So some people don't believe Boris Johnson was ever sick, thinking the Prime Minister would just take a few weeks of a sickie at the height of a national crisis to get a pity vote. It's hard to believe people believe that, but then, they believe in drinking bleach and swimming in sewage, at least according to their elected representatives they do. So Boris didn't change, but while he was in hospital the world changed. What had been a strangely light hearted approach to distancing and isolation, with people confident of their ability to come together and weather the storm began to shift to mild resentment, and to people flaunting rules. A new approach is needed. Boris was the wrong man before he went to hospital. Could he be the right man now?

It's Boris Johnson. So... no. He has to deal with enforcing the rest of social distancing and lockdown, fining offenders, and deciding what we can and can't learn from our experiences. And despite claiming to have learned from his recent experience, Boris may not be the man to learn from mistakes of any kind...

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