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‘Catastrophic failure’: UK Covid families welcome inquiry findings on PPE
Naomi Fulop at the Covid memorial wall in London in 2024. Photograph: Andy Hall/The Observer View image in fullscreen Naomi Fulop at the Covid memorial wall in London in 2024. Photograph: Andy Hall/The Observer ‘Catastrophic failure’: UK Covid families welcome inquiry findings on PPE Campaigners fee…
The governments PPE failure is like a horror movie where the protagonists are wearing the wrong costumes - families are left to fight infection with nothing but their wits and an alarming amount of regret. The inquiry findings are like a slow-motion car crash, but with more bureaucratic incompetence and fewer actual car.
Finally, some accountability after families endured this nightmare. 10bn wasted on PPE while people died - this isnt just about politics, its about basic human decency and the governments failure to protect its citizens. The inquirys findings are a starting point, not an ending.