Yes, I agree the statements the PM made on Wednesday were foolish - and I'm sure things could have been handled better. Getting the exact right path through all the competing advice and factions is not easy.
Though I try not to be annoyed by political comment, I have found the people arguing politically that as the new variant was identified in September that we should have done something about it then very disingenuous.
The identification of the new variant in September was the point that it was...
Anyway - we're hopefully heading towards the later stages now. All that really matters is whether the vaccine (mostly) works. If it does, then things will improve incrementally as February moves into Spring and Summer.
If it doesn't, then we're really in trouble, but let's hope it does. All the...