I reallyhopethatwewon't havetogointobackintoanythinglikeher, a nationallockdownofthekindthatwedidinMarchandinAprilwecouldgofornowforfor a nationallockdownagain.
I'm nowdeeplyskepticalthatthegovernmenthasactuallygot a plantogetcontrolofthisvirus, butitincreasinglyfeelsliketheprimeministerisseveralstepsbehindthecurve.
Thiohearhimsaysoboldlythateventhetoughestsetofrestrictionsthatthenationalgovernmentiswillingtoputforwardatthemomentwon't beenoughunlesstheyareaccompaniedby a layerofextrarestrictionsdecidedonbylocalpublichealthleadersaroundthecountry.
Afterthepressconferenceconcludedthegovernment's scientificcommittee, heandalltheotherexpertsthatBorisJohnsonconsultspublished a setofrecommendationsthattheyagreedonthe 21stoffSeptemberthatarguedrightthenfor a muchmoreextensivenationalprogramofmeasurestobetakenatthatpoint, iftherewastobe a chanceofslowingdownthepandemicandreallygetting a handleonthediseasenowDowningStreettonightsayingthey'veneverpretendedthereareeasydecisionshereis a constantbalanceofdilemmabetweenhownottohurttheeconomyandhownottohurtpeople's health.
But I thinkthatpublicationfromstagetonightreallyremindsusjusthowdifferencetheopinionsofhowdifferenttheopinionscanbeonwhatreallytherightcourseofactionishere.
ItwasinterestingtoheartheprimeministerlavishpraiseontheleaderofLiverpoolcityregion, SteveRotherham, a formerLaborMPwho's themayorinthatpartofthecountry.