STEVEN FRIEDMAN: It’s dangerous when scientists learn to doublespeak like politicians

Why doesn’t this country want to beat Covid-19? Asking this must seem ridiculous in the midst of a lockdown. But the issue is not whether the country is doing anything about the disease; it is why it is doing it.

The government sends us two messages. First, we must do everything we can to protect ourselves and others from the virus. Second, we will fail because, whatever we do, many infections and deaths are inevitable.A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as exclusive Financial Times articles, ProfileData financial data, and digital access to the Sunday Times and Times Select.

I can't read the article so won't comment.

Suffering is inevitable. Like now children are malnourished and people are starving. The aids and Malaria victims are suffering etc etc.

Lost me at Steven.

Are the top scientists captured already?

They are professionals anyway unless there is ulterior motive behind the thinking.

What do you expect when a scientist work with a politician. Politicians are very manipulative

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