Nannarose
Regarding the 'calling out' of Dominic Cummings: I heard that the Chief Nurse did that in practice briefings and that is why she was dropped.
If true - did JVT say nothing during the practice so he could say it in public - or did they feel he was too popular to drop?
And I'm a fan too, but I think a lot of policy shows the absence of nurses.
Watching his body language during that briefing I’m pretty sure that they weren’t expecting him to do what he did. You could see him physically gearing himself up to dropping a bombshell. We didn’t see him again for ages. I think they only brought him back when they realised that they needed someone up front that people trusted. He did get it wrong about mask wearing, though, so I don’t necessarily take everything anyone says as gospel. I do think he’s wonderful, though.