And before anyone is like 'herp derp, dominic cummings tried to influence SAGE'. No he didn't, the comment is tounge in cheek. Cummings asked scientists in SAGE why the lockdown shouldn't happen sooner. In response behavioural science was used to suggest fatigue if it happened too early.
The government obviously then went on to follow that advice.
Advice it turns out had some merit behind it given that behavioural fatigue is clearly real. Anyway this clearly puts a different spin on 'The Narrative TM'.
My personal view on the whole thing is that the government has made mistakes, but laying all this on dominic cummings is ridiculous. I also do not blame the scientists for using behavioural science to inform their views on whether the lockdown should be earlier or later. And as I've said before PHE must shoulder some of the blame for not properly engaging with the private sector until too late. A key reason Germany did better than the UK in this phase was through strong engagment with the private sector. The 'cult of the NHS' prevented that from happening until very recently.
Originally Posted by: Quantum