The Lockdown Files: Episode 5, The Fallout

Chopper's Politics

The Telegraph

Brexit, Political, News, Uk, Coronavirus, Politics, Parliament

4.2 • 864 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In the face of major disasters, it is perhaps inevitable that there will be missteps. And when the dust settles, people are asked to account for their actions.

How is history going to judge the government’s response to COVID?

In this last episode of the Lockdown Files podcast, the investigations team at the Telegraph investigates potential mistakes at the heart of the pandemic response.

Shutting schools, a lack of oversight with financial support and questions over whether lockdown would ever happen in the same way again.

Finally, the team catches up with the latest news from the public inquiry and hears from a relative of someone who died as they watch the evidence unfold.

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0:00.0	How many people are open and transparent about the worst mistakes they've made in their lives?
0:07.0	And let's be realistic about it.
0:10.0	I think for me that's why I think it's a shame that it's becoming such a long-winded inquiry because the learning is all there today.
0:18.0	You don't need four years to plow through it and if we know what the learning is today we can start to do
0:25.8	something about it rather than wait.
0:29.4	The worst mistakes of our lives.
0:33.0	That's quite a strong statement.
0:35.0	But in the face of major disasters,
0:38.0	it is perhaps inevitable.
0:40.0	There will be missteps.
0:41.0	It's good to be able to, I hope, be humble enough to reflect and say, actually, you know, we can learn
0:46.5	from some of this stuff in the future.
0:48.9	And when the dust settles, people will be asked to account for their actions.
0:54.0	We want to get to the truth.
0:55.0	We want to understand what happened, so why certain decisions were taken by whom
1:02.0	and primarily we want to save lives in future.
1:09.0	The inquiry has just begun but many people feel they are still waiting too long for answers.
1:16.2	And as a journalist, it's my job to challenge those in authority.
1:20.8	What do you think's been worse for the economy that had COVID or that budget?
1:24.4	Even if at times these questions might make people feel uncomfortable.
1:29.4	I think it was very stressful, not for me but for others and myself, but I think there was very swift action.
1:36.5	I was sacked, the Prime Minister I think left within a week.
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