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Re:Ask HN: Is UK government insane or genius? by asdfasgasdgasdg on Saturday March 14, 2020 @10:48PM (#22580801)
There was an op ed recently from a former member of the Johnson government that stated "It is time the economists took over from the doctors, before the real pandemic [economic recession] spreads."

So that, told me all I need to know about the cruelty and stupidity of the UK government at this time.

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Re:Ask HN: Is UK government insane or genius? by w14 on Sunday March 15, 2020 @10:32AM (#22583660)
Just to correct this, the statement was made by Omar Hassan, who was head of inward Middle Eastern investment while Boris Johnson was Mayor of London, and was never part of the Johnson government. Here's the article the quote comes from:

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/coronavirus-deaths-trum...

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Re:Ask HN: Is UK government insane or genius? by asdfasgasdgasdg on Sunday March 15, 2020 @12:27PM (#22584289)
Thanks, I didn't realize that.
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