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posted on 3/6/2020 13:41Boris Johnson is to take "direct control" of the Government's handling of the coronavirus crisis ... - EmCee
UPDATE: On the subject of Boris Johnson being in overall charge of the government’s coronavirus strategy, it is worth recalling this anecdote from Tim Shipman’s write-through in the Sunday Times (paywall) on 17 May.
A moment of “tense” standoff between the prime minister and Sir Mark Sedwill, Britain’s most senior civil servant, exposed growing fissures at the top over the implementation of his blueprint for lifting the lockdown.
In a meeting early last week, two sources said Johnson had listened as the detail of the plan was outlined but then asked: “Who is in charge of implementing this delivery plan?” One recalled: “There was just silence. He looked over at Sedwill and said, ‘Is it you?’ Sedwill said, ‘No, I think it’s you, prime minister.’”
A moment of “tense” standoff between the prime minister and Sir Mark Sedwill, Britain’s most senior civil servant, exposed growing fissures at the top over the implementation of his blueprint for lifting the lockdown.
In a meeting early last week, two sources said Johnson had listened as the detail of the plan was outlined but then asked: “Who is in charge of implementing this delivery plan?” One recalled: “There was just silence. He looked over at Sedwill and said, ‘Is it you?’ Sedwill said, ‘No, I think it’s you, prime minister.’”
- Boris Johnson is to take "direct control" of the Government's handling of the coronavirus crisis ... - EmCee 3/6 13:41 (read 2817 times, 3 posts in thread)
- Me ? are you ****ing being serious, I'm off on paternity leave soon - eaststandman 3/6 14:34 (read 2675 times)
- That would be entirely consistent with his whole lived experience - Gramsci. 3/6 14:03 (read 2575 times)