GAVIN EVANS: Covid-19 and the cost of govt by slogan

GAVIN EVANS: Covid-19 and the cost of govt by slogan
Gavin Evans
The government opted for the “enormous negative effects” on the economy from a level 4 lockdown just three days after being told the country could stay under level 2 controls for up to a month. Events were moving fast in late March, but Cabinet advice dumped by the government on Friday suggests there was scant consideration of the deeper economic impact from jumping almost straight to level 4 rather than staying under the level 3 controls declared on March 23. Officials, including Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield and Chief Sci...

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