• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
    • Meet the Team
  • Contact us
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home News Media

Telegraph slams Jacinda Ardern and her ‘failed Covid strategy’

The UK registered more deaths yesterday than New Zealand has throughout the entire pandemic. If that's what success looks like, give me Jacinda's brand of failure any day of the week.

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2022-01-25 09:34
in Media, News
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

The Telegraph has torn into Jacinda Ardern after she announced she had postponed her wedding due to the surge in Omicron cases.

Signalling that the ‘one-rule-for-us’ mentality that has plagued the UK’s response doesn’t exist in New Zealand, the prime minister said she was unwilling to party as the rest of the country observes new restrictions.

It is expected that the island nation will soon hit thousands of cases a day in the coming weeks, an unprecedented number for a country that has largely been able to keep Covid out.

As such, hospitality venues and indoor events are now capped at 100 (vaccinated) people, and mask mandates are in force in shops, on public transport and in schools.

People who come into close contact with a Covid-19 case will also have to isolate for 10 days, and a household contact is required to isolate for 24 days, even if they do not return a single positive test, in what The Telgraph’s Matthew Lesh termed a “failed Covid strategy”.

In his words, the “magic trick is over” and the “Zero Covid charade is falling apart”.

The country has a high vaccination rate – 93 per cent of people aged over 12 years – and yet the PM still insists on “martyring herself along with the rest of the country”.

RelatedPosts

‘We can’t just put up nice people’: Jim Davidson blasts Thatcher statue protests

Over half of people in poverty in the UK are in a working family

Russian pundit gives honest assessment of war in Ukraine in ‘extremely rare moment of candour’

Penny drops for the Express as ex-Sainsbury’s CEO blames Brexit for rising food prices

But what he fails to note is that yesterday, in what is usually a slow reporting day, the UK registered more deaths – 54 – than New Zealand has throughout the entire pandemic – 52.

In the last week, there has been over 1,500 deaths in Britain attributed to the virus, which may seem like a snip compared to other, deadlier variants, yet it is by no means inconsiderable.

Since the pandemic first broke out the UK has seen over 150,000 poor souls perish due to our relatively laissez-faire approach to curtailing its spread.

If that’s what success looks like, give me Jacinda’s brand of failure any day of the week.

Related: EU citizen who faced UK citizenship hurdles warns: ‘It can be removed on a whim’

Tags: COVID-19 CoronavirusJacinda Ardern

Since you are here

Since you are here, we wanted to ask for your help.

Journalism in Britain is under threat. The government is becoming increasingly authoritarian and our media is run by a handful of billionaires, most of whom reside overseas and all of them have strong political allegiances and financial motivations.

Our mission is to hold the powerful to account. It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. But we can't do it without you.

If you can afford to contribute a small donation to the site it will help us to continue our work in the best interests of the public. We only ask you to donate what you can afford, with an option to cancel your subscription at any point.

To donate or subscribe to The London Economic, click here.

The TLE shop is also now open, with all profits going to supporting our work.

The shop can be found here.

You can also SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER .

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending on TLE

  • All
  • trending
Abdollah

‘Rescue us’: Afghan teacher begs UK to help him escape Taliban

CHOMSKY: “If Corbyn had been elected, Britain would be pursuing a much more sane course”

What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?

More from TLE

Jeremy Kyle says he was ‘cancelled’ as he announces new show

Brexiteer fined after ‘threatening’ email referencing murdered MP Jo Cox

Coup for Starmer as Kat Fletcher set to play “key role” in his campaign

Commuter route was blocked off by police – who were chasing alpacas

Hedges along the side of roads are the best for reducing air pollution

Office chores taking priority over GDPR

PM warned Brussels will not bow to ‘artificial deadlines’ in Brexit trade talks

Lucky Numbers and Horoscopes for today, 25 February 2022

Thunderball Results for Tuesday 26 April 2022 Tonight’s winning numbers

Of course Arron Banks blames the EU for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – reactions

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.