UK scientists advising PM Johnson didn’t study, until mid-March, option of stringent lockdown as in China … their reasoning? Britons simply wouldn’t accept such restrictions.
Explosive Reuters report on UK’s botched response!@StephenGrey @AndyMacaskillhttps://t.co/ElI7U70KDk pic.twitter.com/5TiZKwAiLu

— Adam Tooze (@adam_tooze) April 11, 2020