Absolutely, I was never disputing that. As I said, I've given shedloads of credit to the likes of Jacinda Ardern in terms of how they acted early and robustly and saved countless of lives as a result. They had geographic advantages that the likes of the UK didn't have no doubt, but their...
It's strange, whenever I read a transcript that is blatantly the account of a male of South Pacific origin, I am genuinely unable to read it in any other voice than that of Home and Away's Alf Stewart. I'm not even joking, it's utterly impossible.
Just me?
If recent happenings in Australia have taught us anything, it's that lockdowns don't work against Delta. Once it's there, it's there - you can slow it but you can't stop.
I've given the likes of Jacinda Ardern plenty of credit over the past year or so, but it's remarkable how these Oceanic...