Furret, thanks for the John Crace piece, it made me smile despite the absolute horror show that is this governments approach to the covid testing crisis.
Yes yes yes we all accept this is unprecedented, that mistakes and re-thinks are inevitable. When Dido Harding was appointed the groans around the country could be heard. She made a disaster of everything she touched previously, pretty much guaranteed that she'd mess this up.
This week we have Mogg accusing us of 'carping' and now Harding insisting no one could have predicted the rise in the demand for testing in September 2020.
A friend in a very high risk area waited four days for a test, despite her GP saying she needed one. All the parents, grandparents, teachers, nursery staff and health staff I know have been predicting a huge increase alongside schools re-opening. Oh yes, then there are all those scientists predicting this rise.