When Boris Johnson dreamed as a boy of becoming 'World King', he must have thought that power would bring him pleasure. His arrival in office was swiftly followed by a crisis that has offered nothing but hard choices, bad news and heavy responsibility. But by acting in this way it increases pressure on him to steer towards lockdown rather than away from it. Downing Street has been seeking the views of a wider pool of experts, as The Mail on Sunday urged two weeks ago. If Boris Johnson can confidently cite high-powered advice from eminent experts, which suggests a different, less economically damaging course of action, then he can steer the country away from fear and austerity, and towards freedom and prosperity.

Source: Daily Mail September 27, 2020 08:03 UTC