Responding to changes
“I am still waiting for my vaccination appointment
letter.”
Sunderland's Cllr Miller has taken up Sir Keir Starmer's criticism of the Government by using their 20/20 vision in hindsight to gain political advantage (Echo, January 6).
The Prime Minister has to respond to rapidly changing circumstances, not as a knee jerk reaction but by taking advice and listening to his experts.
Can you imagine the uproar if he dismissed all the advice and acted on his own?
That is the difference; the PM has to make decisions based on what is actually happening.
It is easy to carp from the side lines without any responsibility.
From Sunderland
Council's position one could point to the long-term debacle that was Children's Services.
Problems were identified in the 1990s and continued until the service collapsed and was put into special measures in 2016: the service was then rescued by the Government.
Yes, the Government can be criticised for some of the decisions made in tackling an unprecedented and changing global pandemic.
But how does making decisions on a rapidly changing situation compare with living with a known
problem for years?
Alan Wright. High Barnes.