“With the country facing another widespread economic shutdown with no clear end date, the emphasis has changed again.
Cabinet ministers, normally loyal backbench MPs and even those around the prime minister have begun questioning “the science” and are increasingly distrustful of those whose advice was once seen as gospel.
“We’ve begun to hate the scientists,” said one Tory MP who has supported the government on all the votes on restrictions. “You’ve got these guys on Sage briefing journalists, going on the telly saying the PM must bring in a national lockdown. Why are they allowed to do that? You are either part of the team or you’re not. You can be an independent scientist and say what you like. You can’t be part of Sage and go on telly saying they need to do this.”
Coronavirus: Tories now doubt scientists they pledged to follow | News | The Times
Cabinet ministers, normally loyal backbench MPs and even those around the prime minister have begun questioning “the science” and are increasingly distrustful of those whose advice was once seen as gospel.
“We’ve begun to hate the scientists,” said one Tory MP who has supported the government on all the votes on restrictions. “You’ve got these guys on Sage briefing journalists, going on the telly saying the PM must bring in a national lockdown. Why are they allowed to do that? You are either part of the team or you’re not. You can be an independent scientist and say what you like. You can’t be part of Sage and go on telly saying they need to do this.”
Coronavirus: Tories now doubt scientists they pledged to follow | News | The Times
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