for many years, the vaccine is produced in nearby Stockton so logistically this was a good move.

Surely you didn’t believe the eye test story!

Why would anyone take a four year old with them to set things in motion for a factory?
Will the factory benefit Dominic Cummings financially?
Or was it just a jolly day trip?