Endlessly bloviating while people suffer

17 January 2021 - 00:00 By peter bruce

I try not to be too harsh in my judgments of the government and its response to Covid-19. We are not the only country battling this monster and everywhere the virus makes fools of politicians and scientists as governments lock down and ease up and lock down again in a never-ending cycle of panic, negligence and incompetence...

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