“No more fucking lockdowns – let the bodies be high in their thousands,” boris johnson Reportedly in the months leading up to Christmas 2020.
In December of that year, healthcare professionals and scientists were incredulous on the scene; Rising Covid deaths, increased infection rates and the Johnson government’s commitment to an unrestricted Christmas for England.
Johnson reluctantly approved another lockdown on 31 October 2020 after he reportedly uttered those words, and it was lifted four weeks later. But by then the genie of Covid-19 was out of the bottle and there was a pile of dead bodies. Among them was my father, Ahsan-ul-Haq Chowdhury, a retired teacher who gave it all to fulfill his six children’s ambition of working in healthcare. Five of us are doctors who worked on the COVID-19 frontline. as it stands, covid-19 test does not want to hear from us.
Johnson has denied saying those words. his former advisor, Dominic Cummings, referred to a select committee He heard her say this. It is being told that due to the breaking of this story, there was chaos in the bereaved families. I still am.
Knowing the truth helps us understand why we lost loved ones during the UK government’s mismanaged pandemic response, which sadly saw saving lives as much in the hands of inept politicians and their civil servants as doctors was in the hands of That’s why the investigation of Kovid-19 has to be done correctly. It’s time for cold, hard facts. Here is one. more than 127,000 deaths Kovid-19 happened under the supervision of Johnson.
Johnson epitomizes the excess of authority: its values, its scrutiny or the lack of it. Hearings into the Covid-19 inquiry begin in June and those who follow his ethos are rallying, just as they did to get Brexit in line. Some of them are now trying to write alternative narratives and defend the indefensible. They have the money, influence and connections to influence the course of events. And now he is eyeing the interrogation.
Journalist isobel oakshot There was a core Team Brexit member. His personal opinion Earlier this month in the Telegraph the effectively targeted families were convicted of obstructing the Covid-19 investigation – the very inquiry these families had fought for. Relatives of those who died “present the greatest obstacle to the progress of a public inquiry,” she wrote.
GB News has a lineup of Tory MPs and Brexit leaders recycled into anchors and hosts. There, they reaffirm their opposition to lockdowns, masks, vaccines, without which the death toll would undoubtedly have been higher.
But 2 December 2020 The second lockdown was lifted, and Johnson was encouraging the public to shop and plan for Christmas together without any restrictions. I was making a Channel 4 Dispatches program about the pandemic (Covid Critical: A Doctor’s Story) and the ensuing tsunami of deaths.
Senior health professionals I filmed could not fathom the government’s path. Then the death toll started mounting and the moment of having a sense of control was gone. My father was diagnosed with Covid around 18 December 2020 and the next day Johnson announced stricter rules on Christmas mixing.
I was working in a Covid Intensive Therapy Unit at that time. There was a flood of patients. My father was admitted to the hospital on December 20 and started continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on December 22, the day of the infamous. Press conference In which Allegra Stratton made fun of the lockdown Christmas party happening in Downing Street. He died on 28 December.
It inspired me to seek answers, and as part of my journey to understanding I met people who were searching. I joined Covid-19 bereaved families for justice groups, who were pushing for an independent public inquiry. After many promises and deadlines, Johnson finally relented and appointed heather hallett as a chair. The first hearings haven’t even started yet, but many already suspect what it’s capable of delivering.
Shravan Project, now renamed every story matters, a unique idea for this enquiry, where anyone and everyone who has something to say about the pandemic can do so. And everyone should have the opportunity to be heard. But to ensure that the bereaved are indeed at the center of the investigation, as promised, they must be isolated from the other participants. Should the bereaved compete for a hearing against those protesting the lockdown? Should I present the account of my father’s painful death to the lockdown supporters? By not ringfencing the bereaved, Lady Hallett is opening the door to allow the right to cry out loud – and it is fitting that some members of this particular brand of authority do not treat the dead with that respect. gets what it deserves, with consideration as a group core to this inquiry. Proposed to allow investigation only a bereaved person To speak at the first hearing from each country in the UK.
That’s why I will not participate in this. Instead, it’s been a year since I made my next film, which begins with my father’s death. It charts the journey of the inquiry, which includes an unexpected tale of attacks against the bereaved.
The investigation could ensure that my film is a non-commissioned, predictable documentary, if it does just what it should: ensure a comprehensive, thorough and fair investigation that provides lessons to save lives in a future incident. and provides a path to accountability. As it stands, the route the Inquisition is choosing is promising to make my film essential viewing.
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